These stories were shared with Stop Online Puppy Mills by families who purchased puppies online and later contacted us through our Report a Puppy Mill and Report a Sick Puppy forms.
Their experiences involve puppies purchased through online puppy-selling websites, brokers, classified-style platforms, and individual breeders. Some families reported serious illness, unexpected veterinary expenses, difficulty identifying the breeder behind the puppy, or the loss of a puppy soon after purchase.
These stories are shared to help future puppy buyers understand what can happen when a puppy is purchased online without first meeting the breeder, meeting the mother dog, and seeing where the puppy was born.
Featured stories include families who bought puppies from popular sites such as Pawrade.com, PuppySpot.com, Puppies.com (formally PuppyFind.com), KarensPuppies.com, LancasterPuppies.com, GreenfieldPuppies.com and PremierPups.com.
Real Stories From People Who Bought Puppies Online
Explore the stories below to learn what these families experienced and what they wish they had known before buying a puppy online.
