Toy Poodle Rescue

PLEASE READ THIS TRUE AND ACCURATE REVIEW:
We don’t even know where to begin, or how to thank, Sue and Toy Poodle Rescue (TPR), for all that they do. It was by the grace of God that Sue and Rocco, FKA Mochi, came into our lives and we can’t be more grateful. You are an amazing person and you give your heart and soul to not only the rescue and rescue dogs, but to the adopters. You are very special and an angelic human being, which the world needs more of. ������❤️

We adopted, Rocco EXACTLY a year ago today. Sue has been there for us and for Rocco every day since then. We have learned so much in the care of our four-legged child for the health and happiness for all of us

When we first contacted TPR, Sue asked us very poignant questions. These questions were specifically tailored for Rocco and there were a lot. BUT, Sue takes on difficult rescues, where many other rescues would not. She also takes the time to learn about the dog and what would best meet their needs and be successful in their new home. She also educated us in the holistic approach to dog care. Mind you, at that time we had recently lost our dog, rescued 12.5 years ago, to pulmonary hypertension. After listening to Sue with an open mind and heart, we did our own research and realized that we may have contributed to her health issue that took her life. YES, that is hard to 'swallow' but, we did not take Sue's information personally and learned a lot. She supports conventional care, where appropriate and needed, but also promotes holistic care. We have adopted from other, well known, rescues over the years, once we walked out the door, there was no further communication or support. There is no comparison to TPR and the level of support and care they provide after adoption. Sue. you are a Godsend!

From the bottom of our hearts we thank you

IRS needs to look into this 501 (C3). Sue is not trying to adopt dogs out. She is trying to impart her opinions on an unsuspecting folks. She does not list any (legitimate) dogs for adoption.

I really could not even put a star I was treated horrible on the phone they treated me stupid and more they yelled on the phone and they hung up on me a very bad experience trying to adopt a dog ,non-professional from where you look I regret the animals and the people that we have the heart to take them out of a shelter and take them to a home ....so sad ������

If you are a compassionate, respectful person, save yourself the negativity you’ll receive from the very rude, socially inept owner. Her lack of professionalism and her explosive temperament make me wonder how these little dogs are treated.

I appreciate that Sue is very passionate about finding great homes for toy poodles. It's also her organization, and she has the right to run it however she wants. However, my conversations with her have left me feeling baffled, browbeaten, and frustrated. In a nutshell, Sue will not adopt a dog to anyone who won't care for it EXACTLY as she does, and she tolerates no deviation from her VERY specific, idiosyncratic, and frankly irrational preferences. She'll tell you all day that her positions are research-backed, but this cannot be true.

As an example: I called her back one week after submitting an application to adopt a dog. She told me she had some concerns and walked me through a few. One of our disagreements was on the subject of letting dogs sleep in their owners' beds. I told her that the dog would not be allowed on my bed due to 1) boundaries, 2) cleanliness, and 3) the fact that I toss and turn while sleeping. She told me that the dog I wanted to adopt slept on her foster's bed, and therefore would absolutely need to sleep on her new owner's bed. When I suggested putting a doggie bed or a crate in my bedroom, she was nothing short of shocked and scandalized, particularly by my suggestion of a crate, which she called a "cage." But anyone who's read up on positive reinforcement dog training for five minutes knows that dogs, in general, usually love to be in crates, as they're enclosed, protective, and mimic the environment of a den... you know, because dogs are den animals.

Nope. Sue was not having it. Her "research"--which mostly consists of pseudoscientific, "holistic" quackery--didn't concur. Or rather, I should say her feelings didn't concur, because she seems to project her own clinginess onto the dogs and believes they need to be cuddled 24/7. (And of COURSE dogs need to be cuddled and smothered in love; lap dogs belong in laps. But dogs don't die of broken hearts because they can't sleep in the same beds as their owners, FFS.) I point-blank asked her if not sharing a bed was a dealbreaker for her, and she said yes. This woman literally refused to adopt a dog to me--me, who works from home and has a HUGE fenced yard--because I wouldn't let the dog sleep in my bed.

And truly, the fact that I didn't get the dog doesn't bother me. I'll get another dog elsewhere, even if I have to go to a breeder. But this is what grinds my gears about Sue: she cast me as a heinous, abusive dog-hater because I didn't want to let the dog in my bed. Like, I'm 100 percent certain this lady thinks I'm the scum of the earth because I won't share a bed with the dog--and not even just the dog I wanted to adopt! She actually had the audacity to tell me that I shouldn't adopt ANY small dog!

