Complaint Review: goldendoodle world - cleveland North Carolina

My family was scammed by Ms. Dee Gerrish of Lake Ridge Kennels,

Cleveland, NC. My family purchased a dog from her as a gift

and it was the worse thing to have done and been a nightmare ever since.

She asked me to do some work on her property and I saw her kennel. I

can assure you that she is lying when she says she does not live in a

trailer or a trailer park. SHE DOES!!!!! Her kennel is nothing more

than a large metal rectangular shed behind her mobile home. It houses

puppies, dogs, and at least one cat in a cage; a tiny cage at that. The

appearance of the inside of this shed is: floors have not been cleaned

properly. The corners are caked with animal hair, food debris, dust,

and God only knows what else. There are leaks in the roof and they're

old and still not fixed. Why? Because she says her dog sales are so

bad that she can't afford to fix up the kennel. I know for a fact that

her kennel has been infected by the Parvo disease at least twice. She

refuses to shut down her kennel in order to sanitize the grounds. She

refuses to take proper measures to clean up her kennel. Her husband

personally explained to me how she made him surrender 10 grown dogs to

the local animal shelter and yet, she continues to breed dogs and try to

sell them for profit. The day I was working for her one of her dogs

that she keeps in a pen of other grown dogs got out and attacked a small

dog. The dog's stomach was ripped open. Instead of taking this poor

dog to a vet for proper treatment, she forced me to hold this dog down

while she sewed it up without anesthesia. I was horrified to say the

least. Her reason for not administering anesthesia she said was because

the dog was already in shock. By the way, as a footnote here, she is a

screamer! No one is allowed to confront her in any way, shape,or form.

Her son was on the property the same day I was there and he privately

told me that his mom, Dee, needs to get rid of alot of dogs and clean up

this place because it is out of control and so is his mom, Dee. Her

husband told me privately that Dee has way too many dogs and that she is

obsessed with them. The property has a foul odor to it from the moment

you arrive in Dee's driveway. I can only describe as this: piles of

animal fecies. It took my breath away and not in a good way. Also,

upon entry to Dee's property, it's littered with a travel trailer, a

boat, a 3 sided open metal shed which is cluttered and over-flowing onto

their walkway and unsafe. For some unknown reason, Dee has several if

not many guinea hens roaming around her property. Now this property is

not large as you might imagine. It's less than an acre. But remember I

told you, on this parcel is a mobile home, a travel trailer, a large

speed boat, 2 sheds, a car, a truck, another shed on the right side of

her mobile home, and the so-called kennel behind the trailer. No where

is there a place for these confined dogs to exercise. I tell ya, it's a

mess and it's a shame that nice folks like us and others are being

mislead, mistreated, scammed, deceived, bullied, bashed, harrassed,

taken advantage of, SLANDERED, and THREATENED. Please, please, do not

and I say LOUD AND CLEARLY, if you want to prevent Dee Gerrish from

future sales, STAY AWAY FROM HER. She will only bring you nothing but

trouble and you will have to hear about it for years and she'll drag you

and your reputation through the mud like she has done to me and my

family. I only wish that I could post my identity and my phone number

and my home address so you can contact me personally and verify what I

say is the truth so help me God! I have already contacted the SPCA, the

Health Dept., the Humane Society, PETA, Animal Control,and the local

authorities in her area. I was informed that they are aware of her

fraudulent business practices and customer complaints and Dee Gerrish is

on their radar screen.