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

First, you need to know there are TWO S.a.f.e locations in St. Augustine. I wanted to donate…read moreblankets, kitty litter, and food. The first location (6101 a1a), in my opinion, is truly doing their best. They are limited on funding and help. And perhaps a little unorthodox, but they seem to care about the doggies (didn't drop off kitty litter here as they only have dogs at this location) and they will talk to you happily about any dog you look at. Be patient with them and they will be helpful with you. The second location(1250 a1a) , however, .... where to start. It has a thrift store in the front but there are animals there to adopt. Many in fact. When I walked in with my donations I was ignored. I followed a woman and asked her where to put my animal donations (not thrift store donations) she seemed annoyed. She waved her hand in a general direction and said "that way" I went "that way" and ended up outside where another unhappy woman asked me what I wanted. I said I had cat litter and blankets. She said "put it on the stairs, doubt we will use the blankets" .... I was a little stunned at this point. But still wanted to see the dogs. My group and I were once again waved to a general direction, ended up around back, had to find the dogs on our own, and no one was there to talk about the dogs to us. Also, it was at this point that when we entered we quickly discovered a dog to be VERY aggressive. Now, who knows what this poor baby has been through, but his aggression was working up most of the other dogs. Very much. Everyone else quickly left the room. I refused to. (I always try to get pics of pups to send to people I think might give them a good home or post on FB with my fingers crossed) By staying I discovered 4 dogs immediately that were so loving that even with all of the barking and chaos they were just sweet and lovey. Which no one else got to see. One dog picked up her toy as soon as she saw me and got excited. I knew she was sick but was curious about her temperament with other dogs to help me find her a foster mom. A woman walked in and told me Mater (a different but SUPER LOVING dog) was a sweetie. I agreed. Then asked about the other sweetheart, her reply: oh, she has cancer. *shrugs shoulders and leaves the room* ..... WTF??? I know shes sick I wanted to know more to try to find her a loving home at least for the rest of her days. But NO ONE WOULD TALK TO ME!!! I left very upset. But this is where I tell anyone and everyone, please PLEASE don't let bad attitudes and loud barking keep you from meeting a wonderful potential new part of your life. These dogs need love. One of them held his head to the cage so I could pet him!! But no one else was walking in there. Also, I believe this place represents a very good cause. I still believe in donating to them and helping fur babies. But I'm warning you, this location is unpleasant, move past that to the animals and just love something that can't wait to love you. Should the owner read this, I thank you for your cause, but bad attitudes and being ignored does not get dogs adopted. Talk to your employees and volunteers. Please!! ??

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!

They tried to fix some luggage that I had and a purse that had Puppies chewed on it. They were very…read morefair and tried to do it, but unfortunately, the damage was too far gone, but they were very kind and at least looked at it and helped me decide how to move forward.

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!

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!!