CommentI truly had a good experience with Anna and she didn't discard me after she got her money. I am not a breeder just a person who loves minpins. When I read your comments I just had to write because the person you described didn't sound at all like the person I met and dealt with when buying our puppies.
I was honestly stating the facts of my experience with Anna and you got nasty with me. If you have the right to write bad things I have the right to write good things about Enchanted Ridge. I still say Anna was a delight to work with and I would recommend her to anyone.
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| 1. Written by Enchanted Stories ( Lies Lies , on 29-11-2008 16:50 For those people that sit here and defend Anna and Enchanted Ridges Lying ways... you are liars yourself! Anna lies about every THREAD of her breeding program... she scams, steals and lies to EVERYONE! How do I know this, well from buyers who have personally contacted me that have told me of the TERRIBLE inhumane ways she think is RIGHT. She uses a spare bedroom to stack crates and each dog has a crate and TAG to identify the crate to dog relation. ~Can we say GLORIFIED PUPPY MILL~ She lets them in and out on a schedule, THEY DO NOT run her home freely, that is a lie - SHE has 58 dogs ( and 31 puppies from the last count) YES in her home... in crates... THEN if that is not bad enough... she took the doors off of closets and stacks crates as well in the closets, she has a drape over each doorway and this is the life the dogs lead. They are fed 1/4 cup of dog food daily and give and hour to finish what they have... after that it is all taken from them until the NEXT day. This is also given to pregnant and nursing females... ONE FORTH CUP!!! - She has had several pups under weight and sickly, and a recent litter born premature, missing skin and other health issues. She had to end up GIVING the puppies away. Due to her lack of intellegence int eh matter of NUTRITION and the benefits it has for nursing and pregnant mothers. There are females that show skin and bones, after whelping puppies for months. This is a sign of Malnutrtion! Puppies losing patches of hair. If you have any issues with your puppy, here is the vets name and number... see if thepuppy was ever even taken to the vet and seen... she draws up her own paper work on the computer. Pinkerton Animal Hospital2105 North BroadwayMinot, N.D 58703-1008(701) 852-3055 She has even had a dog by the name of "Boo" that had an issue with killing puppies.. from other Min Pin moms ~ INCLUDING a Weimeraner puppy that was being nursed by a Min Pin. This "Boo" dropped a dead Weim puppy on the back porch of Anna's home in front of this buyers family and CHILDREN, she had CRUSHED the puppies scull... Anna shrugged it off and told the buyer she does this if not kept away form the other litters. She lies to her buyers and tells them and gives them contracts stating they will get the AKC papers AFTER the dogs are altered...even WHEN buyers go to her own vet and gets it done.... buyers never see the papers! Raised with kids... wow, Anna dislikes Children, she does not RAISE her dogs with children... her home town of 100 people wants to run her out and she does not have kids visit but a few days a year... NO KIDS live in her home. SO ...another lie, the dogs are not raised with kids! Other pets, yes... it seems she has tons of animals once again IN HER home... how does ONE person keep up after OVER 58 Min Pins, 6 cats, 3 weimeraners anda great dane. AND it remains clean and not full of some sort of airborn bacteria??? I beg to differ. ALSO - AKC inspects pet shops, puppy mills and kennels, as long as you have your paper work together, and have the basic needs for the dogs... all is good, also they give you a couple days notice when they sotp by... so, she has plenty of time to polish her mess. Contracts... she never abides by contracts she gives or gets... to her they are for the bottom of the litter box. She Sreams, Yells, cusses, threatens and Harasses the buyers and her victums in all of this. Don't even try to talke to her... she only can yell and scream like a 5 year old. She does live off of her dogs for income... without it they would sink, she has gotten her husband fired from many jobs and let go from the military from all the complaints and law suits. If she is NOT harassing you.. she has a few friends that will do it for her... and just as nasty and vile as she is. So, when you read this entire site and the www.ripoffreport.com entries... you will learn, Anna has made MANY enemies. I feel sorry for those poor puppies, dogs and the future owners ... they will all be wronged in some sort of way in their lives... please help stop this puppy mill. Let the dogs run free! Sara |
