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Lancaster Puppies Reviews Summary

Lancaster Puppies has a rating of 2.6 stars from 148 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Lancaster Puppies most frequently mention puppy mill and sick dog. Lancaster Puppies ranks 5th among Classifieds sites.

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Ohio
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Puppy Mills
December 28, 2024

99.9% of puppies on here are from puppy mills. We adopted a puppy and he had all the attributes of a puppy mill dog. Terrified of everyone, didn't know how to play, didn't trust anyone, smelled like a barn even after MANY baths. He ended up becoming aggressive towards my husband and 2 year old daughter, we had to take him back to the "breeder" because no rescues or shelters would take him. After we returned him I reverse searched the man's number, found his state license #, and lo and behold he is published in the Horrible Hundred, published by the Humane Society of the United States. He has several violations. Do NOT adopt from "Allen Miller" in Millersburg, OH. His full name is actually James Allen Miller.

Date of experience: December 11, 2024
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We bought our German Shepherd from David King in Gordonville, Pennsylvania in April of this year. Thor just turned 10 months old was perfectly healthy, thriving growing, and the joy of our life. Yesterday morning we woke to him, passed away in his cage overnight. He had a congenital heart defect we had no idea of that is genetic from over breeding. Our family is devastated and I want people to know that this breeder is not reputable and is possibly selling dogs that aren't gonna live even a year 💔

Date of experience: April 29, 2024
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I didnt buy a puppy
September 28, 2024

I drove over 2 hours to see a puppy. When I got there the puppy looked ok. But the parents were filthy and matted and The sire was looking petrified. They had him hidden until I asked to see him. The puppy had smelly ears so I figured it had an ear infection or something going on. The puppy was also living in a cage on the barn floor with some hay. I almost bought him, but my gut said no. I looked again and he is sold. I hope someone has luck with him and he is healthy.

Date of experience: September 28, 2024
New Jersey
3 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Edna and Lancaster has tentacles through out country. Don't buy off Amish or off farm. They will die and Lancaster pays off vet for clean bill of health. It happened to me. Paid $3000 in vet bills. Nothing from Lancaster but lies. Stoponlineouppymills did a whole story about my experience.

Date of experience: May 20, 2024
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello James Perna, It's you again? We get quite a few 1 star reviews from you through different review platforms including our website. It makes one wonder how many puppies you actually own. With all the experiences that you claim to have, you must house hundreds of dogs. Is "Stop Online Puppy Mills" aware of the amount of dogs you own? Is it possible that YOU are operating a puppy mill? We at Lancaster Puppies in no way supports or promotes puppy mills. This is why we will not allow you to advertise on our site. We know what your agenda is...

Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fraudulent
March 17, 2024

What a terrible experience I had with this website. My first time purchasing my first puppy which was a Cavapoo. She was delivered to me 3/8/24. Make a long story short I only had her for a week & now today was the day that she's gone which is a sad situation because i was getting to know her and we had a bond. I believe she was already ill and I wasn't aware by the breeder when i purchase her or even when she was delivered to me. So please I wouldn't recommend no one to purchase their puppy from this website. I called the breeder today like twice no answer. FYI, a lady told me today the same thing happened to her and that this company aren't good at all. A lesson to be learned. R.I.P to my cinnamon. I was hoping for us to start a long journey.

Date of experience: March 17, 2024
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Tatiana, We are sorry to hear of your poor experience with the puppy/breeder that you found on our website. Did you reach out to the breeder that you purchased your puppy from? If you do not find resolution with the breeder, please feel free to contact us at Contact@LancsterPuppies.com Please keep in mind, we are merely the advertising medium for breeders to advertise their puppies.

Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I just posted my pups not sure how this works but I'm Tampa fl have Yorkie pups all female 1200 Ready to go home now no scam no deposit pick up only they are 16 weeks first shots and examined 813 seven 7 zero 55 two eight text me serious inquiries only thanks ******* zip

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Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Utah
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Cutest Maltese Puppy
January 29, 2024

We were looking everywhere for our new puppy and found him on lancasterpuppies.com. The breeder was super helpful and cared deeply about our puppy's journey home. Would purchase another puppy from that breeder!

Date of experience: January 27, 2024
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Makenna, Thank you so much for your great review. We are pleased to hear that your experience with the breeder and your puppy was wonderful. We have many wonderful breeders that advertise with us that are helpful and caring and raise wonderful puppies. Your little puppy sure is adorable! Best wishes!

New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Took deposit nd would not show current pics of dog. Made up many reasons to break appts. No such person Susan Arslan in NJ at all! Scammer. Mother is a pedigree but in the baby shot you see the legs of matted fur and pee covered mama.

