Category: Pet store Middletown Township, New Jersey
Address: 1284 NJ-35, Middletown Township, NJ 07748, USA
Phone: +17327193834
Rating: 4.6
based on 168 reviews.
Customer Service
Pros:
"The employees are warm and compassionate."
"after a week Tracy called us to make sure he was doing well which was very kind."
"Some of the best people. Worked with me for weeks and did not disappoint."
"All of the staff are friendly!"
"The staff was very helpful and knowledgeable."
"The team at this place goes above and beyond to make sure they connect adorable puppies (from reputable breeders) with their forever family."
"I received phone calls from employees of the Pet Shoppe the day after purchase, and again today, checking up on us and seeing how our baby is doing."
Cons:
"At first it seemed a little cold (reception)."
"There was a women working and she looks at me with a face and goes 'do you even have $5,000 to buy this dog'... that was very rude of her."
"As for the owner she is a rude woman who needs some integrity."
"But know before you go, they will start at $3,000 then magically come down 50% when you walk away."
"The lady with light brown hair is the worst."
"Very disappointed my wife and I went there to see a multicolor papillon little girl about 10 weeks old...she looked very weak and sick and beside herself that was a big turn off."
"I called ahead to ask if we can interact with the puppies. Staff was very rude and gave the impression that we were not welcome."
Puppy Health & Care
Pros:
"Very clean and sanitary, came with all core shots and chipped, and free vet visits for 6 months."
"The store didn’t not smell of feces which you usually smell in puppy places."
"Friendly, clean, well cared for puppies from highly respectable breeders."
"Never had an issue with this place with regarding the health of the pets, place is spotless, workers are wonderful."
"Took her to the vet got a clean bill of health and the vet said one of the nicest Yorki he had seen."
"Had puppy checked at our vet. Today, and 100 percent clean bill of health."
"The pups are well kept."
Cons:
"We had to put one of the puppies down at a year old due to heart failure and another one down at 3 years old due to liver failure."
"The vet said he has contracted trachea bronchitis at the pet store."
"Please do not ever buy puppies from this place as it is a puppy mill and should be shut down for the way they conduct business."
"Our dog has been fighting Giardia since bringing him home."
"She died 4 months later... We decided to have her autopsied... And found out she was given a butchered surgery."
"$6,000 dog has been sickly since the day we brought him home. Blood in stool, underweight, have spent over $1000 finding a remedy for this poor dog."
"Sold silky terrier to my elderly parents. Dog had bordatella and was on a nebulizer, had three parasites; one of which was giardia which required a 12 day quarantine and the dog exhibits bite inhibition behavior."
Store Environment
Pros:
"The puppies are so cute & the place is so clean."
"The place is very clean and the atmosphere is very nice."
"The puppies have nice sized pens to play in and an area to go to the bathroom."
"The store itself is clean & odor-free."
"Stopped in the other day & cant say enough about how safe, & clean this place looked."
"Overall the store was very clean."
"The shoppe was Spotless and amazingly clean."
Cons:
"This pet store is in a bad environment and I got unhealthy puppies in their store."
"The place smelled of high heaven of bleach...our dog was getting sick from the smell and my eyes were starting to tear."
"Very disappointed my wife and I went there to see a multicolor papillon little girl about 10 weeks old...she looked very weak and sick and beside herself that was a big turn off."
"These dogs live in 2ft by 2ft kennels with a wire bottom."
"**Puppy Mill Alert** I did hours and hours worth of research and found out that these puppies are from puppy mills."
"I am begging other animal lovers to stay away."
"This business is unethical in every sense of the word, down to the very staffing of its employees."
Value & Pricing
Pros:
"They have many contracts in place and even have vets lined up you can visit for the first 6 months of the puppies life."
"I know a lot of people feel they are over priced but in all honesty you are getting a lot included."
"Second to none follow up service when I had questions or concerns days after the dog was home."
"No parasites, no worms, no issues. The vet said it is very unusual to have such a healthy puppy from a shoppe."
"Prices are very reasonable."
"The pet shoppe is very clean and are always looking for people to adopt the puppies!"
"The store is exceptionally clean and the puppies are well cared for."
Cons:
"But know before you go, they will start at $3,000 then magically come down 50% when you walk away."
"And when knowing fully there is a health problem they lie and discount the animal."
"For their prices, opt for a breeder."
"Proprietors knowingly sold me a puppy sick with parvovirus. The dog died within two weeks of my bringing it home."
"The only reason for four stars is I thought the puppies were a little high-priced."
"Astronomical prices, however the staff, selection of breeds, up to date website, proper care of each pup with paperwork and financial payment plan makes up for it (sort of)."
"$6,000 dog has been sickly since the day we brought him home. Blood in stool, underweight, have spent over $1000 finding a remedy for this poor dog."