We reserved a male mini blue heeler near fall of 2020. Tina was very professional and thorough every step of the way. Our preferences were. Ballerini line, Tan markings, Mini, Male, Blue, Tail intact (not altered). Eye patch(s). Mottled Body, Markings are acceptable. Fast forward about 8 months, Tina reached out about a new litter but unfortunately the timing was not right for us. A few months later, November 16, 2021 Stefani had her litter of 8 males and 1 female. We at last selected our new puppy! With our position in the reservation list, it took just about one year to receive our pup. From here, communication with Tina was once a week for about 8 weeks. Pictures and videos showing the pups growth and how their coat is coming in. The day of pick up, the ranch was neat and well kept. We were greeted by a few of the breeding heelers, they were very loving and wanted all of our attention. Tina brought over our pup and administered his first shot and provided paperwork along with it. She advised our next steps as new parents to an amazing breed. The entire experience working with Tina as our breeder was great and couldn't be happier. It is a process as noted on their website. So please be patient and respect the process. The only recommendation I would like to mention is improvement on the progression photos during the first 8 weeks they are born. Some of the photos of the pups were a little too distant and may have been screenshots taken from a video. Thank you again Tina! read more

The Lewis Ranch - Zuko, Mini Blue Heeler at 3 months - Pet Adoption Near Me - Woodlake, California

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Perfect Puppy. My husband and I rescued a heeler mix from the shelter a few years ago, and after falling in love with his heeler traits, we decided to get a puppy. I reached out to Tina because she had standard and mini heelers. After corresponding a bit, she said a standard is probably what we were looking for. While waiting our turn in line, Tina was extremely forthright and transparent and always answered my emails clearly and quickly. Once it was our litter, she sent weekly updates about our puppy with pictures. I agree with another reviewer that our lack of pickiness got us our puppy more quickly. Our biggest concern was size; we wanted a standard on the smaller side (no more than 40 lbs). Our pup is from Shelton and Hawn. At 1 year, he is 36 lbs, perfect for us. I have to admit, I was a little nervous bringing our puppy home at 6 weeks, since so many sites recommend 8 weeks minimum, but our puppy was weaned, healthy, and ready to go. Now, we have a sociable, intelligent, loving dog who fits into our family perfectly. I can't say enough good things about our experience with Lewis Ranch. Thank you Tina! read more

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Beware. We picked up our "heeler" on 3/27/21. Many other folks were picking up puppies that day. We were not offered a look at the kennels nor were we allowed to see the mothers. Tina brought out our tiny little female, handed her to me and right before we got in the car, gave her the 5-way injection and gave us a canine health record w/her DOB, gender, marking notes, that she was from the Monroe X Clooney litter, the date aquired, worming and injection dates along w/product info on the injection given. She warned us sternly against letting her out to urinate/deficate at rest stops since she wasn't fully vaccinated and sent us on our way (an 8 hour drive back to the Bay Area). The trip was awful; the puppy cried and cried, vomited many times and would not drink water. When we finaly got home she was listless and droopy. Had I not been able to give her water w/a turkey baster... I called the Vet and that was when I looked closely at the DOB: 2/9/21 and realized that Tina had handed us a 6 week old baby dog! The Vet assured me that if our little animal was drinking water and taking food she was probably going to be fine even though she was too young to be away from her mother and litter mates. We scheduled her first exam and got on their Well Puppy Plan for her first year which includes a DNA test. Well, she is, in fact, 1/2 Heeler. Her DNA results break down as follows: 50% Australian Cattle Dog, 12.5% American Stafforshire Terrier, 12.5% Collie and 25% Breed Group(s), Herding, Sporting, Hound. So, be warned; Tina Lewis is handing over immature puppies which is cruel and illegal (CA Penal Code 597z) and her puppies are mixed breed animals. Personally, the fraud bothers me less than the cruelty. We named her Kumba; we love her tremendously, she is healthy and really smart. We will love her forever but we will never recommend the Lewis Ranch to anyone with a heart. read more

I would never reserve another puppy from Tina Lewis Ranch. It has been almost 7 months since I reserved and paid her for a puppy. In her Webb page she continually says with x amount of breeding females we should have plenty of litters of puppies this breeding season. There has only been 1 litter born in the 7 months I have been waiting. When contacted she had trouble finding my reservation and had my reservation date wrong. I think I will be seeing her in court. read more

To all the naysayers out there Lewis ranch has done what they said and promised and their written statement I did get my dog and I wasn't picky I had some requests but overall the experience was fabulous she's highly recommended her animals are very smart and the service she provided was excellent now we're moving the pup to training for my private service dog thank you Tina. Leandro Victor Avila read more