Bottom line: don't waste your time. I don't care if you think you're a decent dog owner, a great dog owner, or a spectacular dog owner. You are not good enough for Sue. No trifle is small enough for Sue not to turn into a moral crisis. Plus, to be very honest, the lady is just insufferable to deal with: self-righteous, arrogant, holier-than-thou, condescending... She sprays torrents of information at you that are hard enough to digest, let alone formulate a response to in the moment, so you never really have time to ponder the veracity of what she's saying. I strongly suspect that she sounds a lot smarter than she actually is; in my estimation, she's a blowhard who gives off the illusion of being knowledgeable because she hurls information at you in a very passionate manner. But her "research" is bullspit, and her contempt and disdain for veterinarians is appalling (bonus: she's an anti-vaxxer, despite her claims to the contrary).

And now I don't wonder why the dog I was trying to adopt has been in foster, as of this writing, for TEN MONTHS. I wonder if all her donors know that they've been paying for her to take care of the same dog for a year because no prospective owners can meet her unachievable standards. And I further wonder if this dog is truly "up for adoption" at all, or if Sue just wants donors to subsidize her taking care of her pets. Additionally, I think it's worth noting that at least one of these positive reviews was written by a member of her staff (a director - see the MA AG's Corporate Database for details).

When I discovered Toy Poodle Rescue I was in disarray and deflated. I was trying to rehome my dog Luke, due to family reasons. He is not good with other dogs, so shelters and fosters would not take him. I was at my tail end, and from the moment I spoke to Sue, I felt reassurance that no other shelter or rescue provided. Sue worked diligently on finding Luke the perfect home. She cared about the welfare of Luke more than adopters that wanted Luke, but would not be a good fit. Sue went above and beyond and reviewed applications with Luke's best interest at heart. Her goal was to rehome Luke to a happy home meant for him. Luke is now flourishing and receiving so much love in an environment that is safe and clean. After reading some of the negative reviews, I thought to myself they are such rubbish. They sound like angry people that probably weren't qualified or had the means to adopt a rescue dog. A lot of shelters will give the dogs away to anyone with a pulse. If you ever need to surrender your dog or adopt Sue is the most hard-working, knowledgeable person and you can put your trust in her and feel confident that your pet/family member is in the best hands. I highly recommend Toy Poodle Rescue-without them Luke could have euthanized and because of them, Luke is in his forever home.

I called about a dog profiled on their site (a cockapoo). I matched all of the extreme requirements listed (no children, older, stay at home, proper fence, no other pets...). There were many issues to take this sweet dog. Then, the rude woman from the shelter said I would not be considered since I had not had a pet in many years. The background check is from a vet, nothing else. She said dog fighter send "grandmothers" to adopt these dogs to use. Seriously?

Even if her belief was true, a check on the individual would make sense. Discriminating against age or making a broad assumption is insulting and bizarre. After reading all of the other reviews, I am not taking it personally. Lovely this woman cares for animals, she should show a little of that kindness towards other humans.

I won’t even both to reiterate exactly every negative thing these below listed reviews have said about this Sue character! I CONCUR.!!!!! SUE IS THE RUDEST CLOWN EVER!!

I called on 12/13/2020 to enquirer about a dog on petfinder.com,the woman that
returned my call had me in tears. After questioning me about my Maltipoo who will be 2 in February, she asked if I give heart worm medicine and flea medicine to my dog, which I truthfully answer yes to both,she continued to ask about the vaccines I got for my dog. Then she told me I was killing my dog with all the vaccines and heart wormer. She told me she would not allow one of her dogs to people that were killing dogs. I was so upset, she was so mean and accusing. She can’t get away with speaking to people like this,I’ve owned poodles my whole life and know exactly what to do and not do, my poodles lived to be 18-19 years old. That woman needs to be spoken to and not be dealing with the public like this at all.

I think Sue is using the organization and her poodles for an opportunity to express her ideas and beliefs and enjoys being rude as well as the authority of having these dogs gives her over people that are looking to adopt them. Talking to her was one of the worse and craziest calls I've ever had in my life. I have no idea how or who actually gets to adopt from her! Based on all her crazy requirements and threats, I find it hard to believe she actually approves any adoption applications at all!

Save yourself some time and aggravation - it is not worth it!

