Rocky Top K9s

We just bought a yorkie poo that came from this breeder. He's a sweet boy but couldn't find food he'd eat.

Called and left message to see what he'd been eating. No response still. He is so bony, noticed on day 1 that he walks a little limpy. Stunk so bad when we got him.

Even after a good bath, he still stinks. Has bad earmites. Pretty sure he had worms. Took him for a vet check today and found out he will need surgery for his patellar ligament.

This is something they should know since it goes on the papers. Confirmed earmites and worms. I have worked in a GOOD breeders facility and know what to look for, and have always had dogs. This breeder is a joke.

Anyone who's been around dogs could have seen any of this easily. Only an uncaring person would intentionally ignore and not disclose these issues. They aren't even outrageously expensive. Also he is underweight.

This is the first fur baby my 17 year old has gotten and definitely not been a good experience.

Never buy from here. Wish I would have checked into this breeder first and not trusted the good "vet check" report given to us.

A year ago we bought a wonderful little cockapoo puppy from this breeder. When we got him he was 3 months old.

He was terrified of everything. It was apparent he had not been socialized at all but after a lot of work and love he was becoming a good little boy and my grandson's best pal. But all along we knew something wasn't was not right with him. He did not grow properly.

At a year old he looked like an old dog. He was boney and had no muscle.

Today we found out he has kidney disease and we had to put him down. We are heartbroken.

I purchased a Boston terrier puppy From Ellen Roberts Oct 2016. Upon arrival the 3 pound puppy was already coughing.

Her gums were white. She was at the vet within hours getting fluids and being treated for a respiratory infection that luckily was not pneumonia. That was just the beginning. Most puppies have worms, that’s not unusual.

This puppy had 9 different parasites, bacteria, and viruses. Hookworms were rampant. Giardia, Coccidia, Campylobacter, and Clostridium perfringens, to name a few - all caused by living in unsanitary conditions. I contacted the breeder several times, with no response.

My puppy was infested, and the diarrhea quickly turned bloody. I rushed this little puppy for fluids, tests, meds more times than I can count. When my vet was out of ideas, I took her to a different doctor. Her diarrhea was so bad we tried every medication and even an experimental fecal transplant.

The parasites and bacteria’s she had were so strong they weren’t responding to medications. The vet was not having success and that was the first time I was advised to put her down. 2 other vets gave similar opinions. They saw a 50 page chart for 3 month old puppy and advised euthanasia.

I wouldn’t give up. $20,000 later I have a healthy happy puppy that is the light of my life! I had to fight for her, and she had to fight to heal. She has permanent damage and will always be on prednisone bc of the damage to her intestines for so long while she was developing.

She only grew to 10 pounds because she was stunted. This whole experience has been traumatic for the whole family.

Ellen is an irresponsible breeder. Never purchase a puppy from this facility.

Never purchase a dog from Rocky Top K9's in MO from Ellen Roberts. They were just listed as one of the country's 100 worst puppy mills and it all makes sense.

Four years ago we bought our first family dog, a cavalier King Charles Spaniel. hecarriced with worms. Red flag. We noticed hechada odd gait.

When he was under a year he was rough housing with another dog and ended up abnormally in pain. We rushed him to the vet. After $1500 in surgery we learned that due to poor breeding from a puppy mill his hips and knees were never in the sockets. His surgery was the only unsuccessful ever.

Suggested tonputvhin down but we couldn't. We tried medication therapy and he's been on four pain meds which allow him to live happily but he can't walk like other dogs. He pulls his back end around once he can't do that any longer we will have no more options. He's a sweetie and our family loves him but he shouldn't have to live this way due to Ellen's greed.

Buyer aware. These mills need to be shut down.

To whom it may concern,

I am writing this review to this breeder because I hope I can help some of the reader and consumers hoping to buyer a puppy in the future. This breeder in my opinion does not have champion line adults breeding stack, but just a puppy mill, she does not care about the line of puppies her dogs produces nor does her contract displayed on her website http//:www.rockytopk9s.com give the consume any rights in getting a healthy puppy (because she will not honor it if you don’t ). If I can help one person dodge the horror I have encounter with this breeder, Ellen Roberts the world would be a better place and they could save themselves thousands of dollars in vet bills and a big headache from this lady. Ellen Roberts also advertises her puppies on http//:www.puppyfind.com ,http//: www.nextdaypets.com and http//:www.pupsusa.com she calls her website: rocky top k-9’s Extraordinary dogs , but the puppies are not. My boxer puppies have demodex mange and one has a 2-3 heart murmur, the other one I had to euthanize R.I.P., he was too sick from bacterial pneumonia (ship sick). I left picture that can say more than I can.

Thank you,