I have the most fabulous heeler from Linda. He's exactly what I requested and is beautiful, well behaved and not nippy. For those upset with the time it takes to get a puppy, if you watch her website, you'll see that she (in my opinion) overbreed her females - breading them every heat cycle. This results in the female's bodies wearing down and soon they don't become pregnant every heat cycle. (Could you imagine being pregnant every 6 months!!!!) Once I paid my fee, I closely watched her website and kept in touch with her. It was a lot of monitoring, but now I have a fabulous dog. read more

We love our puppy from Lewis Queensland Heelers Ranch. We were recommended to Tina by another breeder!!! Her dogs are happy and healthy!!! Several of them ran up to me when I arrived to pick up my puppy. It was fun to see them in person instead of pictures on her website. Tina was very accommodating when we had to turn down our first puppy because of possible health problems my husband was worried about. So when everything turned out well, we did have to wait a few of months for a new litter. Nature takes its course, and if a breeding doesn't take, it is for the best. Tina always got back to me by email when I had questions or wanted more photos of the puppies. I'm glad she had patience with me. If I want a mother dog I will go to her again. Tommie Lee Zook read more

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH TINA. Tina was very rude and unprofessional right off the bat because she confused us with another customer. She is very disorganized with her customers and contacts. I confirmed with her the night before the time and address where we would drop off our mare at her facility to be bred. There's no phone service where the ranch is and we went to the wrong gate where we could not get ahold of her for over 20 minutes. She came out raising her voice at us. Why I didn't listen to my gut and just turn around right then and there is beyond me, we were approaching the end of breeding season and were running out of options for studs. The Dun it Dealin stud is older, over 20, and apparently throws club foots to his foals, something we learned after already signing the contract. Not sure if the stud is still producing enough. They guarantee a live foal. And they say if your mare doesn't get bred by Dun it Dealin then they have another blue roan stud to breed to. But the blue roan stud on site is narrow in the front end, and to me doesn't have a nice hip on him, not something I'd ever want to breed to. It all seems so fishy to me. I wish I would've trusted my gut and not given her our hard earned money. Checking in and asking how our mare was doing while she was there under her care the very few times we did seemed like such a burden to her. She never offered to show us the breeding facility. She charged "mare care" and fed two small flakes a day. I'm disgusted that we won't get our money back, or a foal. I'm sad that things turned out the way they did even though I tried my best to move on with her and confront her about how I felt we were poorly treated, she told me not to text her again and then I'm assuming she blocked me after we picked her up since my message telling her our mare is not bred is not delivering. Our mare was in fact not bred. Coincidence? I think not. I wish I was lying about our unfortunate experience. Please save your money and take your mare and hard earned money to people that have integrity! read more

I purchased a beautiful pup from Tina Lewis and I had such a great experience. I was sent pics every week until I got my little guy. My next Queensland will come from the Lewis Ranch also , a girl this time :) read more

We've had a dog reservation for about one year and still no dog. While the website clearly lays out the disclaimer, in terms of possible wait time, I think the advertising is false. In one year, there has been 1-2 litters. She advertises with each web update "we should have regular litters between - such and such date." This is far from accurate. Also, with each correspondence/ check-in on my end, she was either unsure I had a reservation or was inaccurate in what I wanted. Which is concerning because she contacts people when puppies are available based on what she has written for the reservation. I would never go this route again. I'd like a refund, but she's clear that it's not possible. read more

My wife Cindy and I got a mini Queensland Heeler about two weeks ago; we drove up from Los Angeles.... about a 5 hour drive. We were met by Tina; and given a brief tour of her ranch. I was most concerned about the parents of the female pup we were interested in. Both the mother and the father were well behaved, chill, obedient & sweet. The pups were in an open area that was big and clean, shaded by trees. After picking up "Betty", she snuggled in Cindy's arms for the entire drive back. No accidents. Betty is now 9 weeks old. The first two nights she was waking up about every couple of hours. Since then she's sleeping all through the night - 10pm to 6am. She's super smart, already fetching, learned sit.... and is learning to not nip at our heels (unlike Stephanie's heeler - Betty is a natural "nipper".... we are retired, so we can spend a lot of time with her - and it is obvious she's a people pleaser and wants a task. She's not nipping anywhere like she was when we first picked her up, thankfully. The 3rd day after picking up Betty we brought her to our family vet, who also has had cattle dogs as her personal pets.... Dr. Herrerra said Betty is in fine health. Can't wait for Betty's last vaccination in 8 weeks so she can run free on the beach where we live........ last point: we travel a lot. Every day she's been in her crate in the car driving with me.. and, Betty travels perfect, no carsickness. We've had two times after picking up Betty occasion to communicate with Tina Lewis; both times Tina responded promptly and professionally. My wife and I had a great experience with the Lewis Ranch and we are thankful for our little Betty... I highly recommend Lewis Ranch and Tina... w/o any reservations. read more