Review: Puppies Of Westport

[Kevin and Marie McNally]

I drove by there a couple weeks ago and noticed the picketers out there.

I never knew there was a puppy store there, so we went in.

I was harassed a bit by the picketers, which intrigued me more to enter the store. I went in, fell in love with the min-pin and bought my dog the next day!

If it weren't for the picketers, I wouldn't have ever known this place has exist.

Thank you Puppies of Westport for such a beautiful dog! And most of all, thank you picketers for letting me know they were there!

:)

[TRUTH ALWAYS TRUMPS LIES]

As part-time Westporters, my wife and I have watched with horror as a small group of our fellow townspeople have repeatedly terrorized Puppies of Westport solely because they don't want a puppy store in their precious home town.
It's really about time that these self-proclaimed animal protectors are exposed for what they have been all along- A small minority wishing to impose their will on the majority by citing misleading, outdated and just plain false information about a business that has been doing its best to provide a service to our community that has been generally unavailable throughout the entire tri-state area.
We met the owners of Puppies of Westport about 18 months ago when we decided to see what all the picket signs and protests were about. We weren't intending to buy a puppy but we bought an absolutely spectacular one and have been appalled at how easy it is for so many people to form judgments without bothering to confirm that so much of what they have heard is just not true.
The store owners have suffered financially and emotionally by being targeted by these self-proclaimed protectors of animals who have not gone after the many pet stores within easy driving distance who are truly deserving of their protests.
We ae finally beginning to see, both on this site and numerous others that there are plenty of people who are willing to think for themselves and reject the misguided attempts of a few to target one of the finest pet stores we have ever known that has provided us and our neighbors with many lifetimes of affection and companionship.
People should and have every right to help and rescue dogs in shelters and pounds, but no one has a right to dictate where and how everyone should acquire their best friends.
People have every right to protest and raise awareness about those individuals and businesses who are part of the so called "puppy mill network" but no one has a right to single out an innocent business as a target of their anger.
It finally appears that the tide has turned and the truth is coming out- as it always does at some point- that Puppies of Westport shold be allowed to conduct its business without being regularly and unfairly attacked.
Anyone having any interest in adding a puppy to their home should be thankful that they have a store like Puppies of Westport nearby and they should take the time to stop by and tell the owners that they applaud their efforts to run a legitimate and high quality business that Westport should be proud to support.
It's about time that people focus on the facts and ignore all the lies that have been circulated about a local business that deserves your trust and support.

[Ms Figeroa]

I couldn't agree more!
I must tell you, I googled 'puppy stores' in Fairfield County last Thursday and this TOPIX.COM came up and I read it.
As a business owner myself, I felt for the owners of this establishment after reading so many posts. It seems this so-called Vet Nurse has it out for them, for some reason, but most of all - Dominic expressed interest in her identity. She couldn't and wouldn't give it up.
This suggests to me that these were personal attacks brought against these owners with malice intent.
I did further research by going to pet parks in Norwalk and other surrounding towns this past Saturday and Sunday to question dog owners about PUPPIES OF WESTPORT. What I find shocking is that I was coming across plenty of dog owners who purchased from this establishment during the past number of years.
What I kept hearing OVER AND OVER was how they were so happy with the store. I have to admit, some expressed that when they received their dog, they had minor illnesses, HOWEVER, these diagnoses were consistent with their respective breeds. They went on to explain that the owners were concerned for the health of their dogs and were willing to help in any way.
That shows me that the owners run a very honest and caring business. What I did like to hear is that so many dog owners purchased from Puppies of Westport.
I also continued researching and called various places, such as the Better Business Bureau, town officials and even went to surrounding businesses to research the company more. After all, Vet Nurse seem to be placing doubt in my mind at first, so .....
With the information I obtained and the knowledge in hand, I made an educated and calculated decision to purchase my black lab from Puppies of Westport on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.
It's truly amazing how such negative comments can evolve into something positive. There are PLENTY of consumers out there like myself, who is willing to investigate before making a judgement.
If I were the owners of Puppies of Westport, I'd seek out who this VET NURSE is and beat her like a red headed step child. She was obviously not loved as a child or her ex husband (assuming she's not married, because she spends more time on the computer than a pervert) cheated on her with a MAN. This is how I see it.
I agree with others on here - Vet Nurse, who are you? I want to know which Vet Clinic you work for, so I can bring my Black Lab, Spencer to see you. I want you to document his life and health on here.
I can assure you that this blog will be written a bit differently. Also, you lost all credibility with me when you spouted off some incorrect information, which you readily admit posting.
You had me up until that point.
People, listen to you hearts and if this season, you loved one wants a dog, go here. They are great, honest and willing to help you in any way.

