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National Breeders Association

Middletown, NJ

Shawn of Toms River, NJ October 19, 2003

We headed all day for a long drive to Middletown to look for a pure bred lapdog. The moment we got in their shop, the sales rep were all decent and nice. The first quote was 2,300 for a tiny pup that sells for 900 at the most with a champion bloodline. It was shocking how they are able to name their price unreasonably. After about several minutes of listening to their sales talk, I know for a fact that it is a scam. The 2nd rep came after me, wouldn't let me talk but there is no reaon for me to be disrespectful as I am a walk -in customer. So, I decided to say no, and they were cutting their prices down as if these dogs were perishable food and would expire soon so it scared me. At the parking lot, a 3rd sales rep came chasing us and said they can offer it for 800 to 1200. "No thanks" is the best answer to people who run this kind of business. Aside from that, everyone must read the rest of the complaints about National Breeders Association in New Jersey, how these people were screwed in (sorry for the layman's term). I feel sad for these victims. I hope someone will do something about it.

Teresa of Aberdeen, NJ May 15, 2003

After purchasing a purebreed Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier on 3/23/03..I noticed shortly after I returned home with her that the puppy had a severe cough. I promptly followed up with the vet that National Breeders recommended. He prescribed cough tabs and an antibiotic for kennel cough symptoms. And had to re-administer all the vaccinations that National Breeders claimed the puppy had received.

I continued going to this vet because he was aware of the puppies history and was working with what seemed all National Breeder pups. After almost 2 months, several vet visits,two different antibiotics, cough tabs, vomiting, diarriha, loss of weight to the puppy and many sleepless nights. I decided to go for a second opinion where I was very surprised and upset to find out my poor puppy has pneumonia in BOTH lungs. I feel cheated as I trusted both facilities to be up front with the puppies health prior to me purchasing her. I plan on seeking some form of restitution beyond whats stated in the contracts and health guarantee and suggest that anymore else with these types of problems due the same. Thank you.

JEFFREY of WEST NYACK, NY April 29, 2009

We purchased a male Boxer puppy on August 25, 2008 from Stagecoach Terriers. Upon our first examination with our vetirenarian, we were informed that only one testacle descended in the sack (cryptorchid) and the puppy had other numerous health issues; including but not limited to a double yeast ear infection, worms, intestinal overgrowth, jaw overbite, penal discharge, kennel cough, aortic valve stenosis, intestinal overgrowth and a bladder infection. Out of pocket expenses in the amount of 1,167.00. Mental anguish and time necessary to apply and care for the sick puppy.

Sharon of Fort Myers Beach, FL April 1, 2009

I worked with this broker to find a Cavalier-King Charles Spaniel. When he was shipped, he was sick. The health certificate that was sent with him describes a male cavalier, 4 months old...this puppy (according to my vet is at least 6 months old. When received, he had ear mites, roundworms, and kennel cough. The receiving vet verified this and put him on medication..the following Sunday I had to take him to an emergency ER clinic as he was coughing violently, passing blood and not responsive.

He was diagnosed with coccasodis, kennel cough and dehydration. The vet there put him on an addition 2 anti-biotics and oral medicines as well as a sub-q hydro therapy. Nine days later, he required another vet visit with more anti-biotics. In short, within 15 days of receiving this pet, I spent almost 700.00 in vet bills, and in the week following, another 219.00 for more medication. The broker maintains that the pet might have had ear mites, but that the rest of it had not occured and that I might be responsible for his condition.

Vet bills totaling over 700.00. Unbelievable treatment by the broker that has caused me to be extremely upset since I adopted this pet.

Jessica of Orlando, FL April 1, 2009

i was looking to by a bull terrier puppy, not sure if i would get my puppy if i were to pay over the internet. i started looking locally got a number from a newspaper spoke to the breeder (who she claimed she was) she told me she was a breeder and the parents were on premises so i went. saw the puppies and the parents, all looked healthy spoke with the breeder got shot card. the registration papers were supposobly on the way payed her 500.00 bucks & left.

went back twice so they can check up on there sold puppy and to get her papers to find out i still havent recieved papers, and the puppy has demodex mange, was highly recomended not to be bred cause this sickness is hereditary can not be a show dog cause no papers and now has a overbite another sign of bad breeding. put it this way she looks like someone weedwacked her while she was sleeping on a fire ant pile.

me my 3 yr old daughter &10 year old son love lola (puppy) and didnt deserve to be sold a sick dog knowingly. at first i got a beautiful pup thinking i was going to see her have puppies someday and now have a puppy with quarter size patches all over. 500.00 dollars down the drain a medical bill of 300.00 and rising. my kids love her but dont want to touch her because they think shes in pain. we intend on keeping her but we didnt deserve this and didnt deserve the constant medical checkups and bills. our vet said the breeder should of known not to sell these pups since they have a hereditary condition

Crystal M. Austin-Clyne of Rockaway Beach, NY March 29, 2009

I purchased an AKC registered yorkshire terrier from M. Harsch on 12/20/08 with a contract of health guarantee for 12months after purchase. I rented a car as I didnot own one at the time and I drove from my home in Rockaway Beach NY to Virginia Beach to pick up he puppy. I payed 2500 for her. she seemed to be normal and vibrant and active up until 3/13/09! I came home from work to find her lethargic and dehydrated. I immediately took her to the Animal Hospital of the Rockaways which was closed at the time. I returned home and tended to her for the night. she made it thru the night.

