We LOVE Joy Yard and her wonderful pups!
Our first family cockapoos came from her in 2001 (Rascal) and 2004 (Hamlet) and they are the loves of our lives, still totally strong and healthy and frisky at 14 and 11! They are the most chill amazing critters, ready to sleep all day with you if you are not feeling 100 percent, or hike all day if you are in active mode. We live in Princeton, Palm Beach and Santa Fe, and Rascal and Hamlet happliy road trip everywhere with us.
They are such exceptional dogs that my daughter (now grown) and her husband went back to Joy for their cockapoos in 2013. Thus, Moondog and Snowpea came into our extended family. And they are as awesome as their elders.
I was inspired to write this review because when you google Joy's kennel, Distinction Acres, all kinds of haters come up related to some health inspection in 2012. These people are truly scary, talking about putting people in cages and using tasers on them... I mean, seriously?!?
And obviously they have never even met Joy and her wonderful dogs. Just to be clear: we are talking about a humble "dog person" here, who puts pups in a portable crib for your visit and has Christmas cards up on the wall from all her grateful customers. What her home lacks in shiny sterile stainless steel, it more than makes up for in human love and cuddling, and more than 30 years of experience. Ignore the haters guys, and pay attention to the pups. read more