[Danny]

I could give a rats a$$ where the dogs come from, quite honestly. If the dog is healthy, I'll buy it.

Look back 10 - 15 years ago, I'm certain that your dog came from a mill back then and no one complained. This must be a group of "Desperate Housewives" who have nothing better to do.

They are all done cheating on their husbands, so what else is there to do in Fairfield County, but screw with businesses!

What's next, picketing Stew Leonards because they sell Lobsters and how awful it is to steam them to death?

Get a grip vet nurse. You've run out of gas. NO ONE CARES about your unsubstantiated banter.

I think it's funny how people keep asking for her true identity.

I have a thought - If you work for a Vet you should be shutting your trap and let these supposed "SICK DOGS" come out of this store and your boss will make more money, thus, you making more money.(Job Security) HAHA!

But it's not like that, as dogs from this store aren't usually sick.

Listen, I bought a dog from a local breeder back in 1998. The poodle was ALWAYS SICK. What's the difference? Get the dog well again and move on.

This is what it comes down to. There aren't many puppy stores around, okay? This place provides a service and there is a demand for it. Instead of going to PAWS or another one of those organizations, some people might want to pay the premium for a young dog that they can train and love, NOT a dog that has been in another home before.

That holds true for myself.

If this place was so cruel and awful that you make it out to be, they wouldn't be in business for so long and would have been shut down a LONG TIME AGO.

If I were them, I'd seek legal action against you for defamation of character. I'm sure they have the money to do so, but I think they are taking the higher road.

GO PUPPIES OF WESTPORT!

PS - there is no way they are a puppy mill. GET OVER IT. You could have easily created web pages with false information that you are directing readers to - OH WAIT, YOU DID! LOSER!

[I HAD TO WRITE]

Until this moment, I never blogged, tweeted or posted anything on the net. But after reading some of the negative comments about Puppies of Westport, I felt compelled to speak up.
First, I want to apologize to my daughter who has been begging me to do something about the small number of local citizens who are out to destroy the wonderful store that we bought our terrific puppy from almost two years ago. I guess I’m one of the thousands of satisfied customers who found their puppy at Puppies of Westport but who have not taken the time to thank them for the love they have brought into our lives.

It’s great to see that other customers are also deciding that they are not going to let a small group of people, who obviously have way too much free time, to spread negative information about a local business that we should be proud to have in Westport.

Whenever I drive by the store on a weekend and see the vicious messages being hurled at this store, I am embarrassed to live in a country that allows such hate to be protected as a form of free speech!

When people come up to us to admire our now full grown puppy, I am shocked at how many give s a dirty look when they hear that we got her from Puppies of Westport! The most amazing thing is that hardly any of these people have ever even set foot in the store!
They have formed their negative opinions based upon the smear campaign that has been directed at Puppies of Westport!

It’s about time that people do their own investigating and trust their own judgment and stop being bullied by a misguided minority that lacks truth as well as a conscience.

I have returned to Puppies of Westport many times since our purchase and while I am not ‘close’ to the owners or their staff, I have always been impressed by their honesty, integrity and obvious concern for their puppies and their customers.

I would not hesitate to recommend Puppies of Westport to anyone thinking about adding a puppy to their family. You don’t need to believe me- just visit a few other pet stores and you will see the difference for yourself.

I also strongly urge their many other satisfied customers to speak up as well. I have personally met a bunch of families who have purchased a second or even a third puppy from this store and have had many positive things to say.

I know that I should have listened to my daughter long before now- but at least I finally decided to speak up. I hope that many other satisfied customers who read this will agree that it’s time they thanked Puppies of Westport by telling others that this is a very special business that deserves to be enthusiastically supported by the communities it serves.

