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UPDATE ALERT! Debbie Rondeau has
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Buyer Beware ~ Breeders Beware
This web site was built to expose the truth of Debbie Rondeau now going by the name of DEBBIE BEARD and how she has operated her puppy mill scams under multiple alias names in order to miss being detected. If you think that she is an honest woman that loves her dogs as pets, you have been mislead and lied to. This site will expose you to the real Debbie and the truth of how she has operated in the past and how she operates now, under her new name she is once again defrauding people of their money. All information within this website have been documented and referenced. All statements are of the actual people that have been lied to and ripped off by Debbie Beard when she was using previous alias names.
Between 5-07-2001 to 5-05-06 (5 years)
Debbie produced a massive 136 litters of Shihtzu puppies alone, she also had four other breeds at this time. Typical puppymillers breed dogs too young - many times under a year of age and on their first heat. The then keep many female puppies to use are breeders and breed them back to whatever males they have, inbreeding daughter to sire or sister to brother means nothing to a puppymiller. These poor bitchs are bred back-to-back-to-back until they can no longer reproduce. The puppymiller will then dispose the old dog many times in inhumane ways. Rarily does a puppymiller offer adult spayed retired dogs available because of their poor appearnce and poor health. In order for a puppymiller to aquire new bitches for breeding, they tell unsuspectable otheres that they are "Not a breeder" just a "Pet owner that loves their dogs" and "spoils them rotten". Puppy mills rarily show the registerd names, pedigree's or pictures of the puppy sire and dam on their web sites. These are all red flags. Debbie Rondeau is the epitome of a large scale puppy miller.
Do You Want This Woman Mass Producing The APBT's Too?
She already started and if YOU think this woman is an honest person then YOU need to be informed of the truth.
American Pit Bull Terrier Puppies - Chihuahua Puppies
$ Debbies Shihtzu Puppies $ Debbies Shiba Puppies $ Debbies Poodle Puppies $
$ Debbies Papillon Puppies $ Debbies Westies Puppies $
Complaints page 1 | Complaints page 2 | Complaints page 3 | Complaints page 4 | Complaints page 5 | Complaints page 6
Complaints page 7 | Complaints page 8 | Complaints page 9 | Complaints page 10 | Complaints page 11
Class Action Law Suit? Ask the DA about Debbie Rondeau
Better Business Bureau Complaints #ID 22068403
Contract Issues: Failure to honor contract or agreement, work performed without authorization, or invalid contract
No Response - Debbie failed to respond to the complaint Debbie failed to respond to the BBB to resolve or address the complaint issuesBetter Business Bureau Complaints #ID: 37003480
Sales Practice Issues - Sales presentations made in person or by telephone that contain misrepresentations of the product or service, high pressure sales practices, failure to disclose key conditions of the offer, and verbal representations not consistent with written contractual terms or agreements.
No Response - Debbie failed to respond to the complaint. Debbie failed to respond to the BBB to resolve or address the complaint issuesBetter Business Bureau Complaints extended | Better Business Bureau Complaints extended
All pages within the Internet
Archive's are web pages and information that Debbie personally
managed at sometime before the websites became deleted.
The information is now public domain as documented by the
Internet Archives.
All information on this web site are for research purposes, you
are more then welcome to use information within this website for
research purposes.
Four Paws Shih Tzu Puppies Debbie Rondeau of Four Paws unprofessional and did not provide quality shih tzu. LaPine Oregon
Phone: 541-536-0555
P O Box 475
LaPine, Oregon, 97739
U.S.A.
First of all, Debbie was not very accommodating regarding the ship date. She asks you when you would like the puppy shipped, but she doesn't pay any attention to what you want. She ships at her convenience only. She didn't even email me to find out if I received him safely. As a courtesy, I did emial her that I received him on 12/5/03. I found my dealings with her very unsatisfactory. I think she is a very unprofessional person and probably is running a puppy mill of sorts. Just look at her website and see all the puppies she always has.
She professes on her web site that she raises quality puppies with great coats. Only that is not true. When I received my puppy, Nikko, he was very mangy looking. His hair was very thin and coarse, his skin was all flaky and he scratched himself incessantly. In fact, the vet did a scraping to test him for the mange. He put Nikko on vitamins and a healthy food diet.
Also, the vet was concerned that he had an open fontenal (soft spot) that had not healed completely which could lead to neurological problems later on if not closed. When I emailed Debbie this info, her response was, 'if he had any health issues my vet would never have given him a health certificate to fly.' She was not the least bit concerned whether there was a problem with him or not, nor did she ever further inquire about his health. After only on month with me, he gained about three pounds. He only weighed 4.13 on 12/5/03 when I received him, and by Jan. 2nd after proper care and nourishment, he weighed in at 7.5 pounds.
Nikko is a mutt that Debbie produced and sold as a purebred Shihtzu. Debbie also bred 4 other breeds.. one being Papillion which figures this one out.Nikko does not even look like a shih tzu. First of all, his snout is longer and more pointy than the normal pushed in look of a shih tzu. Secondly, his eyes are almond shaped with short eyelashes rather than the shih tzu's normal big round eyes with long curly eyelashes. Third, his hair is short and smooth rather than the long busy look of a shih tzu. I will try to attach a picture of two puppies. The lone on the left is a shih tzu and looks very much like one. The one on the right is my Nikko that Debbie sold me as a shih tzu. It's very obvious how different looking he is.
