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    Business ProfileforHealthyPups.com

    Dog Breeders

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3.77/5stars

    Average of 13 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    This company offers: Small breed puppies

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    3707 White Plains Rd, Roaring River, NC 28669-9324
    BBB File Opened:
    1/22/2001
    Years in Business:
    24
    Business Started:
    2/10/2000
    Type of Entity:
    Sole Proprietorship
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

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    By Appt. Only
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    Business Management
    • Mr. Irvin Blackburn, Owner
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Irvin Blackburn, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Irvin Blackburn, Owner
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    Customer Complaints

    2 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    11/01/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Sales and Advertising Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    1st contact with Mr ********* was made on Oct 26,2022 at 3:44pm I was looking for a Yorkshire Terrier puppy & he had one on his website when she clicked on the video to see more of the puppy after he told her about it she noticed that the puppy in video was older than the puppy in the picture. I contacted him about this puppy & he was not very pleasant on the phone with me so I had my niece call & tell him I would take it. We made plans with him to pick up on Sat. Oct 29, 2022 by 10am. She called & confirmed the pick up on Fri the 28th 2022 as he did not make me put down deposit as I wanted to make sure it was real as there are so many scammers out there & in this instance I found one of them. We got there on October 29,2022 shortly after 9am as we called & said we were there he was quite abrupt on the phone & we told him we did not mind waiting until 10. He showed up shortly after that from another property with the puppy in the crate. Dog did not look like one in the video he was ‘ratty looking’ with hair still damp (it was cold outside) & smelled some like urine-He had me sign a paper that I never received a copy of.-When asked about vaccines he claimed he gave them to him himself –provided no list or proof of this In what he said was “updated video” he claimed weighed about 10 pounds in fact he weighed 6.75-He gave me syringes of something unknown told me to give them to the puppy (of which I took to my vet of 13 years & was told not to give to the puppy as it was not known as to what it was)-Provided NO medical history on shots..worming etc..When I spoke to him later in the afternoon on the 29th I asked about akc papers since he advertised Yorkshire Terrier & was told if i didn’t like it ‘call a lawyer-I plan to keep him as I now feel like I have saved/rescued him however I fully believe that since I was told half-truths by Mr ********* that he should refund me half of of my money ($499.00) This little puppy is adjusting to his new home and is happy
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    13 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Leigh F

    1 star

    05/31/2024

    I really try to stay away from submitting negative reviews but I felt a responsibility to share my story with others about this breeder. Be aware up front that this man is disturbed. From the time you arrive to pick up your pup, h*** ******* you with a plethora of pro-*****, anti-vax, anti-science conspiracy theories. It took me 30 minutes to get him to shut up and get down to business. Id purchased a pup from him 2 years ago with no issues. I decided to get her a playmate and purchased a MaltiPoo ($1,500) from his website. I picked up the dog and headed home, thankful to escape the sick rhetoric this man had been spouting for the last half hour. The dog continued to throw up several times during the 90 minute ride but I attributed this to car sickness. She continued to vomit periodically during the week with no other signs of serious distress. Seven days later, she stopped eating, drinking and became very lethargic. I gave the breeder a call who advised me to give her a bit of malt syrup and the antibiotic hed sent home with me. Well, after a few more hours my better mind told me to take her to the vet emergency room at which time she was diagnosed with ParvoVirus. We are now currently getting in-patient treatment and her prognosis is good. Be advised and beware, if you ever have a problem with your puppy, he will take absolutely No responsibility. H*** start ranting ridiculous conspiracy theories that drug companies are purposely injecting viruses into the vaccinations and other morbid comments like the Covid epidemic was a hoax. I hate to share these sick comments but I think its important that people understand the level of ignorance youll be dealing with if you choose to do business with this man. Parvovirus is a highly contagious disease that can incubate for up to two weeks but *********************** response was that I probably picked it up from a doorknob and refused to take any responsibility. Save yourself the expense, grief. And anxiety and go elsewhere.

    HealthyPups.com Response

    06/16/2024

    Thank you SO much for attacking us and allowing me to share truth with millions of people that would otherwise not listen. If you read other reviews and blog with other buyers on social media, you will find most folks thankful for the info I share with them. Several puppy buyers have even called to thank me for sharing the canine vs human relationship between diet and disease because changing their diet reversed their cancer and saved their lives. If you had taken time to read the material on our website, you would have learned that I dont want to sell a puppy to a person with your worldview because you so often make poor choices, fail to follow instructions, believe the misdiagnoses of inexperienced science trusting vets who vaccinate puppies too small and make them sick, and then blame me for problems you will create in your puppy. We dont like to see our puppy families get scammed and their dogs poisoned. Over the past 42 years I have saved the lives of hundreds of puppies that were misdiagnosed as having genetic defects, when they were only sick from pet products, environmental poisonings, and irritations. I tried to share and protect your future before you attacked me and called my comments political. Unfortunately, this forum will not allow me to properly discuss your review without saying it is inappropriate content. This kind of censorship should be a violation of our right to free speech. I would like to invite all of you to read my complete response to this review in the blog section at www.healthypups.com. We have had approximately 20 negative reviews in 42 years and approximately ******* happy families. You can freely interact with hundreds of happy customers who don't think I'm crazy on our social media page.

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