BEWARE OF BIGLOVEPUPPIES.COM / VICKIE ALVORD

THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS FILED A LAWSUIT ON VICKIE O'NEAL ALVORD FOR DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.

The following information was in the local newspaper:

The State of Texas accuses a married couple and the wife's sister of running puppy mills, misrepresenting the diseased bulldogs they sell for $2, 000 to $3, 000 apiece, falsely claiming to have bred the dogs themselves, and refusing to replace dead dogs with healthy, live ones.

The defendants are Kristy O'Neal dba EPuppyPro aka EPuppyPro.com; her husband, Charles O'Neal, also dba T.B. Elite Marketing LLC dba EPuppyPro.com and Lobopuppies.com; her sister, Melody Edwards dba Lobopuppies aka Lobopuppies.com;

and Vickie O'Neal Alvord, an officer of T.B. Elite Marketing and epuppypro.com and lobopuppies.com.

VICKIE O'NEAL ALVORD ALSO SELLS ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES FROM HER WEBSITE: BIGLOVEPUPPIES.COM

The O'Neals operate out of North Richland Hills, Texas, Edwards out of Hurst.
The state alleges:
The defendants misrepresented the health of at least four sick puppies, claiming they had been checked by vets; one died the day after arrival; another one died soon thereafter; one has "two genetic disorders which left it unable to walk or stand."
One puppy the defendants sold was ill on arrival and died within 6 weeks.
The defendants advertise their dogs with alleged testimonials from customers, but at least one such customer "made no such statements and remains dissatisfied with his or her purchasing experience."
The defendants use AKC and other trademarks to advertise their dogs, but refuse to provide AKC papers when requested.
The defendants misrepresent themselves as the dogs' breeders, but the dogs have tattoos indicating they were imported. One puppy, which Kristy O'Neal misrepresented as bred at her home and "her kids' favorite" went to the purchaser "straight from the airport immediately after being imported."
The state demands penalties of up to $20, 000 per violation.

BUYERS BEWARE!!

This company claims to sell puppies that are AKC registered and charges like if they were but when you receive the puppy it comes with no paperwork and then you are told it is registered with an unknown company. Not only are these puppies not AKC registered but they arrive with health issues! I purchased a puppy from this company a couple of months ago and have already spent well over $2, 000 in vet bills because of different medical issues the pup was experiencing! I placed a dispute because they also over charged my credit card because they did not honor a discount they offered me but they are still refusing to credit back the difference. They are holding our registration paperwork hostage until the dispute is settled so we can't even register the puppy. I purchased this puppy under the assumption that it was AKC registered because I wanted to breed my AKC female since she has such a gorgeous face. Currently I am out over $4, 000 because of this situation and this company is acting like I am at fault! Well I think they should do what's right and at least honor their verbal agreement and accept the dispute and put an end to this. I would return the puppy but he is already a part of my family and even though we cannot use him for what we intended we have made a home for him and he is not to blame for all of this!

I am surprised that this company has no other complaints! I wouldn't be shocked if they were associated with Epuppypro.com & Lobbopuppies.com???????? They are ALL from TEXAS!!!