Holy cow! The 30 mins I was on the phone with, I assume is, Sue, I came away with a migraine. I was belittled, demeaned and pretty much accused of being a horrible dog mom to my current dog because I don't subscribe to her way of thinking. I told her, or tried to, I was constantly told to stop talking so that she could continue her diatribe, that if her rules required certain care, we would happily accommodate them if it was the right dog for us. And, we would certainly consider that for our current dog, too. We met all the requirements for fenced yard, current dog at right weight, all adults in the home (I work from home full time and not just due to covid) but she would have none of that. I had to pull the phone away from my ear because she was on volume 11 out of 10. My daughter thought I was on speaker phone because she could hear it in another room. I get that it's her organization, so her rules, but this woman is militant nuts. What a shame. A dog could have had a wonderful life living in our home. I won't subject myself to her again.

The poor lady that runs this rescue had denied adoption of a 7 pound poodle to a woman who had a pitbull. She posted on the rescue Facebook page and was totally attacked by the crazy pitbull people. Her life was threatened and the online attacks were horrible. So much so that Tia from Villalobos pitbull rescue (pitbull and paroles) wrote a post about the people who were harassing her that the humans are the actual bullies. https://www.facebook.com/VillalobosRescueCenter/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
You really have to see that all of the 1 star reviews are from people who have not been able to adopt from this rescue or just want revenge and the people that have adopted, have had wonderful experiences and 5 star reviews. If they write a bad review and don't say the name of the dog they adopted DO NOT BELIEVE IT! This happens all the time when a rescue will not adopt to someone, they look to see how they can get revenge and this site, due to not demanding real names and throw away email addresses, allows such dishonest and misrepresentative reviews. People are very revengeful when they can't get what they want. I am a supporter of this rescue for the great work they do and in the professional field I work as a trainer.

I wish I'd have read these reviews before trying to help this woman after she created drama on her Facebook page and appeared very overwhelmed. Her history of threatening people is disturbing - especially considering the threats that came to my family after she slandered me on Facebook. She told me to call her instead of emailing, and I waited a day bc I was still angry after reading her slander as well as watching her delete any reasonable comment and believe it was an attack. I called today, and she's insisting I apologize for saying something I didn't say. She threatens to expose me, and I'm basically begging her to post the things I've said because people that she's lied to will know the truth. She's clearly unstable. I attempted to call tonight, and she emails me telling me I've had one chance and I can only email her, but that now I'm not allowed to contact her. How does that make any sense? I've deactivated Facebook due to the threats from her people. I'm considering contacting an attorney in Massachusetts related to the slander. Unfortunately, I don't have screenshots of the things she thinks I said bc I didn't feel they were controversial when I made the one Facebook post on her page (she claims there are many) as I was just trying to help her.

Incredibly unprofessional and rude, bordering on harassment levels. The person running this organization cannot seriously expect to get far as an organization with their attitude.
I'm sure their dogs are great but look elsewhere to adopt. The fact that they have so few stars in their reviews say enough- let these people live their lives as miserably as they wish to.

This was the worst experience I have had trying to adopt a dog. The same dogs have been on the site for years. The woman I talked to screamed and berated me. She was condescending and rude. I question whether this is a true adoption site or a platform to cram her unusual views down your throat. I hung up. I just wanted to give an older dog a good home. BEWARE!!!!!

Be cautious of Sue. She is extremely shady and will lie to get any advantage. She also has zero respect for people who don’t share the same views as her and has zero respect and does not support any military personnel.
I would travel thousands of miles before working with her to adopt a dog.

Sue at TPR is the best. We adopted Rocket 8 1/2 years ago. Sue has been so supportive. Any issues that have arisen she is more than willing to help. I am amazed at the wealth of knowledge that she has for this breed of dogs. No one like her.
As to the negative reviews....anyone who knows Sue has come to realize that Sue cares for the well-being of her dogs above everything else. I used to think like many people that if you are willing to take a dog that’s all that matters. Well it isn’t about you it is about the dog. Sue evaluates the dogs when she first takes them - and she is very good at it! She keeps the dogs in foster care as long as it takes to find just the right fit. For example she will not place a really young dog with an elderly person because she wants her dogs to be in forever homes. They have already been displaced at least once.
If you want a true testament of how this rescue operates, read the stories from those who have adopted and not those who didn’t qualify for whatever reason.