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Date of experience: January 20, 2024
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Kim, We are sorry to hear of the experience that you had with a breeder/seller that advertised on our website. We do our best to verify each person that advertises with us. Hopefully you were able to work something out with the breeder. If there is anything we can do, please let us know. And please keep in mind, we are merely the advertising medium for breeders to find new homes for their puppies. You can reach us at contact@lancasterpuppies.com

Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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PUPPY MILL BEWARE
January 12, 2024

BUYER BEWARE. LANCASTER PUPPIES WORKS WITH MANY DISGUISED PUPPY MILLS AND YOU WILL 50/50 GET A SICK PUP THAT MAY DIE.

Date of experience: January 12, 2024
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Jake, Lancster Puppies advertises puppies for many different breeders across the country. We do our best to verify each advertiser. We in NO WAY support puppy mills and we do not tolerate inhumane breeding practices from breeders that advertise with us. If you have a situation with first hand experiences, please reach out to us with more information. Thank you- Contact@LancasterPuppies.com

New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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False
January 7, 2024

Scam breeders the Amish are likely selling inbred puppies at a discounted rate. Websites like this and Greenfield puppies advertise puppies being mass produced at off grid Amish puppy mills and steel your money. No way! Walk away and grab an ethical breeder.

Date of experience: January 7, 2024
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Sang, We have many people that advertise with us from different areas in the country. We verify every advertiser that uses our services. We DO NOT support unethical breeding practices or puppy mill operations. If you have first hand experience of a questionable situation, please reach out to us at contact@lancasterpuppies.com Thank you!

Vermont
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I bought my first puppy a little over a year ago from a very nice lady in the southern part of PA. Lydia is her name. She helped me find transport for the puppy. I have no idea how I would have gotten her home without the breeders help. The puppy was beautiful and clean and health and happy when she arrived to me from approximately 400 miles away. This puppy has been my Joy ever since she arrived. No joy is not her name. I love her so much and I'm so happy she came to me. I am happy with my experience on Lancaster Puppies and am looking there for my second puppy.

Date of experience: December 27, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Susan. Thank you for your positive review. We are pleased to hear that you had a good experience in finding your adorable puppy from Lydia. We hope you have found a "friend" for Lydia by now and your experience was just as wonderful. We wish you the best and we thank you for using our website to find your adorable puppies.

Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Updated website
December 19, 2023

I've had a good success with Lancaster Puppies the last several years but I'm not convinced on the new website and method of keeping listings on the front page

Date of experience: December 19, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Joel, Thank you for your business over the past years. We have updated our website to make it more apealing to the puppy buyers as well as those that advertise with us. There are several factors that will help you with your advertising. Please contact us and we can share some pointers to help you get all you desire from your ads with us. You may reach us at contact@lancasterpuppies.com

Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have a litter of popular puppies and I have paid for them 2 times. They don't sell.
This time I paid the $25 premium ad for each puppy. I checked their site yesterday and today also, my puppies are posted dead last. I've now spent $250 total.
What's premium for? Rip off. Just another way for them to get more money I guess. My friend has 3 puppies posted on there, and she's had to pay for hers twice so far also and no sales.
She's been advertising with them for 10 years and myself about six or seven but it's time to quit. I thought their old site was outdated but this one's just terrible. They should go back to where people whom renew their ads and keep them updated are at the top of the list.
I seen someone else posted a review and they did an update. I decided to do one myself. Good idea.
Updated December 6th 2023
My puppies are still dead last and never move from being last. Even when new people post new puppies, I'm still last. Out of 300 puppies I counted 30 ads, where they have one or two pictures only and their puppies are before mine. So I'm DONE! NOT USING LANCASTER ANYMORE! NOT UNLESS THE ADS ARE SHUFFLED OR SOME SORT OF PLAN IS CREATED THATS ACTUALLY FAIR

Date of experience: November 17, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Richie, We have recieved an abundance of positive feedback on the updated website. We are sorry that you are not pleased. The more you put into your ads, the more exposure your ad will get. The Premium ad is of course the best ad. But if your content is not what it should be, your results will reflect that. The more pictures, puppy description, parent photos, videos, etc... the better off you will be. Also, your seller profile being filled out completely helps as well. Pictures of your puppies are a major factor in selling your puppies. It is like anything else that is advertised, marketing and presentation. We have many people that post ads and within hours they have a puppy sold. And some have their whole litters sold within a few days or a week. It also depends on the breed and pricing as well. If you would like more information on how to help with your advertising, please reach out to us at contact@lancasterpuppies.com Thank you!

Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Our family had a great experience with this website. We were absolutely impressed with the quality of care Kristina at Aussie Boutique (in Atlanta) provides for her puppies and adult dogs. We recently purchased an exceptionally well-bred and healthy Australian Shepherd puppy from her using this website and couldn't be happier. She was extremely sweet and knowledgeable, and we unreservedly recommend her and Lancaster puppies website as a great source for a new puppy or adult dog.