[Rosemary]

I hope that Lauren is reading this! I want everyone to know that I purchased a poodle from Puppies of Westport four months ago and I've never been happier.

My daughter loves her and affectionally named her "Laurie", after Lauren took the time to deal with us.

Lauren, I wish you nothing but the best in Westport and you have such a beautiful selection of dogs.

We recently stopped in East Haven where a puppy store was and it paled in comparison to yours. In fact, I've never seen such a beautiful selection of dogs anywhere else.

This season, if you or your loved ones ask for a dog, see Lauren at Puppies of Westport. She will take care of you and will stand by her animals.

Thank you again!

Rosemary, Lillian and "Laurie"!

[Rosemary]

By the way, I want to know who Vet Nurse is. I'm willing to pay someone to find her identity, so I can ask her why she brutally and maliciously tried to ruin Lauren's business.

She should be brought into the center of town and stoned like the old'n days!

Which clinic she is at, her full name, anything.

[Vinnie the statistician]

I've just finished the cup of coffee required to stay awake long enough to read through these trifles. As this webiste might lead me to believe, I fall into the minority category of felicitious customers who purchased not just one, but two puppies from Puppies of Westport. Shortly after purchasing my first puppy, Spencer, I not only became a re-occuring patron, but befriended both Lauren and Monty, the owners.

As a statistician I am trained to rely on hard-facutal evidence. BUT, I also rely, and probably engage more readily in, analyzing confounded and biased results. All of the wonderful statistics we read in journals come from random samples perceived to represent the population as a whole. We try to create a sample strong enough that we can objectively report their results.

At first glance, on Thursday, October 15 at approximately 8:00 p.m. there are 67 posts with a majority leaning on the negative, rather than positive side. Vet Nurse seems to have adamently posted most of these diatribes. She sharply and abusively denunciates Puppies of Westport. She thinks she has strengthened her propaganda by supplying so-called negative stories. This leads to the first deviation from accuracy. We, the public readers, have no idea of knowing who the real authors are. There is no doubt that some of you are questioning who I am. It is truly the glory of the internet.

Secondly, Vet Nurse's propaganda is riddled with bias and confounding. I know, I'm using big words, so I'll educate you. "Statistical bias" is something which directs erroneously to believing something. Vet Nurse is GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY! He or she firmly believes that Pupppies of Westport vehemently disregards a puppies health based on the cases SHE has provided. She feels that based on these cases she has meticulously proven that Puppies of Westport is defined by imputed bad conduct or character.

In order for Vet Nurse to provide an accurate statement about Puppies of Westport she must obtain a RANDOM sample, over a certain period of time, of Puppies of Westport's customers. Then she must draw on that sample surveying the satisfactory condition of the dogs existence, not to mention the customer's.

In the absence of these two critical components, I feel Vet Nurse has inacurately passed judgements that I feel are not in accordance with the way I draw an inference.

As I'm writing, I'm staring at my second Puppy, Bentley, as he sleeps peacefully at my side. He's had a long day of food and fun. He's tired now, but need I digress? Before posting my editorial on Vet Nurse I decided to check out the website "savepuppymilldogs.com ". I found one more condtion of falsity - resources. Where does the information come from? How is Vet Nurses "research" obtained? Most of abstracts and papers I have read and written my self provide clear and evident resources used to support claims. Maybe I'm tired and haven't looked hard enough but this type of information is obscured once again proving Vet Nurse's claims to be erroneous.

I'll conclude my own jeremiad with this - in the absence of unconfounded, unbiased data, we can not clearly make sound inferences. I do not condone puppy mills nor do I condone unfair onslaught, which is what Vet Nurse is doing. She is ardently and adversely causing harm to people who should not be hurt. It causes great concern that such a wicked person as yourself exists. I urge you to move on.

Ulyses S. Grant once said "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and move on." You have obviously made your mark....MOVE ON!

[Vinnie the statistician]

Rosemary wrote:

By the way, I want to know who Vet Nurse is. I'm willing to pay someone to find her identity, so I can ask her why she brutally and maliciously tried to ruin Lauren's business.
She should be brought into the center of town and stoned like the old'n days!
Which clinic she is at, her full name, anything.