I met Sue 10 years ago when I applied to be a foster. At the time I had a miniature poodle who I had vaccinated way too much out of ignorance.
Sue taught me all about vaccines and much more including food and general care. She provided me with invaluable information that I never would have known if not for her. When I became a foster Mom she called me frequently to make sure things were going smoothly and I was totally supported.
I have read the negative reviews on this site and am appalled that people would write these things out of spite and because they or their family member were denied adoption.
Don't believe them!
Sue is one of the most caring individuals, especially when it comes to her rescue dogs. She has spent thousands of her own money when a dog needs acute medical care... and most of them do. Many of the dogs come to her because the owner can’t afford their care and medical needs and with little or no previous care and it is up to her to fix them. And she does.
Anyone reading these reviews have to think why anyone would bother to write a bad review if not for pure revenge because they were not allowed to adopt.

I have never interacted with an individual like Sue; it was truly terrifying. She has displayed deeply troubling and scary behavior. She is still posting about those who left her one-star reviews years after the reviews. You can see that she has replied to all of the one-star reviews, trying undermine them. At first, she posted the full names, employment information and additional identifying, personal details of every reviewer who left one star with the threat: "We are no longer going to allow people to write revengeful reviews...We will expose you! " Parts of her messages were written in all capital letters (need I say more?). Her messages were so nasty and filled with ad hominem attacks that they were deleted by this website for violating its standard of conduct, so she revised and "softened" her replies this time. However, do not believe her comments that all negative reviews are from people who are just upset / angry they didn't get a dog. This is a straw man attack. A few months after my disturbing experience with Sue, I adopted from a wonderful local shelter and met a dog trainer who had a client that had also interacted with her and had a near identical experience to mine. (what are the chances?) That person found their exchange with her so disconcerting that they reported her to a Massachusetts government agency (I don't remember which one) and was told that they were not the first to call about Toy Poodle Rescue. (again, what are the chances?) I think the issue was that the agency only handles cases with evidence of animal mistreatment, not troubling behavior towards potential adopters.

Sue is now even angry at this website (greatnonprofits.org) because they flagged her replies for violating their standards of conduct (see her reply to reviewer NancyCC). So basically, the reviewers, this website--everyone is out to get her? She clearly has issues. As others have said here, Sue carries a lot of hate and anger, seems emotionally troubled (I don't say that lightly), explodes, has an intense need to have the last word and insults others as stupid. Most of the one-star reviews here describe similarly disturbing, nasty behavior...

This is really scary. We heard some horrible things about this rescue while doing some research (we saw one of their poodles online and fell in love) and it appears to be very true. The owner/person who runs this rescue is off her rocker and mentally unstable. Trust the negative reviews. As you can see, she likes to comment on the “negative” reviews and continue to attack people and use their personal information. Doesn’t this violate the guidelines? Stay FAR away. There are too many good, reputable, well-meaning rescues that need fosters and adopters to bother with this special kind of crazy.

I wish I could give a -5 stars. Never in my life have I experienced the foolishness then dealing with this sue lady.
So lets begin, my mom decided she would be the advocate for my grandparents who are really looking into adopting a poodle.
My mom calls to follow up on the application and gets verbally abused by this lady! I think she is completely bonkers! I could hear this lady yelling, using f bombs, through the phone. Apparently my mom made a few mistakes on the application and sue did not bother to help her fix those mistakes, because it’s “not her problem.” Not only did she explode on my mom when all she wanted was some guidance, she calls my grandmother to badmouth my mom! Absolutely unprofessional, there is no excuse! Everyone in my family is livid! How can someone carry so much hate in their heart that they want to make others feel stupid and weak? My sister and I both leave comments on her facebook telling people our experience, she proceeded to block us and delete the comments. Of course being the adult-baby she is, she writes a lengthy facebook post insinuating that we are stupid, can’t get jobs because of how stupid we are, and that costumer problems are not HER problems. This lady is absolutely wacko, I don’t know whats wrong with her but she must live a VERY sad, lonely, ugly life.

