I just wanted to write this to inform you and everyone else about how terrible of breeders Gemstone Alaskan Malamutes are. When we first got our puppy, nobody wanted her and they gave us half off of what they were asking. I had been keeping tabs on them for about a year or two at this point and had seen nothing but positive reviews of them. We decided it would be best to meet in a public place, for safety reasons, and they were two hours late. When they finally arrived, I figured they would pull the puppy out of the cab of the truck, since it was originally $1000+ dog. Nope.
They pulled it out of the water filled bed. It was soaking wet and hiding under the tool box. It was a red flag, but at that point, I was willing to pay the money just to ensure the pup would not go home with them; people who obviously don't know what they're doing. It was clear at that point that they were just backyard breeders. All of the AKC papers checked out and the mother and father met my standards. We both signed a contract stating their conditions and that we would both hold to them. One of the things stated was that the pup would be registered in my name and that I would recieve the papers in the mail.
Another thing, which is typical of every breeder, that if something were to happen and we could no longer keep the pup, that we would return it to them so they could rehome her. Well the time has come and we are afraid we will no longer be able to keep the pup. I hate to see the pup go, but I'm just not sure if we can make things work and the pup needs someone who can provide the necessary care. I contacted one of the owners and tried my best not to sound like a disgruntled customer and made it very clear that I was not trying to cause her or I any problems, but I was going to have to give the pup back and requested a full refund due to the fact they were just going to turn around and sell her and make their money back.
This is where it gets interesting. The puppies were born in August of 2013. In February of 2014 I contacted her and asked her where the AKC papers were at and she informed me that she still hadn't registered the puppies because she didn't want to pay the standard $30/dog fee. I told her that I thought we, the owners, were supposed to pay the fee since they were going to be in our names and even offered to, but she read the message and never replied. I contacted her several times after that about the AKC papers and she always brushed it off. So at that point we decided that maybe if she ends up growing into a breed-worthy dog, we would get her thorougly checked out and possibly consider the breeding option (one of the things we would have had to pay more money for if/when she was to be registered).
Gemstone Alaskan Malamutes Reviews
I just wanted to write this to inform you and everyone else about how terrible of breeders Gemstone Alaskan Malamutes are. When we first got our puppy, nobody wanted her and they gave us half off of what they were asking. I had been keeping tabs on them for about a year or two at this point and had seen nothing but positive reviews of them. We decided it would be best to meet in a public place, for safety reasons, and they were two hours late. When they finally arrived, I figured they would pull the puppy out of the cab of the truck, since it was originally $1000+ dog. Nope.
They pulled it out of the water filled bed. It was soaking wet and hiding under the tool box. It was a red flag, but at that point, I was willing to pay the money just to ensure the pup would not go home with them; people who obviously don't know what they're doing. It was clear at that point that they were just backyard breeders. All of the AKC papers checked out and the mother and father met my standards. We both signed a contract stating their conditions and that we would both hold to them. One of the things stated was that the pup would be registered in my name and that I would recieve the papers in the mail.
Another thing, which is typical of every breeder, that if something were to happen and we could no longer keep the pup, that we would return it to them so they could rehome her. Well the time has come and we are afraid we will no longer be able to keep the pup. I hate to see the pup go, but I'm just not sure if we can make things work and the pup needs someone who can provide the necessary care. I contacted one of the owners and tried my best not to sound like a disgruntled customer and made it very clear that I was not trying to cause her or I any problems, but I was going to have to give the pup back and requested a full refund due to the fact they were just going to turn around and sell her and make their money back.
This is where it gets interesting. The puppies were born in August of 2013. In February of 2014 I contacted her and asked her where the AKC papers were at and she informed me that she still hadn't registered the puppies because she didn't want to pay the standard $30/dog fee. I told her that I thought we, the owners, were supposed to pay the fee since they were going to be in our names and even offered to, but she read the message and never replied. I contacted her several times after that about the AKC papers and she always brushed it off. So at that point we decided that maybe if she ends up growing into a breed-worthy dog, we would get her thorougly checked out and possibly consider the breeding option (one of the things we would have had to pay more money for if/when she was to be registered).