I urge all of those who a.) want to put an end to Vet Nurse's nonsense, b.) want to know who she is, and c.) want to show their support of Wesport puppies to confront the picketers. Vet Nurse - this has gone on long enough! If you picket, we will too.

[Daniel]

Vinnie,

I've never read something so brilliant in my life. You place a perspective on this that no other thought of.

My best friend is a statistician and I had her read your post. She smiled and said "The gift of being a nerd, got to love him!"

You are absolutely right.

Although I do not own a puppy from Puppies of Westport, I would be more than willing to picket along with you during your quest to squash these idiots.

VET NURSE, we haven't heard from you yet, where are you hiding?

[ooo]

Potential buyer! I think it's pretty rude to call eveyone idiots. It was not smart to buy a puppy from POW. However, thanks to our posts and stories, we have helped people like you make the right decision not to buy a dog there.

[Vinnie the statistician]

ooo wrote:

Potential buyer! I think it's pretty rude to call eveyone idiots. It was not smart to buy a puppy from POW. However, thanks to our posts and stories, we have helped people like you make the right decision not to buy a dog there.

A plea to all of the idiots in the world - Please stop basing your decision on factual evidence and instead listen to the rest of the morons. The world will be a better place? I don't think so.

[Daniel]

ooo -
You are such an idiot. Have you even bothered to read all these posts?
It's obvious that you are friends with VET NURSE to actually write a comment like that after reading Vinnie the Statistician's comments.
However, to be expected from someone in Bloomfield, NJ! TAH TAH!

[Vinnie the Statistician]

My friend Jackie and I went to Pet Smart in Stamford. As I walked down the pet food aisle, I was immediately drawn to a mincingly cute chocolate laborador retriever, Cocoa. As I played with her I asked the owner where he got the puppy. Somehow I wasn't surprised that the response was Westport Puppies.
It was mollifying to meet another refined and blithe patron. And Stamford!? Wow! Good news is unfurling through the state.
Buenos Suerte en la familia nueva Cocoa! Buenos Suerte!

[Linda]

My dogs one from a shelter another from an ethical breeder, I got to meet his mom and dad in their home, he was raised right here in CT. I could tell how much the couple and their children loved their parents (both champions)$800- no health issues, no ghiardia (I spoke to the protestors,and listened to them, I do have a life and it doesn't include taking my dogs back and forth to the vet, I teach school and have two children of my own and a home with a yard, which I rake myself with my kids) I also adopted a beautiful mixed breed, that people are always asking - where did you get such a beautiful dog) she was young and healthy and still looks like a puppy, she would have been put to sleep, unloved...now she is the sweetest healthiest dog ever. She came microchipped, shots and spayed-and guess what, if we can't keep her the shelter insists we give her back to them, but that will never happen (adoption fee $350.00) My puppies never had ANY health issues and the people I have gotten them from are gems!

[animallove]

my family and i purchases 2 puppies from puppies of westport the day be for we went on vacation so we brought them both with us. once we were there one of our puppies layed motionless and we rushed him to the closest vet office and he ended up having to stay over night.thankfully he pulled threw and slowly recovered. once back from our vacation we went to our vets and discovered they both very ill. 2 days later we had to rush our other pup for an emergancy surgery, she had stopped eating and grew very weak. now we have to give her a special wet food and she will never be stable for the rest of her life. we love them both very much, but dont understand why puppies of westport let them get this way?

[Jeff]

I don't trust anything animallove's story. It's just another attack on Puppies of Westport with a fake story.

Anyone with common sense would realize that this idiot didn't think this story through, before writing it.

Why would someone buy TWO DOGS the day before their vacation? How are TWO dogs they purchased, both sick and "BOTH" would never be "STABLE"?

If this were real, you would give actual diagnoses of the animals and more details. What an idiot.

It's a generalized statement that didn't take much effort to write. If you indeed purchased these two animals, you would mention about their true conditions, what the surgery entailed, what special wet food it was to counteract that situation, etc.

And how is it you first said that the dog 'pulled through' which suggests he/she's just fine, but then after, BOTH dogs are forever ill after you return from vacation?

Furthermore, if you really were in that situation, you would have brought the dog back to the store, where they would have brought the dog back to their vet to get checked.