Sue is absolutely out of her mind. My mom was trying to help my grandparents find a new companion, long story short she called to explain why she filled out the application the way she did and she was BERRATED by this horrible woman running this “rescue”. Talked over her and wouldn’t let her speak so my mom hung up. Then she called my grandparents to talk badly about my mom!!!! She is DISGUSTING. My sister and I wrote on her FB page and she deleted our comments, blocked us and wrote a super long post slandering my family. STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS PLACE

I have adopted 3 amazing little poodles from Sue. The experience was wonderful. My first baby was special needs and Sue worked with us to make sure it was the “right fit”. I would NEVER expect a rescue to bend or change their rules just because I wanted the dog. Of course I fell in love with the dog but I wanted to make sure that our home would be the type where the dog would be happy and thrive. I knew Sue was working with this dog and knew her personally inside and out. When she started to ask questions about my home and lifestyle I didn’t feel like I was being judged I felt like “wow she really loves this dog and wants to ensure I will love her like she does”. When the worst thing ever happened and my little girl was diagnose with cancer Sue was right there. She answered every call she came and sat with us for hours and help us make decisions. She doesn’t just adopt them out and never look back. Her rescue is not about the volume of dogs she can take in and adopt but about finding the best home possible. So when people are told “No” for one reason or another they go on and write a bad review. It’s not fair!!! She treats these dogs as her own. She is always putting the dogs interest first . It’s the promise she makes to the people who surrender their dogs to her and more importantly it’s the promise she makes to the dog.

Sue did us the tremendous honor of allowing us to permanently foster Lacey, the sweetest little 15 year old toy poodle and the love of our lives. Her time was just about up when Sue was told about her and made arrangements to rescue her from the shelter. Lacey had a large tumor on her face, and heart problems. Before Sue brought her to visit us and see if we and our home would be appropriate for Lacey, she had the tumor on her face surgically removed, had her teeth cleaned, and had her evaluated by a canine cardiologist. All at considerable expense. All this for a 15 year old dog who had been "thrown away" by the heirs of her former elderly owner, one might ask. To Sue, the life and well being of any poodle is worth whatever expense there might be. And she knew that Lacey had the possibility of almost ten more years of a happy life, since some poodles live to their early to mid twenties.

Sue did trust us to give Lacey a second chance at a safe, happy life, for which we will forever be grateful. She called us daily to see how Lacey was doing, if we needed anything, if there was anything she could help us with. Then as time went on, I was calling her with questions about feeding her, safe flea and tick prevention, safe immunization practices, etc. She was always available, and always had the answers. Sometimes sending me things she thought would be helpful. And they were.

When Lacey developed grand mal seizures a year and a half after she became the princess of our home, Sue was as worried as I was. Our veterinarian was able to manage her seizures, but she was never the same little joyful girl again. We loved her just as much, and she knew it. Our routines just changed. When we lost her to heart failure and kidney failure six months later, Sue cried with me when I told her.

All this might sound "over the top" to some, but not to those who realize that these are very small, vulnerable dogs who can't even be left outdoors in a fenced yard without supervision - they are very easily stolen, and vulnerable to attack by hawks and other predators and larger dogs. They need to have all the planning and protection possible, and Sue does it admirably.

I adopted my Andie Rose 8 years ago from TPR. Sue was thorough and a champion for this little creature. Sue made sure Andie was going to the best possible home and I totally appreciate her concerns. Sue was informative, helpful and sincere. I have read many reviews and the bad ones are those who aren’t truthful about the environment the animals would be living in. These dogs are rescues and come with issues and health concern. Sue ensures that these dogs go to places better than where they came from and healthier than when she received them. If someone thinks Sue is too controlling then don’t try to adopt from her, Sue has to be to protect these animals. I have never seen a bad review from someone who adopted from TPR. Keep doing what you do Sue, Andie Rose and I are grateful!

I have known Sue at TPR for about 8-9 yrs. She has always given 100 percent to help us deal with a difficult time our family and our little poodle was having. She told us her first concern was always to protect the dog first but in reality she showed us great kindness and understanding. Sue always returns calls and offers her help no matter how many times I might ask the same question over and over. If you are lucky enough to adopt a dog from TPR know that you will always have Sue and TPR in your corner with your pup’s well being first in their mind. My family and I love TPR!! They make home visits to every home they adopt to! Come on, not many rescues do that! Now if we could just get people to tell the truth in their applications Toy Poodle Rescue would have an easier job and more poodles would be in their forever homes. Nicky McDermid

The owner, Sue, is a control freak who seems to enjoy pulling people's strings, from my experience and the reviews I've read. She is irrational and illogical, creating requirements that nobody can truly meet - as if the all of the dog-owning public is neglectful to the point of abuse. I think it's telling that she keeps these dogs for YEARS in "foster" care. You won't meet her standards. There's an atom (and not much more) of truth in each insane requirement, which she holds onto. You'll drive yourself crazy and get your heart broken.