I then took her there first thing in the morning of 3/15/09! She was found to be severely dehydrated and her blood sugar level was at 44 (near death for a puppy this young). so I left her there to be treated over night. I called every hour on the hour to check on her. the next day I received a call at 9ish am. to come in for them to show me something they were concerned about. Upon my arrival I was shown a very infected rectal area on my puppy that was unexplainable by the vet.

I was referred to the NYC Specialists. I took her there immediately and found that upon their examination that she had arithmia...abdominal tumors...possible intusseception (intestinal blockage) and with all this a 20-30% chance of recovery. therefore we had her euthenized. I called the breeder to discuss the situation. no answer. left message. called her the nest day. no answer. left message. called her again the next day. finally got her but she was not willing to replace the puppy or reimburse me which is what is required according to her contract that she signed and gave me at the time of sale. I now am pursuing legal action against her to get restitution.

I have a huge void in my life now. I am out of 2500 plus vet bills that amount to over 3000 dollars. I want my money back and I don't think this person should be breeding puppies considering this situation and her inhumne approach to the problem at hand that according to the Vet Specialist is a congenital birth defect.

Brian of Summerville, SC March 27, 2009

I purchased a female chocolate lab in January 2008. The dogs were adertised as AKC registered, when in fact, Ms. Herndon had not registered the litter's mother so therefore could not register the litter. We have had many conversations with her since that time and she has promised us that the paperwork is getting done and just takes time. Our dog ended getting pregnant with her first cycle and had 8 puppies in January 2009. Ms. Herndon was made aware of this and promised that we would have our papers on Nutmeg before her puppies were ready to go.

This did not happen so we have lost hundreds of dollars on the puppies, since we could not charge what they are worth without paperwork on them. We also will need to have Nutmeg spayed now so as not to have this happen again. We paid 600.00 for a dog that we still do not have any papers on.

Glenda of Atlantic Beach, NY March 17, 2009

I purchased a puppy from this breeder a year ago March 23rd. When purchasing this puppy I was advised that he will be AKC Registerable. There was a contract between the breeder and myself which specifically stated that the puppy is AKC Registerable. The Breeder M. Black (also goes by her married name M. Lai) did not have the registration papers at the time of purchase, however, she advised me that she will mail it to me. The Breeder never contact me.

I contacted the breeder by email in June and she responded that the paperwork is still being processed and she will keep me up to date . I never heard back from her. I have attempted to make numerous calls, left voice messages and sent emails and never received a return call or response to my emails. It is my understanding that the New Jersey Lemon Law Requires a seller/Breeder to produce the Registration Paper within 120 days of purchase. It is a year and seller/Breeder has not produced the papers.

Additionally, Breeder clearly breached her contract because she failed for produce the papers as specified in said contract. A copy of this contract is available upon request. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in this matter as seller failed to abide by the NJ Pet Lemon Law and the Contract. If I would have known that puppy was not going to be AKC registerable, I would not have purchased puppy from this breeder as I only wanted a AKC Registered puppy.

Rebecca Lynn Turner of Mantoloking, NJ March 6, 2009

We purchased a puppy from the Breeder's Association of America on January 29, 2009. The owner and salesperson at the store guaranteed that the dog was from a reputable breeder and the price initially started at 3,000. They eventually dropped the price to 800, and we went through a financing company to pay for the dog as well as owed the store 299.00. We took the dog to a vet suggested by the Breeder's Association on Feb. 6 and tests came back the dog has Tracheo bronchitis. She also became sick with a parasite several weeks later and needed more medication (Feb 20).

Our vet wrote us a letter that the dog was unfit for sale (we were also told the dog was seen by a vet the day we picked her up). He also suggested that we find out which breeder the Breeder's Association went to. We took the vet bills to the pet store and they said we couldn't be reimbured until we paid the balance. She also said she couldn't tell us where the dog came from because again we still owed them money. We paid the balance and they gave me a copy of our contract which had the last name of the Breeder as well as the name of a Kennel. They told us we couldn't get any more information on where the dog came from because there is a law that protects the breeder's privacy. I am unable to find such a law.