When I mailed Debbie a picture, her response was, and I quote, 'the coat is much like we get sometimes when it is a recessive which is what coc is. It may change once he gets his first short hair cut.' Well his hair has never grown long enough to get it cut. Anyways, what little there is, I would be afraid to cut. Furthermore, she states that I bouth a pet, not a shih tzu and that's why he came with a limited registration. My papers state I bought a shih tzue not a pet. First of all, I never discussed breeding rights with her. I never knew about limited registrations. Secondly, she didn't send me his papers until a few days before she shipped him and not until after I had paid her in full.
I had to ask numerous times for pictures of the parents. She actually sent me a picture of his sister. It took me many months and many requests to receive the right pictures. Quite honetly, I don't even know if the pictures I have are correct. Also, I would email her several questions and she would only answer one and ignore the rest. Sometimes her answer wasn't even relevant. Debbie Rondeau obviously has a communication problem.
Under the circumstances, I have asked her for a partial refund. I feel a fifty percent refund is warranted as Nikko is not the quality shih tzu she claims to raise. She refuses to give any refund whatsoever. She has offered to exchange him or to help me sell him. Who would pay $700 for a shih tzu that doesn't look like one, let alone the $1000 plus that I have invested in him due to neuturing and shots. Once a puppy comes into my home, he is here for his duration. Just because I'm disappointed that he does not look like a shih tzu, doesn't mean I would send him back as you would bring a dress back to a store because it wasn't exactly what you wanted. Furthermore, I wouln't think of sending any dog back to her.
DO NOT buy any puppies from Debbie Rondeau of Four Paws. DO NOT trust Debbie Rondeau. I know several other people that have had problems with her. Also, there are several breeders that know of her and don't think very highly of her. Unfortunately, I am not at liberty to use ther names. Unfortunately, it is people like Debbie Rondeau that give reputable breeders a bad name.
Lucille
Lancaster, New York
Reference; http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/106/RipOff0106983.htm
Definately Not a pure bred shih tzu!
Lucille, I sympathize with you completely. I was appalled at reading the info about Debbie Rondeau, and couldn't believe my eyes when seeing the picture of your 'shih tzu'.
I'm glad you came forward with this info to share with other potential buyers. It's a good reminder for everyone to do a lot of research on the breeder prior to the purchase, etc...especially when buying things over the internet.
Rest assured your post will have helped/and will continue to help other buyers from buying from this appalling backyard breeder.
Your dog is a cutie, however, you (and everyone else) are correct, it's (obviously) not a purebred shih tzu.
Does your vet have any idea what kind of dog it really is? (I mean, what it could have been mixed with? It looks to me to have some chihuahua in it).
Maybe Debbie needs some glasses or simply does not have a conscience, she had no right doing what she did. That's the problem with buying things over the internet unfortunately, there's a lot of con artists out there!
Have you filed any sort of legal complaint? You can send her info/your complaint to the FTC and the Attorney General and many other places so her info is kept on file with the police/fbi for future use if needed.Sal
Pensacola, Florida
U.S.A.This dog is obviously a mix
This dog is obviously a mix. As an exhibitor in several AKC venues, I am appalled that they tried to pass this off as purebred.
Not sure if it has to do with money, as the AKC would lose money if Debbie Rondeau were not able to register litters, but it does not look good for the AKC to give a 'pass' to this obviously mixed breed dog.
I would suggest any who are as disgusted as I am by the write the AKC.
You can write them directly here:
http://www.akc.org/contact/contact_akc.cfmBe civil, explain your thoughts, and ask how they could have determined this dog was purebred.
I would address it to either the Customer service desk, or to DNA...
Michelle Seatle Washington
How you can get a hold of Debbie Rondeau
Please view my complaint I put on this site, on 11-14-04 by searching under than name Debbie Rondeau, or fourpaws shih tzu. I am an investigator and Debbie took my money and sold my pup to someone else and told me it died. See my complaint to see more info about what she did to me. I FINALLY got a money order out of her last week for most of what she owes me. Here is her new e-mail address: kira@winning.com or wagintails.com Also her new website is www.wagintails.com She is getting a bad reputation on her old Four Paws site, so she decided to change names and try it again. Under her new site and address are not listed. I heard she went into business with someone else. I hope they know what they are getting themselves into.
Four Paws Shih Tzu and Grooming Saloon
Tom and Debbie Rondeau
PO Box 475 LaPine Oregon 97739
(541)536-8829
(541)536-0555
(541) 419-1073
Buy Puppies with Credit Card http://web.archive.org/web/20021011224525/www.fourpaws-shihtzu.com/form.htmlFAX#: 541 536 0888
Previous Emails Used By Debbie:
TNDRondeau@aol.com | doglover-puppyinfo@earthlink.net | doglover53@centurytel.net | fourpaws9@earthlink.net | kira@winning.com | doglover04@bendbroadband.com
Above is old contact imformation that appeared on the Four Paws Shih Tzu website before it was shut down.
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS WEB SITE IS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.
