I had put a deposit down on a cavapoo that i thought was born at Top of the Ridge but through my complaint with the Better Business Bureau Vickii the co owner of Top of the Ridge stated she got my litter from her "guy", whoever that is. Top of the Ridge had the male, this "guy" had the female. I originally asked Vickii if i would be able to see the parents of the puppies I was picking out. Vicky said yes I would but that was not true because Vicky did not have the mother she only had the father so what dog was she going to show me if I came there. Vicky did not send me a picture of the litter until the puppies were 4 weeks and 5 days old. Other breeders will send you a picture as soon as the puppies are born. I was suspicious about this but when I questioned this, Vickii would never give me a straight answer. Then in her answer to my complaint with the BBB, I found out why they were so old when I got the first picture, they were born somewhere else and under what conditions?
I bought a cockapoo from her 4 years ago. I was told it was born there. I was assured the parents were treated kindly (she even said they Take turns bringing their breeding dogs to stay in the house...ok great... fast forward to recently reading a review stating that their dog came from a puppy mill. Just out of curiosity (or wanting to reassure myself) I took out my paperwork. I noticed a paper folded small and tucked into the shots envelope and guess what? My dog came from a huge puppy mill up north. One website said it has 348 “breeding dogs”. I’m disgusted and disappointed. Of course I love my dog, but this bait and switch is shocking.
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