| 2. Written by Rene - Just an observation, on 14-10-2008 17:17 Well, I am in the market for a puppy - saw her ad and typed in her Kennel name and here we are - I would have to agree, she looks like a "Puppy Miller" - She has 25 puppies available for purchase. That is way more than any pet store or individual... I agree to have to protect yourself from BREED disorders and health issues as a breeder, I had to breeding cats for many years. If you don't YOU will have many buyers expecting the world, so that is why there are contracts. On the other hand, she is over board with some things as stated above. I checked with AKC.org and Min Pins have health issues that even GOD cannot prevent, LCP, Demodectic Mange, Petella issues and eye issues, even with careful breedings, you will have problems, it is called life. These are living creatures, they will have issues like all of us, but, I would have to say, it would be hard to keep up with health issues when you are always knee deep in puppies. She needs to take some time off and let her dogs rest. ################ She claims she does not raise for profit, I beg to differ when it comes down to it we can all do the math 25 puppies times minimum $700 (on the LOW side) is = $17, 500.00 for those 5 to 6 litters - That is some jack $$$, and like I stated that is not the $350 shipping charges and the overage on the "low sided" puppy price. And she only has those pups for 8 to 12 weeks - Then starts all over again... Look at the amount of females she has, and I am sure she breeds all of them at least one time a year or more, multiplied by what, 3 to 6 puppies, times an average of $700 - What do you call that is it is not a puppy mill? A puppy factory??? That is just way too many dogs to care for for ONE person daily. I called her, it is only her, no kids no kennel hands, just her until her husband that works all day comes home. What kind of life would that be? Her dogs are like in some sort of prison, rotated in and out and I personally would go insane - Count the dogs again and imagine the smell, someone is crapping at all tiems of the day all day and night - SICK! And she also breeds Weimeraners and Danes from what I can see. And has several cats or did on her other site, I am not sure if she breeds those as well. I don't have anything bad to say, I have never bought from her, but after Google-ing her name and site, I choose to pass. Way to many breeders with great reviews that I can actually call, not a bunch of breeder friends kissing up to her, claiming to be a buyer from out of the blue. I choose to pass and you would be wise to do this also. Do your homework!  |
| 3. Written by no name, on 08-10-2008 22:54 Why own a Min Pin? There's a danger you know, You can't own just one, for the craving will grow. There's no doubt they're addictive, wherein lies the danger. While living with lots, you'll grow poorer and stranger. One dog is no trouble, and two are so funny. The third one is easy, the fourth one's a honey. The fifth one delightful, the sixth one's a breeze, You find you can live with a houseful with ease. So how 'bout another? Would you really dare? They're really quite easy but oh, Lord the hair! With dogs on the sofa and dogs on the bed, And runs in the yard, it's no bother you've said. They're really no trouble, their manners are great. What's just one more dog and just one more crate? The sofa is hairy, the windows are crusty, The floor is all footprints, the furniture dusty. The housekeeping suffers, but what do you care? Who minds a few noseprints and a little more hair? So let's keep a puppy, you can always find room, And a little more time for the dust cloth and broom There's hardly a limit to the dogs you can add The thought of a cutback sure makes you sad. Each one is so special, so useful, so funny. The vet, the food bill grows larger, you owe money. Your folks never visit, few friends come to stay, Except other dog folks, who all live the same way. Your lawn has now died, and your shrubs are dead too, But your weekends are busy, you're off with your crew. There's dog food and vitamins, training and shots. Is it worth it, you wonder? Are you caught in a trap? |
| 4. Written by Beverly Sills, on 07-10-2008 20:26 I have no doubt of Aaron and Anna Goodnoe's intentions, honesy or integrity. I have dealt with them first hand and lost money with no puppy to show for all the grief I have been put through. I am truly sorry that you had to endure this costly lesson. After everything I've read and heard I'm quite certain that I wouldn't want anything that came out of her puppy mill. Responsible and Respectful individuals do not behave as the Goodnoe's do. At least they no longer have a satisfactory rating with the BBB, or AKC |
| 5. Written by ENCHANTED RIDGE DOES NOT GIVE , on 07-10-2008 12:14 As a follow-up to the report I just submitted, I want to advise buyers to not expect AKC registration papers from Enchanted Ridge. I was led to believe by their website and conversations that all their puppies are AKC registered and come with their papers. This could not be further from the truth. When my contract was finally executed, Anna Goodnoe checked a box (it's one of their 3 options for AKC registration that they have on their contract) that reads as follows... _____ Limited Registration Contract (A.K.C. limited registration) This puppy is considered to be a pet and may not be bred (not intentionally or unintentionally). Buyer agrees to spay or neuter this dog between the age of four to six months and mail Seller a veterinarian verification upon completion of that operation, and we will mail you out the AKC Papers at that time. This contract was executed 13 days after Enchanted Ridge received my full payment. I had to request the contract multiple times before it was finally executed. When I finally received the contract, this option above was checked. I asked Anna about it and she rudely told me that was her policy that she would not send AKC papers until the puppies were spayed and neutered. I had purchased an AKC registered puppy from a local breeder a long time ago and never heard of this policy before. I had no choice in the matter so I sent her the proof of the spay and neuter for my puppies. Do you think I received the AKC papers??? I'll let you guess....NOPE. you're right!!! I did NOT get them which should give you further proof that Enchanted Ridge is DECEPTIVE, UNETHICAL, AND DISHONEST. Would you want to do business with someone like this??? Please be smart and make my experience something to learn from. Don't get fooled like I did. |
