Breeder suggested calling AKC to check on their standing. I did just that today (Dec. 8.) This breeder is not in good standing with the AKC. AKC said that they were suspended until March. They were suspended in 2004. Suspended again in 2005. Suspended again in 2006 for 4 1/2 years for "submission of false application to register or transfer litters".
I would say this breeder shows a history of misrepresentation.
Breeder uses a dog "registry" called ACA. Be careful. It is not the respected AKC (Amer. Kennel Club). ACA is not recognized by most vets nor by good breeders. It's simply a "registration service"—you send in some form with a fee and you're registered. They do not do DNA testing or breeder verifications, etc, etc like the AKC American Kennel Club does. Again, they're just a registration service that is not verifiable. Big difference between AKC and ACA. (I sure have gone through a huge learning-curve in this whole ordeal!)
My "purebred bulldog" which Bart and Beth Jessen sold me had her tail docked. Bulldogs have short tails and good breeders do not dock bulldog tails. She is very lean (thin) and has long legs. Started noticing she wasn't very bulldog looking after a few months. Beth Jessen told us to wait 1 1/2 to 2 years for her to widen out & look like a bulldog. After having her roughly 4 months we took her to several bulldog experts, including a Governor of Bulldog Club of America—who has bred bulldogs over 30 years and judges bulldog competitions. All confirmed she is not a purebred bulldog—our puppy is a mixed breed dog—very little bulldog in her lines.
When I asked Beth for photos of the mother and father, she sent pictures of father but said she didn't have pictures of the mother. Once I indicated I wanted my money back she miraculously was able to produce photos of the mother. I have not had the photos examined by an expert yet, but the mother does not look much like a bulldog.
For. She's a sweetie and very cute. We love her! She is napping next to me right now.:)
We paid a total of $2,241 for a purebred bulldog. It's not a matter of not liking the dog. We love her! But we paid a lot of money for a mixed breed dog. These breeders did not give us what they promised and they need to make things right.
They gave us 3 options in getting our money back. Two of the options demanded returning the dog. What good breeder would expect a family to give a dog back after having her almost 7 months now? Our Sophie is a part of our family. We have 2 young children who LOVE this dog—and the dog LOVES them. She cried every morning for a month when the kids went back to school this fall. We are a good, loving family that isn't about to sacrifice our Sophie for money. It's not her fault that she's not a bulldog. These breeders are CRUEL to expect that we return her!
Some things are right and some things are wrong. It's totally wrong that these breeders should get away with charging us over $2,000 for a purebred bulldog—when we got a mixed breed dog. It's totally wrong that they even ask us to return our sweet Sophie when we've had her 7 months! And it's totally wrong for them to write these long, twisted stories on the internet claiming they are good breeders and in good standing with the AKC—when they are not! And they are using a "registry service" as a claim of quality of dogs.
But don't take my word for things—see for yourself. I will be adding a picture of our Sophie with this post, so check back.in the meantime, go to to check out our Sophie. I invite you to show the photo to your vet. See if they think this is a purebred bulldog.in this case, a picture is worth a thousand words...
Thanks for listening!
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