How can I say thank you enough to Toy Poodle Rescue! This rescue specializes in the care and attention to the poodle bred. The proprietor of this refuge in her expertise in the handling, grooming, precision to the knowledge of this breed is remarkable. The most outstanding characteristic of this rescue is the compassion, kindness and empathetic heart No matter where there is a need, Toy Poodle is there with open arms and hearts to ensure the safety and well-being of all poodles that are taken into their rescue given all the necessary medical care but most of all the pure heart of love and concern given to each and every fur-doll relinquished into Toy Poodle Rescue. If it were not for this rescue hundreds that have been abandoned, abused, dumped or thrown away would surely be killed. Toy Poodle rescue provides a refuge from the harshness of what these fur-babies have experienced from humans, they are provided hope for a second chance at a fur-ever home and the love of a real caring human family that will treat them with respect and as a member of their family.
In Italian we say " Multi Graci" for being there for Sunny and me. You will forever be our Guardian Angel.

Just because you believe you can offer the perfect home, and you are highly experienced with Poodles, and you are highly experienced with rescue dogs, and you are an incredibly responsible and safety-conscious person--that does not mean you will get one of her dogs.

Start by studying her contract (we didn't); my impression is that it is confiscatory. In fact, she told us that she had actually placed a little dog the day before, but apparently on his first night in his new home he was disruptive, and the unsuspecting new Poodle "owner" set him up in the kitchen for the night. Sue said she went to that home the next day and "reclaimed" the dog because he had been put in the kitchen. These are "her little girls" and "her little boys."

She called our vet. She did not call any of the other four references we provided. But we passed the fence test. We are both at home, one retired and one working at home. We are very active.

We were denied the dog who visited because she discovered our previous Poodle had been off leash in the middle of a park playing with her tennis ball. She was elderly, had a limp, couldn't run fast or far, (we'd finally bought a dog stroller for her). She was nowhere any cars or roads, and she was highly trained and responsive. Worse yet, we were accused of letting her "swim in ponds." This was because we let her play with her ball in clean clear shallow water at a beach in Ashland State Park--maybe a mile from a road. Our dog loved it! If that were not enough, we have stairs in our house! At first the visiting Poodle hesitated at them, but then she zipped up to the bedroom so Sue could see where the dog would sleep, whereupon the Poodle hopped up onto our high bed effortlessly!

This dog has been in foster care with Sue for three years.

The process caused us tremendous stress and heartache. That we are highly responsible adults with sound judgment did not seem to count.

These people- the President and her Treasurer husband, turned a dream come true into an absolute nightmare for me. I waited for 3 months after my application was approved to get the dog I wanted to adopt, which was 10 yrs old and blind. I was and he was part of Senior to Senior program so no adoption fees, but they absolutely broke my heart and I'm sure it was traumatic for the dog as well. They brought him down on a Thursday and took him back/demanded him back the following Tuesday. I had signed a 9 page contract to which I didn't read because who would think something could go wrong with a dog adoption? I've owned toy poodles for 40 years! Per the contract you never really own the dog and the husband and wife are in your life forever. The reason(s) she demanded "her" dog back was because: I didn't follow her instructions, the dog had a few pee accidents (which I did not care about - he was 8 lbs) and pee'd in MY house! She accused me of teaching him bad habits. She went ballistic on the phone several times and hung up on me as well, even dropped the "F bomb". She even went as far as telling me that I had a memory issue! She even threatened me with the police if I did not give them MY copies of the paperwork - so I called the police. These are mean people who, based on my personal experience, do NOT have the dogs' welfare at heart nor the potential adopters. Very mean people whom I was tempted to follow up on with legal action; however, THERE IS ALWAYS KARMA. Be careful if you decide to deal with them.

The owner called to deny my application which is okay but she proceeded to question me and was emotionally charged making me feel like I was going to abuse or neglect the animal. She tried to scare me by making claimed that I will "loose my house" if my dog but a client of mine. Unprofessional, rude.. Here's the letter I wrote her: Hi Sue, Thank you for considering my application. When you called today it was clear that I was not going to be a candidate for your dogs, which is fine with me however when you asked me what if I "could stand not go to the bathroom for 9 hours" to make a point that the dogs couldn't either, I felt like you thought I would abuse/neglect my animal. Also, claiming that I will "loose my house!" if my dogs bites one of my clients I felt was presumptuous, emotionally charged, and unprofessional. Clearly you care about your animals and I'm certainly okay if I'm not a fit, but I didn't appreciate being treated like this.

They were not truthful or honest in what they stated. An experience I would never want anyone to go through.