Puppy Time

I bought a puppy at Puppy Time 3 years ago. My dog also came from clearwater kennels and I have to say I got the best dog ever. She is cute, funny and so happy all the time. You have no idea how many people want my puppy. She is the best dog ever.
I agree that getting rescue dogs is the best way. The way I look at it is, I rescued a pup for a lot of money.

They may not purchase from puppy mills, but their breeder isn’t much better. Adopt from a shelter or buy from a reputable breeder. The shop smells quite bad and the puppies look miserable.

went in here, was not greeted… I wanted to look around and see if they had any bulldogs… yup… and when I was looking at the not so puppy looking bulldog… it was an older puppy that had not «moved quickly» as the owner said… because of «the economy» I asked him where he got his dogs and he said «The Kleins».“the wife not the husband”. hmmmmm that was the same breeder that the bulldog puppies were from over at Petworks… wouldn’t you know. I had a dog with multiple genetic defects from this breeder, that I had purchased from Petworks… That was a big NO NO… soooooooooo out I went… if you must buy designer dogs… please go to reputable breeders… and not puppy mills… I mean puppy stores in strip malls… thanks…

The owner is extremely rude, and the animals and products are WAY over priced!
My friend and I walked in and she was considering purchasing a dog. We asked the owner if we could hold/​play with a certain dog, and she said «if you are going to buy it». We responded that she is interested in purchasing a dog but wants to play with the dog and see its temperment. The lady, who claims she is the owner, looked at us rudely and walked away without saying a word. We walked back up to her and asked again if we can play with one since we were considering buying one and she responded with a very mean «NO».
We asked why not since she told us we could if we were going to buy one, and she said she changed her mind and again walked away rudely.
This owner discriminated against us and because of our appearance assumed that we were not going to purchase a dog. Besides being extremely judgemental and harsh, she clearly does not know how to run a business. The owner was ignorant and is a disgrace to business owners everywhere.
DO NOT ever go into this store unless you want to see dirty puppies sold for thousands of dollars and recieve horrible service and inhumane treatment from the owner.

It is so depressing seeing full grown dogs beings advertised as puppies with price tags in the $ 500-​$ 1000 range. Whether or not this place is supporting puppy mills (which it most likely is), the fact that they are more concerned with making money then finding their animals homes should be enough to turn you toward an animal shelter. If you are a frequent mall vistor, you will probably witness these puppies growing up into adulthood with no change on the price tag.
Terrible place. Please go find a place where the animals are treated like living creatures in need of homes instead of merchandise.

Seriously, what else is left to say when you walk by the window and see a puppy with all this straw tangled to its fur because it has dog doody matted on its bottom. I am a pet lover and even my friend who can take them or leave them could not believe how sad these puppies looked. It was enough to make us walk inside since our curiosity had been raised.
I’m not saying the inside should have smelled like roses however «Damn» the stench smelled as if the place hadn’t been cleaned in months. Puppy after puppy, top and bottom, all looking so sad. I just kept saying «Isn’t there something that can be done about this»? I am sure there may be others thinking it sounds so melodramtic but serious people this was not a pretty picture. I understand when people want puppies so they can grow up with the family, just knowing there are so many abandoned older dogs is disturbing in itself. Nonetheless, these puppies didn’t seem happy or even clean for that matter. I really cannot say much for the employees since not one came up and asked if we needed anything. Perhaps the look on our faces told them to back off.
I may have repurcussions for this review but I am more than ready to «ruff» it out, until then may all those puppies find nice homes. A home where the dingleberry’s aren’t matted in their fur and flopping around as they walk.

My puppy died after three weeks. Vet bills over $ 1600. Puppy cost almout $ 1000 on top of that. NO REIMBURSEMENT. Puppies come from puppymills. Mine did — from Clearwater Kennels. 10 New I Team has done several investigations on Puppy Time. Do your reseach — don’t buy from this business. Adopt or deal with a reputable breader. Much cheaper and MUCH BETTER outcome. Don’t trust them — They LIE to your face.

My husband and I talked to the owner today about the puppy mill puppies she buys from Clearwater Kennels. She lied through her teeth when she told us she had documentation ‘somewhere’ that shows no violations of this kennel in 2007 or 2008. I asked her if she would stop buying her puppies from there if she found out that they had USDA violations and she would not give a straight answer. We asked if she had ever visited Clearwater and she said no. Clearwater Kennels houses over 800 puppies-​this is a puppy mill no matter what puppy time tells you.