| 6. Written by Enchanted Ridge Truly IS Decep, on 07-10-2008 12:13 To Anyone considering doing business with Enchanted Ridge/Anna/Aaron Goodnoe OR WITH ANY ANIMAL BREEDER - ESPECIALLY ONLINE: Buyers, please read this carefully BEFORE you buy any puppy or animal on-line, especially from Enchanted Ridge. Please understand that ALL claims I list here, are backed-up by EVIDENCE from vetinarian reports and test results to support it. I would welcome any sincere buyer to contact me with any questions. This is a TRUE experience here with no exaggerations. I'M NOT A BREEDER nor do I breed any of my dogs. I have no financial incentive or gain whatsoever in reporting my experience. I have NOTHING to gain from reporting my experience. My only intention is to hopefully save as many trusting buyers as I can out there from the horrific experience I have gone through with Enchanted Ridge and Anna and Aaron Goodnoe. As you will conclude after reading my story, Enchanted Ridge, by definition of the amount of dogs they have, (35+ 3-4 litters every 3 months-count them, they are on their website) IS A PUPPY MILL. There just TWO adults (Aaron works full-time so really there is just Anna) to care for these 35+ dogs + 3-4 litters. Now tell me, how can anyone keep a disease free environment with that many dogs and no staff to care for them in a RESIDENTIAL HOME??? Please read my experience carefully: I purchased two puppies from Enchanted Ridge in Nov. 2007. I live in CA so they had to be shipped to me by plane. Anna has multiple vetinerarians that she uses to get 'clearance' to ship puppies at 8 wks of age regardless of their health condition. She was able to get clearance from some irresponsible vetinarian to ship two puppies to me at 8 wks who were sick with a host of issues. We noticed their bellies were swollen, they had diarrhea, and patches of hair loss. We took them to the vet the very next day after receiving them. The vet tested them and the results came back positive on BOTH PUPPIES for: (trust me, I have documentation to prove all of this) 1) Giarrdia (parasite disease from other infected animals); 2) Coccidia (another parasite disease from other infected animals); 3) MANGE (a parasitic skin disease caused by microscopic mites and causes hair loss. All dogs (and many humans) have a few of these mites on their skin. As long as the body's immune system is functioning, these mites cause no harm. Mange most often occurs when a dog has an immature immune system, allowing the mites to grow rapidly.) I had to spend several hundreds of dollars for medication, stool samples, and vet visits. I emailed Enchanted Ridge letting them know about this situation and neither Anna nor Aaron called or wrote back to check on the condition of the puppies they sold me or even acknowledged my email to them on their condition. This should tell you something about their claim that they care about their animals. Because these diseases are so contagious, I had to quaranteen the puppies and we could not let them kiss us or lick us which was the hardest thing to do with new puppies. FINALLY, after about 3 months of medication/treatment/office visits, the parasite diseases went away. The mange persisted for 8 months on the boy puppy. I had to wait longer to neuter him because of the mange. Now please take a look at the vebiage on Enchanted Ridge's contract regarding MANGE: 'We do not cover any type of mange as we have no control of the environment the puppy is in. Please know that mange is not always hereditary in fact in most cases it is caused by stress or if the puppy/dog gets sick in any way. Note: Mange is treatable and is not life threatening if treated properly.' Isn't absurd to you that they say 'we have no control of the environment the puppy is in?' These puppies came from an environment with 35+ dogs and you mean to tell me they have no control over the environment the puppies are in? Yeah, they sure don't because they have TOO MANY dogs to care for so they can't possibly keep the environment clean enough to sell healthy puppies. To further show the depth of their dishonesty, Aaron Goodnoe tried to tell me that the airlines could have given them dirty water in transit and that's what gave them the mange. This couldn't be further from the truth as the airlines (Northwest) confirmed they do NOT give any water or food to the puppies because it's against the airline policy. OK, so if this isn't enough to convince you of how deceitful these people, keep on reading... The girl puppy I bought from Enchanted Ridge started limping in July 2008 (about 3 months ago) when she was 9 months old. I took her into the vet and the vet confirmed she has Medial Patellar Luxation in her back right leg. This means that her knee cap goes in and out of the socket and over time if not surgically fixed, it will cause severe arthritis to the point of not being able to walk. To make matters worse, after a few weeks, my puppy started limping on her back left leg and even falling to the ground when both knee caps go out at the same time. The vet confirmed the severity requires surgery within the next 3-6 months or it could get severely worse to the point of not being able to walk. Medial Patellar Luxation is common in small dogs BUT IT IS A HEREDITARY DISEASE which means Enchanted Ridge must have known they have this disease in their line of dogs they have