Date of experience: November 9, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the wonderful review. We hope you and your adorable furry friend are doing well and making great memories together!

Ohio
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Breeders beware if your not an amish puppy mill
September 19, 2023

This site will steal your money not Publish your ads I changed the photos and the name claiming this is a violation of their website it's amish owned most breeders on there are puppy mills selling poor quality pups

Date of experience: September 19, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Elizabeth, We are sorry for your negative experience. Lancaster puppies has policies that advertisers are required to follow. Selling a whole litter from 1 ad is a violation as well as changing the pictures and the name to represent a littermate after one pup is sold. The policy is clearly stated when advertising with us. Of course if you are in violation of our policies, your ads will be unpublished, however, we always give the option of correcting your ads and having them re-published. Lancaster Puppies is NOT Amish owned, and we do NOT in any way promote puppy mills or unethical breeding practices. We have many happy dog owners that are pleased with their new puppies that they found through this site. We wish you the best.

Indiana
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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So confusing
September 14, 2023

I want to purchase a Beabull. These reviews are conflicting. Puppy Mills!? I am now afraid to purchase from these breeders. So disheartening. Can ANYONE be honest and tell me who is a reputable Beabull breeder to purchase from!? I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Thank you for reading.

Date of experience: September 14, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Sandra, Hopefully by now you have found your adorable beabull puppy. There are conflicting reviews stating puppy mills while others are totally thrilled with their experience. Just to be clear, Lancaster Puppies DOES NOT promote or support puppy mills or unethical breeding practices. We verify each person that advertises with us and we do our best to make this site a safe place to buy happy and healthy puppies. We wish you the best!

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lancaster puppies offers a great opportunity to buy and sell dogs. This page enables buyers to get in contact with hobby breaded. Most importantly this platform is NOT A SCAM. The page is real, the dogs real, not just some cute pictures! A tip for future buyers,; pay upon pickup! Make sure you communicate with the seller through video chat and see that they have the dog that you are interested in. I had a good experience 100%.

Date of experience: August 26, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Thank you Elena for the great review and the wise advice. We thank you for your honesty and we wish you the best!

Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Very satisfied
August 26, 2023

We have been on the search for a Havanese puppy for several months now. Along the way, we have run into several puppy scams. Lancaster puppies was the first reputable website we found. We purchased a male Havanese puppy from breeder Kirsten Zimmerman out of Ohio. She and her family were great to work with, very transparent and honest. When our puppy was delivered, he was very well behaved, and well groomed; good signs that he was well cared for. He came with vet records, vaccination records, registration papers and a sample of puppy food for smooth transition. I am so thankful to have found this website and an honest, reliable breeder. Our puppy search is over and we are so excited to call this puppy ours.

Date of experience: August 25, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Thank you Megan for the 5 star review! So glad to hear of your wonderful experience. Best wishes!

New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Picture of Barney ( Beagle) was not him. Barney at three months looked as if he was 6 weeks old. So under weight. ( you could see his ribs) as all my dogs previous the majority where rescues. All I can say is I gave her (Rosella) the money. I Rescured Barney. I wish you can see him now.i did report the the Amish puppy mill and Rosella.

Date of experience: August 18, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Mary, I know this review and your experience was some time ago, we thank you for alering us. If you still have any information on Rosella, you are welcome to reach out to us at contact@lancasterpuppies.com We do not promote or support puppy mills or unethical breeding and would like to know if someone on our site is in violation. Thank you!

New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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We decided to breed our dog for our boys to have the experience of having puppies. It was a one-time thing; we don't plan to do it again. We listed them for sale on Lancaster Puppies. I did not receive any calls, texts, or emails from any prospective buyers. There weren't even any page views for 9 of the 10 listings on their seller view. We ended up finding new homes for our puppies by local flyers and a sign in our yard. I contacted the admin to ask what went wrong and if we could have a refund for the failed marketing. They claimed that their view counter was broken by google updates which is why it appeared that no one saw our ads. They denied any refund and indicated that there were two reasons we didn't have any sales from their service. 1) Our prices were too high (yet we sold them locally). 2) Puppies aren't selling well right now (again, we sold them locally). Now that I've read some reviews, I see they have a very bad reputation as a puppy mill host. I should have read reviews before I spent $190 listing all 10 of them. To prospective sellers, you're probably better off not using this service. I suspect there are some people like me marketing a litter from a family dog on the platform, but according to reviews, you will be competing against sellers with questionable ethics.

Date of experience: July 25, 2023
Lancaster P. — Lancaster Puppies Rep
over a year old

Hello Delton. We are sorry to hear of your negative experience advertising with us. There are many factors that could have caused your puppies not to sell. We have many breeders that have advertised with us for over a decade and have possitive results. We in no way support or "host" puppy mills or unethical breeding practices.