As someone who works in the animal profession, I wish I would have done a lot more research before choosing WhiteDuck. After purchasing a puppy, I began to notice the amount of litters and puppies that are being produced in a year by this breeder. It is at a rate that a reputable breeder would not be comfortable with, and tells me that this is purely for money. There is also 3 different breeds of dogs being bred.
After putting a deposit down, I receievd no updates or pics of the litter. Lisa was not super friendly when we first met her, and did not seem to want to communicate much. I was very excited to get my first puppy ever, and it really dampened the mood for me.
A few times I would reach out with updates, Lisa would not know who I was and I would have to let her know I purchased from her. This is another red flag, as a reputable breeder will take time to build a relationship and get to know who they are giving their pups too, and making sure they are a good fit. She didn't ask me much when I was inquiring, so I can see this to be true.
I am a professional dog trainer and raised my puppy with boundaries&rules. He also came to work with me at a training facility every day since 8 weeks old. I am now dealing with some severe reactivity from him at over a year old, which leads me to believe that this can be due to genetics. I have also read other comments and talked to others if this is something they noticed as well. As a trainer, I have taken all steps to prevent this, and continue to do so. I do not believe that the pups are used to crates, and no type of training done (confidence building, exposure training) while with the breeder.
My heeler has been great otherwise, and is absolutely gorgeous. His health has been good so far and no issues there. ***updating to say that after asking a few questions to his new vet, he is missing a set of teeth which the vet said is not normal. He also has hyperkeratosis.)
I hope my review will help others decide on what's best, and to please do research before purchasing a puppy from a breeder!
***After reading Lisa's extremely unprofessional and rude response to me, I don't know why anyone would want to work with her. I would like to add that she has only added the parts about me not having a structured home and socialized dog and regrets selling a puppy to me, after I mentioned the vet said he is missing a set of teeth. She also deleted the parts where she was asking my permission to repost my videos of him because they were cute. I was also requested by her via FB Messenger to leave a review.
As I have stated, my puppy was brought up in a structured home and came to work with me at a DOG training facility, where we specialized in socialization. This dog has had 100s of hours of training and nothing but the best. He is fit and you can tell by looking at him. The picture you attached was him in his car crate, as he was tiny. I'm sorry I prioritize safety. There is absolutely nothing wrong with crating your pet, but I don't crate him and someone is always home with him.
If you regret selling to me, maybe you should take in consideration my concern about your lack of getting to know the buyers.
For those of you who are questioning, here are some pics of my well trained and socialized dog. I have also attached a pic of her attached link with lies about his teeth. In my review I said he was missing a SET of teeth (2), not all of his teeth. That pic was also when he was about 12 weeks old so those are his puppy teeth which since have been replaced by his adult teeth..... read more