Absolutely the best. Colleen was so helpful and accommodating. She let us come get our pup early on…read morea Sunday morning. We traveled across country and we couldn't have been happier with the perfect pup for our family. Carmel (by the Sea) fit right in with our bernedoodle who is twice her size. They are best friends. She's a lover and so happy. We are so grateful for Colleen - she trained her before we got her. Carmel is 30 lbs and a mini Irish (setter) doodle.

From the owner: AKC registered small standard/mini poodles - Our dogs are part of our family and live in our home,…read moreor with other family members. Our puppies are raised in that same family environment, with love and respect. We "live" the Empowered Badass Breeder way here, so they will come to you healthy, well-socialized, and possessing the qualities needed to thrive in their new homes!

We have had nothing but wonderful experiences with Susie at Ancient City Bullies. She clearly loves…read moreher puppies and is an excellent breeder.

I would seriously reconsider before purchasing any bulldog from this breeder. I put a 1k deposit…read moredown on a puppy this year, which I had never been told was non-refundable by the breeder (Susan Buckley). She had me fill out a puppy contract after she received the full deposit. I went to her house, where she showed me 4 puppies, of which, I chose one. Then, a couple of days later, I looked on her website and she had switched the sex of the puppy I chose from female to male. Upon questioning her, she said that the puppy I chose was actually a male and told me I needed to choose a different puppy - taking no fault for the mistake. I was upset and asked a fellow French Bulldog owner their advice and they questioned the puppies being AKC registered based on their eye and coat color. The breeder advertises her puppies AKC registered, however, upon researching the breed, AKC does not recognize blue eyed French Bulldogs or any other color aside from the following: white, cream, and fawn as AKC registered French Bulldogs. She is falsely advertising her puppies as AKC registered and she is able to do so because she registers them under different "markings." She ended up selling the dog I had reserved and never refunded my 1k deposit, even though I made multiple attempts asking her to do so. My best advice is do your research before purchasing a bulldog. I would not recommend this breeder to anyone. She is falsely advertising bulldogs and should not be an active breeder. These dogs are also considered inbred. The breeder achieves unique color coats and blue eyes from inbreeding. Inbred dogs have a plethora of health issues on top of this breed already being predisposed for several health issues. This breeder doesn't care about the health of the puppies she breeds, she cares about selling puppies - she's only in this business for money. There's a reason why she only guarantees the health of her puppies for 1 year and sells off her adult bulldogs frequently. The following link is the AKC breeding standards for French Bulldogs: https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/french-bulldog/ Here is also a link to the color and markings AKC recognizes, along with the statement of blue eyes in Bulldogs not being recognized as AKC: "eyes dark, brown or approaching black in color:" https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/French_Bulldog-6-18.pdf

we are so grateful too Safe for keeping our dog Chance safe for one whole year until we adopted…read morehim. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right family. Not sure how anybody could criticize a voluntary organization that works so hard at rescuing and placing wayward Dogs and does such wonderful things for animals. They have a thrift store where you can find wonderful treasures and a great place to give back to. Chancey has been living with us now for three years and he is thriving! There is not a day that goes by where I am not grateful to Safe for giving chance a chance at the pursuit of happiness. Thank you SAFE you are doing an outstanding job! The founder is looking down from heaven and most Proud of you all. God bless Safe and keep up the great work!

While vacationing, we wanted to take out a shelter pup for a day. We ended up there about noon on a…read moreSunday and after accidentally walking into the cattery looking for an employee, we back tracked to where the pups were and ran into Shelby, whom was happy to let us walk though to choose a pup! Shelby helped us choose Hero/Edelman and got him outfitted for an adventure! We were able to keep him out a bit past their posted hours and chat with Shelby upon his return. We sent her photos and a quick bio - within a day, he was posted on their FB! We returned twice more within the week - taking out sweet Bacon for an adventure and Hero again right before he got adopted! The employees very clearly care so much about their animals and know their personalities very well! Both Hero and Bacon were very clean and very soft (seriously what do they give these pups to make their coats so lovely! Haha) and happy for a day out. The pup yard was clean. This is a wonderful place and I wanted to come to share our experience. We will be back to walk a dog next time in town. Thank you SAFE!

Michelle who runs and owns this amazing establishment for these dogs that have been surrendered,…read moretaking from the home due to hoarding, found on the road, etc... this woman has the most amazing heart! She opens her home up to all types of dogs who go unloved until they meet her! She has this magnetic personality that dogs and people gravitate to. With this cause that she is so passionate about; I don't think people understand the time and effort she puts in to run it. She drops everything when getting a phone call or text to go rescue another dog! She is a role model to us all! Keep up the good work!

The woman who runs this rescue stole my dog from me. I took her to court and won. She testfied…read moreunder oath that she did not know his current whereabouts. This means she lies under oath or she takes dogs out of loving homes only to give them away to just anyone. She treated the adoption more like a joint custody agreement from constant messaging to random pop ups at my house. I posted the court order from the judge but I'm not sure if she is able to delete it or not. Be careful adopting from her. I am devastated that my baby is gone!

Christina is a true professional and the love she has for dogs shines through. She's very…read moreaccommodating, thorough, conscientious and her environment is clean. She made both our pups feel right at home during our "meet & greet". Prices are reasonable for the care and attention given.

I have a large shelter dog that got out of his harness and attacked another dog in my neighborhood…read morewhile my dad was walking him. Thankfully no one was hurt but I needed to change where I walk my dog from now on. Somewhere other dogs are not around. Also getting knee replaced in 2 weeks. I found Christina's info on Next Door and called her right away when I saw her name and local VA phone number (where I am from ) After chatting with her, I KNEW that she was the real deal. She came to the house, met my us all....dog and family and we all immediately loved her! I have booked her for many walks and know I will be boarding my dog with her when I am traveling in the spring! I was a complete wreck after everything that happened with my dog but I am at peace now knowing that my dog will be in the very best care with Christina!!