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I almost never write reviews, especially if it’s not a positive one, but occasionally, when I know that my experience may help others, I make the time to do so! I have never had a dog or have been around any, zero experience as far as these amazing angels are concerned! I fell in love with Pomskey a couple of years ago, when I was visiting my niece in San Francisco:), Then she got one this summer and I fell in love with Neela, wanted one just like her! My husband is totally against purchasing dogs or cats when there are so many in shelters who need a good home. I tried to find one to adopt, but was not successful, so, against his wishes, I started to look for one to purchase, and through good dog, I found Kat Wheeler, who was a breeder in Washington state, close to where I live, in Oregon! Since my husband was against purchasing a dog, I was looking for a price that was within my ability to pay for it! Pomskeys usually run somewhere between 3-5 thousand dollars, but Kat was asking for $1500, which was still high for me, but much better than any other prices in the market! That should’ve been the red flag, but I did not see it, unfortunately:( I sent her a picture of Neela, my niece’s Pomskey and told her that I am interested in one like her! We started communicating and I chose a puppy! I, specifically asked her about her choice of price, why, I asked, your puppies are so much less than what I have seen in the market and all the sites I have gone and checked? She told me, I am paraphrasing, she doesn’t care about the money, as much she cares for her dogs to have a good home! However, she did not tell me that her puppies would not look like typical Pomskey! The puppy I purchased from her is NOTHING like a typical Pomskey, she looks like a miniature husky, she is not even as hairy as a typical husky! She is pretty, but she is nothing like a pomskey! If I wanted a husky, I would go to a shelter and adopt one! I live at the coast and the shelter close to my house has many that need a good home, why would I buy one? I guess breeders are like used car salesmen, I am not sure about all of them, but Kat Wheeler is:( She did not lie to me, but she was not truthful either! Please, be careful, don’t be naive like me, I am 61 years old, you would think I should know better by now, but I still have faith in humanity and trust people! I loved what she told me about not caring about the cost as much as wellbeing of her dogs, and fell for her deception! Be careful, do your due diligence, when something is too good to be true, there is something wrong! I ended up giving the dog away, I found a wonderful couple who had a 15 years old husky and wanted another one, since their dog is old and sick! Before judging me, I did not give her away because she did not look like a Pomskey, I did it because I do travel a lot between Texas and Oregon and wanted her to have a stable life, rather than spending a lot of her time in the airplane! The couple loved her at the first site, I could have sold her to them, to at least, get Back what I paid for her, not considering the cost of everything I purchased for her comfort! I did not, I let them have the dog, because I saw and felt the love they had for her:) They adore her, and she loves them, especially her new mom, Soleil, the “Pomskey “ I purchased, absolutely loves Mandy, the lady I gave her to🥹 That was enough for me, because I really do care about the wellbeing of the dog, and not the money it would bring to me! I hope my experience helps people like me who are totally clueless and trusting, even people who have experience with having animals! Do your research, find out the write questions and ask them, don’t just trust the breeder even though they are through sites like good dog, go and check their other dogs, if it is possible for you, I should have, because she was not that far from me, 4 hours drive, in fact my friend was pushing me to do so, but I trusted Kat, which was my mistake! Keeping the right information that effects the decision making process is as bad as lying in my opinion! Luckily this story ends well, I purchased Soleil, took her to one of the most beautiful coastal cities in the world, called Cannon Beach, Oregon, and she ended up with an amazing couple who love and adore her🥹 The most important part of the story is that I get to see her whenever I want, because they are my tenants and live 5 minutes away from me, so I get to spend time with her and spoil her whenever I am in town😍 I won’t be able to have a dog any time soon, but I’ll be very careful next time! If my experience helps even one person, I have done my duty and that makes me happy:)

The breeder was wonderful.

I have been using gooddog for years and it makes it easy to connect with buyers.

Everything was incredible once I had my account set up. I had three puppies sold before whelping and the rest (5) were placed in great homes in a week and a half through GoodDog. BUT, setting up my account was one of the dumbest things I’ve ever done. After setting up my account: called once and someone answered. While I was setting it up? I called over 100 times, left multiple messages and no one got back to me. I’ll spare the boring details of my email interactions which were boilerplate and either a new employee or AI.

Good Dog was an easy site to navigate to find the breed we sought, maltipoo, and to see photos of the adorable littler bred by Nina. All throughout the process of adoption (and following), Nina has been tremendously responsive. My sister and I had not adopted a puppy in many years, so had numerous questions to ask. Nina answered them all and sent extensive information via text message including links to purchase recommended food, vitamins, treats, etc. We arranged for Nina to drop off our puppy at our house. When she arrived, she brought a huge kit of supplies: food, litter boxes, blankets with the scent of puppy's mother and brothers, numerous stuffed animals of various sizes, chew materials (to address teething), and an enormous binder of instructions on a variety of topics. Nina asked me to reach out with additional questions, which I have done. When we took our puppy, Honey, to the vet for the first time, everyone in the office said that Honey was PERFECT. Honey has adapted well to crate training and litter box training. It is clear that Nina did a great job getting Honey ready to live with her new family. For Nina, it is clearly not transactional -- she wants to know that puppies she places are healthy and that they will thrive in their new environment. She is just terrific!

The company is sooo awesome! It’s 1000% safe for both breeders and adoptees! I’m so blessed I found them years ago! There are sadly many scams nowadays and they screen and prevent it! Their Customer Service is Top Notch. A++ Do not hesitate to work with them!

I highly recommend Cooley's Cuddle Pups. The puppies were well taken care of and of course adorable, and while we waited, we got plenty of pics and updates. Rochelle provided a puppy starter kit which was very helpful.

Received notices everyday of puppies near me ready to go h ome. Site had lots of info on the breeders. Breeders were great about answering my inquiries. When I decided on a puppy, the site made it easy to communicate with her. The payment process made me feel comfortable that I was dealing with an actual breeder and not a scammer. Only thing I didn't like was the surprise of a handling charge that ran up the cost of the puppy.