Upon researching the Kennel, Oleo Acres in IA, we discovered the USDA has previously charged them for violating the Animal Welfare Act with over 15 violations. We have been unable to locate the breeder in the town they gave us. However, there are breeders listed with that last name in IA who sold dogs to puppy mills. We do not feel as though we should pay over 800 for a dog that did not come from a reputable breeder as promised.

The owner will not return our phone calls, and I was told by a rep from the Breeder's Association that there could be two kennels with the same name in the same town. This is to me is rediculous. They sold us a dog they knew what sick that came from a Kennel with a history of mistreatment of animals. We have already paid the 299 in store and would like that refunded. We still owe the financing company (SCA) on the dog as well. I am terrified to think how many people this store has done this to.

Spent hundreds of dollars on a dog from that originated from a pupy mill.

Joanne of Encino, CA February 17, 2009

I purchased a MaltiPoo from Anna in July of last year. Anna assured me that both the mother and father of this dog were hers and that she bred them personally. Since then, I have had nothing but problems and the dog was sick from the get-go. Not long after buying it, it was confirmed by my vet that the dog had an internal parasite, so bad that he had to have had it since birth. Upon learning this, I called Anna to dicuss. The truth then came out that she only had the mother and that the father was someone else's dog. I asked if the mother was the Maltese or the Poodle and what the father was and she completely ignored me and moved on to another topic. At that point, she stood by her vet's diagnosis of the dog at the time of purchase...which was the picture of health (she claims!). I asked her if I could have the name of the vet and his phone # to speak to him personally and she, once again, completely ignored me and moved on to another topic.

More recently, I had the dog in the emergency room at the vet last week due to a hip injury and, after a series of x-rays, it was determined that the dog has a hereditary bone disorder in which the knees don't sit properly in the socket. The condition is ranked on a scale between 1-4, with 4 being the most severe. The dog was diagnosed between a 3-4, making him a candidate for orthoscopic surgery. This condition also leads into severe arthritis. Being a hereditary disorder, the mother and/or the father had it and, knowing this, breeders are not to breed those dogs.

I called her last week to discuss it and Anna proceeded to call me every name in the book, threatened me with bodily harm, to hook me up to the back end of her Hummer and drag my [expletive] up and down Foothill Boulevard, and threatened to put me in the hospital. I told her I was bringing the dog back to her and I wanted my money back and, if not, I would see her in Court. She told me my [expletive] weren't big enough and that this was her world and I lived in it. I then called the Sherrif's Department and told them what happened and that she threatened me. I took the dog back that day (with police escort) and, conveniently, she was not there. The Sherrif spoke to her on the phone in which she proceeded to call me every name in the book...again and told him how psycho I and my vets are. I left the dog there, was given a receipt on a scrap of paper by her worker and left.

She called my husband that night and told him the dog was ready for pick-up and that he was in perfect health and had been checked out by her vet after we left. My husband asked if he could have the name and # of the vet and was told he could get that info when he picked the dog up the next day (Friday). My daughter called for me the next day and spoke to Anna and asked if Anna could fax the vet paperwork to her so we could speak to the vet personally. Anna, once again, said we could get that info when we picked the dog up on Tuesday after the President's Day holiday (it was supposed to be that day!). At that point, my daughter told her that we were not picking up the dog at all and that we would see her in Court. Anna then showed her true self and proceeded to cuss my daughter out and said she knows how this game is played (obviously, she's been here before with other clients!).

Since then, we have found out that there is no vet - she gives all shots and self-diagnoses the animals herself. She also does not breed these dogs herself - she gets them all from puppy mills and passes them off to be affluent breeds. Anna Gabriel needs to be shut down! She not only goes by Anna Gabriel and Norwalk Pet Grooming, but also by...Anna Beradini, Anna Bernadini, Anna M. Berardini, Anna's Pet Grooming, Cockapoo Connection, California Cockapoos, MaltiPoo's and More and she also incorporated in 2004 under the name Anna's Pet Grooming Corporation. In 2003 Anna was convicted of practicing veterinary medicine without a license. She was doing tail docking and dewclaw removal at her shop. They also found several SICK puppies that she was treating without vet supervision or prescription! Anna pleaded not guilty though that was her plea, she was sentenced to 6 months probation. Obviously the state thought differently.

In 1999 American Kennel Club yanked her registration privileges for not identifying her dogs properly and not keeping good records and was sentenced to 10 years of no registrations. And just recently on June 16th of 2005 Anna was under the watchful eye again. L. A. County issued a search warrant for her home and both her shop after many many angry people who bought sick puppies demanded that something be done about this cruel money hungry woman who treats these poor puppy like products.

Financially, I am out thousands of dollars for the initial cost of the dog, vet bills, immunizations, etc. Emotionally, I am absolutely devastated. I had grown to love the dog in the short time I had him.

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