Puppies.comReviews 570

I bought a cocker spaniel puppy in June, 2021 from a breeder in Ruthers Glen, VA. Several things I've learned. I don't believe the puppy was ever seen by a
Vet. I think they did the shots and tail docking themselves. The ad didn't say she had been seen by a vet. When I got her at 8 weeks the ears were very dirty. When I took her to the vet for her next shot, they found she had an ear infection. The infection didn't clear after several vet visits and hundreds of dollars. She began to have other health issues and the vet correctly decided she might have allergies. Antibiotics, prednisone and an allergy shot cleared the problem. She requires allergy shots every two months during spring, summer and fall. The other problem is her back legs especially the left. It seems to slip in and out of the socket. At one point she carried the left to the point that the muscles had atrophied. Pain meds helped and she hasn't carried the leg recently. The muscles are back to normal. Other things I didn't think about: She did not allow me to see the puppies and we met at a McDonalds to exchange puppy and money. I also didn't realize she had so many dogs. I thought they were more like family pets that they bred. In looking at her ads she frequently has puppies for sale. I don't know if my dog was just a fluke or not.
In fairness they were pleasant people. The puppy came with toys, a little bed, feeding bowls, a blanket and several days of food. The puppy was well socialized and cute as a button.
If I ever buy another dog I will ask more questions such as if she has been seen by a vet, are there guarantees that the puppy is healthy, etc. She is a lemon, I don't know how well she will do as she ages, but I love her and she is my lemon

I have been a seller for years and had good business on the site now it's hard to navigate and the sales have definitely taken a deep dive because it's so complicated. The extra breed mixes are a plus but the simple searching is long gone and nobody has time for that

I use to love puppyfind.
It was wonderful but now so many have changed and in my opinion it's more about rescues instead of breeders but the breeders are paying.
You can't delete false reviews from buyers like you use to be able to. Not that it has come up.
With puppyfind you could look for breed via breed and state and now most breeders are being washed out. Extremely disappointed that puppyfind made this change.
I guess I'll be on the search for a new site!

Customer service and follow-up on reviews, especially ones about breeders--is excellent, and always fair and reasonable for both buyer and seller. Excellent records kept, always up to date with ad placement, and an all-
Over great place for a small breeder who values great homes over profit on which to advertise!

They do a bait and switch on paying. I requested a one time payment and was put in the premier package instead with out any heads up of this. So instead of a 30 dollar one time payment it becomes 60 dollars. Very deceiving

As a breeder and seller, we are not protected. Except they now work as an anarchy and no matter how legit you are, they still ban you while spammers and suspicious account are out there scamming people. Be careful! I do not recommend this company at all for puppies.

When puppyfind.com changed over to puppies.com a lot of problems did come up. It is finally fixed and working fairly well. I have changed the score from 1 to 4. They have been responsive to the problems in the new website and fixed them.
Sincerely,
Linda

When told of a golden retriever breeder who is selling puppies with severe genetic defect to me and at least one other family, they have taken no action. The breeder is selling another litter from same parents.
Use another service!

If your looking to sell a puppy this i a great place to do it for the buyer and seller I've used them several times and have sold them all both times. They are really priced right compared to other places and save for the buyer and seller and when you load everything it's easy to place your ad they take you step by step i will use them again and when i get another puppy i will use them I'm just really happy with the results. Thanks Bud

I have been scammed twice on this site. Two different sellers. Two different dogs.
Two different years. Took a loss of $1000 total. Tracked the first breeder to Nigeria. He Had no dogs. Just pics he took off of other breeders sites. 2ND TIME: SAME THING. Tracked him to India.
Puppyfind was not helpful at all. I reported it to several different agencies.
I learned that if you buy from puppyfind it is at YOUR OWN RISK! THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBITY FOR THEIR SELLERS!
BUYER BEWARE!

I do not recommend Gloria Duvall at Silver D puppies. She doesn't health test and sells puppies with health conditions and won't make it right. The male I bought from her came back with a clotting disorder that would be passed down to 50% of his offspring. I paid for full breeding right and now cannot use him as a stud. He also came back with ALT level may be Low Normal. Has two copies of a variant in the GPT gene and is likely to have a lower than average baseline ALT activity. She health guarantees for a year supposedly but only if pup dies within that first year. But even then I doubt she would make it right. She supposedly has good standing with Akc and usda licensed. When we picked him up he smelled so bad like he had been living in filth.

Puppy find is a great site. Do your homework when looking for a puppy, no matter what website you choose to shop. For me, shopping by picture is risky. Can you see the available puppies? Selecting a puppy by its personality is far better than choosing one from an image.

We purchased our JR from Tracey Martin in Tulsa OK, she is the most amazing woman and breeder you could ever ask for, you can't imagine the time, love and care she spends breeding her puppies, before we purchased our puppy I did so much research, and God found me Tracey, we were blessed that day! Our baby girl Okie is so healthy and beautiful she brings so much joy to our family. I strongly recommend Tracey Martin if you are looking for a Jack Russell

I inquired about a dog that I thought I would be meeting this weekend, however, the person I thought I was talking to was a nice farmer from the same state as me. Turns out not soooo much- they could not provide me with currently photos via text of the dog when I asked and the photo they did send was the one on the dog's page that turned out to be traced back to China. How I know this? I saved the photo they texted me and saw the time and date on the picture thanks to my iPhone. Just be careful! Who knows what would have happened if I met up with them or if they asked for my money.

They have a very serious issue. When it comes to a dispute between a scammer and innocent consumer who got tricked in, puppyfind.com protect scammers by allowing them to remove any bad reviews. It's a vicious cycle- the scammers are able to keep up with ripping off naive customers! What a great fraud friendly company!

We just purchased our darling miniature boarder collie from Shirley Richardd in Sikeston MO. Her son drove to St Louis airport for nominal fee to bring her to me. I am from Arizona and made a 23-hour round trip just to pick her up. They were honest, dependable, reasonable prices. He only charged me $24 for her first two shots. We love our new addition to our family. We would recommend Shirley Richards puppies in the future.