bred. Another reason why I know they have knowledge of this disease in their line of dogs is because they told me I should ship my puppy to them for their vet to do the surgery because it would be 1/2 the price in North Dakota vs. CA. Now tell me, how would they know that??? Now READ CAREFULLY how their health guarantee is worded. In all fairness, I have noted many breeders online have similar wording for their health guarantee. Until something happens, you don't even realize how these breeders use your emotional attachment to the dogs to basically write a very DECEPTIVE 'HEATH GUARANTEE'. Please read this verbiage from Enchanted Ridge's contract: 'We will cover any genetic life threatening problems. We will refund you 50% of your money or give you another puppy of the same value when we (breeder) have one. A replacement or refund will be made provided that the dog is returned with his/her AKC papers, the vet report and is confirmed by our (seller) vet. We will not cover or refund shipping to us or back to you or veterinarian charges in any way and are your (buyers) responsibility.' Now think about it. You buy your puppy. You take care of it, you love it, you nuture it. And now a few months later, or even say 6 months later as in my case, you find out it has some genetic disease (i.e. Medial Patellar Luxation) that requires a surgery that costs $3,000 - $6,000 to fix. Would you return the puppy to the breeder for a 'replacement' puppy? Would you pay shipping costs to ship your puppy from CA to North Dakota to THEIR same vetinarian who authorized them to ship sick puppies to you in the first place??? Of course not!!! That is exactly what Enchanted Ridge will expect you to do when you end up in a situation like mine where your puppy is sick and needs surgery. See, these breeders know that the majority of people will not send their puppies back and they have no legal obligation to do anything for you in such situations. It is extremely nauseating that so many breeders are continuing to breed dogs and other animals so irresponsibly with no consequences for their actions. Please do yourself a favor and do not end up like me, shelling out tons of money to fix the mistakes made by irresponsible, greedy, money-hungry breeders like Enchanted Ridge. Please also be aware that Anna Goodnoe lies about airline costs and makes money off people for her time to take the puppies to the airport. It is her right to charge for her time but she is dishonest about what she is charging you for. Call the airlines or go on their website and find out what they really charge for shipping animals in the size kennel she uses and you will see that she is making at least another $200 off of her customers. Well, I suppose she can say she uses this money for the kennel, puppy blanket, and small bag of food she sends that she says 'comes' with the puppies. Even paying for these items still leaves her with some profit. She is also dishonest about what paypal charges her for transactions. If you decide to pay through paypal, Anna will charge you 4% of the transaction and tell you she charges you only what paypal charges her. I confirmed with paypal that they only charge business accts. 1 - 1.5%. Here is another opportunity to make more profit from you. It's not that the profit is wrong - it's her way of making the profit that is unethical. If she were just honest, none this would matter to most people, including myself. What bothers me is that she lies about these extra charges. Lastly, Enchanted Ridge said they would honor their '1 year health guarantee' in my case without shipping my puppy to her vet in North Dakota. They said they would do this by paying 50% of the surgery with confirmed X-rays by their vet. So I paid $100 for digital X-rays and asked her for her address or her vet's to send it. She refused to provide the address and instead asked me to email the web link to the digital X-rays. I emailed the link to her and waited, and waited, and waited. She continued to lead me on for 3 weeks while she said her vet was at some conference. I kept emailing her every week to check on the status. Finally, I became convinced that I was wasting my time with this breeder and decided not to deal with her anymore. When I emailed her my decision, all of sudden, she claims that she emailed me stating the web link I sent her for the X-rays didn't work. This was just another LIE to stall her living up to her word of paying %50 of the surgery. I pretty much knew she had no intention of doing the right thing but I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. It's obvious what kind of people they are after reading this experience, isn't it??? Please, please, do not make the same mistake I made. Go to the pound and adopt a homeless dog or puppy. Don't buy a puppy/animal online. I wish I would have done this. I will NEVER EVER EVER BUY ANOTHER DOG OR ANIMAL ONLINE AGAIN OR FROM ANY OTHER BREEDER AGAIN. We need to put these breeders out of business and start helping the unwanted animals that keep overcrowding our humane societies each and every day. Because so many people (including myself) continue to buy dogs from breeders, we are responsible for contributing to their irresponsible breeding and mistakes. By supporting breeders, we are reducing the chance for homeless dogs to have a 2nd chance at life. Please do yourself a favor and DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH ENCHANTED RIDGE. YOU WILL BE SORRY. Thank you for your time. I hope this experience helps someone. |
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