And according to your message, you seem to be just fine with the idea that your dogs are 'sick'? Why aren't you ranting and raving how you want your money back, etc?

What trash you are to make a fake posting to get people NOT to purchase a dog from Puppies of Westport!

It's interesting that Vetnurse's friend is from the West Hatfield, Mass. area, isn't it?

Pay no attention to this idiot. As I sit here with my dog that I purchased on July 2, 2009 from Puppies of Westport, I look at my little Bentley and think how lucky I am to have purchased him from Lauren and Monty.

BTW, animallove, GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND LEARN HOW TO SPELL!

[Vinnie - the statistician]

'annimallove'- First and foremost, you are a CALLOUS IMBECILE! Do you sincerely expect people to provide remorse for you? You bought not one, but two puppies the day before you left for vacation? If you're going to make people swallow that one, atleast spice it up a little! Anyone with good faculty in reasoning and understanding would have purchased their puppies during a less turbulent time. Would you have given birth to a newborn child and then traveled as well?

Second, although the letters after my name are Ph.D. and not V.M.D, I am not aware of generalized adverse conditions such as ‘weak’ and ‘ill’ that would lead to such an extreme as ‘emergency surgery’. In the inconceivable chance that I am wrong, please put your money where your mouth and divulge the real conditions your puppy ‘sufferred’.

Third, and I’m scared to ask since you clearly can’t communicate in writing, did you read your contract with the pet store? Did you listen to the sales person during the purchase? Being an adept customer of Puppies of Westport I’m aware of the prodigious resources they provide. You clearly took actions into your own hands without consulting the company, so I hope your diatribe doesn’t go any further than this website. I would hate to see you loose valuable time you could be spending educating yourself.

And finally, how audacious of you to charge Puppies of Westport with actions that were affected while the puppies were in your care. Puppies of Westport provided you with healthy puppies and a myriad of resources to be drawn upon if and when used properly. Please bore someone else with your treachery!!

[Danny]

I couldn't agree with you more, Vinnie.

I was reading through this myself and you and Jeff couldn't have nailed it better.

I think it's a fake posting to tick off owners. I'm in the market for buying a new dog and there is NO other place I'd go except for Puppies of Westport. No matter what these idiots make up on here.

- Danny

Vinnie - the statistician wrote:

'annimallove'- First and foremost, you are a CALLOUS IMBECILE! Do you sincerely expect people to provide remorse for you? You bought not one, but two puppies the day before you left for vacation? If you're going to make people swallow that one, atleast spice it up a little! Anyone with good faculty in reasoning and understanding would have purchased their puppies during a less turbulent time. Would you have given birth to a newborn child and then traveled as well?
Second, although the letters after my name are Ph.D. and not V.M.D, I am not aware of generalized adverse conditions such as ‘weak’ and ‘ill’ that would lead to such an extreme as ‘emergency surgery’. In the inconceivable chance that I am wrong, please put your money where your mouth and divulge the real conditions your puppy ‘sufferred’.
Third, and I’m scared to ask since you clearly can’t communicate in writing, did you read your contract with the pet store? Did you listen to the sales person during the purchase? Being an adept customer of Puppies of Westport I’m aware of the prodigious resources they provide. You clearly took actions into your own hands without consulting the company, so I hope your diatribe doesn’t go any further than this website. I would hate to see you loose valuable time you could be spending educating yourself.
And finally, how audacious of you to charge Puppies of Westport with actions that were affected while the puppies were in your care. Puppies of Westport provided you with healthy puppies and a myriad of resources to be drawn upon if and when used properly. Please bore someone else with your treachery!!

[Nick and Denise]

I just wanted to drop a quick line to let the readers know how wonderful Puppies of Westport(POW) is.

I purchased my English Bulldog last week from there and I have been blessed to have made the right choice of purchasing through them.

I'm not going to lie, I was scared to with the ranting going on this site, however, I am of sound mind and decided to make an educated decision of meeting the owners of POW.

They are kind, helpful and very honest.

My dog is in great health and expect many wonderful years with him.

Sometimes negative publicity works in their favor. This particular web site did just that. There is always a silver lining in something bad.

BTW - It was nice to see there was no complaints with the BBB. That says a lot!

-Denise