Jonno

As the title says, please do avoid these dog breeders at all costs!
We wanted a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog for our family and reached out to the owner (Kim) in June 2021.
We received numerous puppy pictures and to secure a puppy, she requested a £500 deposit. We thought this was a bit excessive (especially as the puppies weren't even born yet), however, as it is quite a rare breed in the UK we put the deposit down (July 2021).
She confirmed there was a short waiting list and we would be allocated a puppy by the end of the year (December 2021) providing the pregnancies were successful.
No puppies in December, so we were told Spring 2022. More excuses so again no puppies in Spring. We were then told Summer 2022, at which point I said if no puppies available, we would like our deposit back.
Surprise, surprise, no puppies in Summer 2022, so I asked for our deposit back to explore other options. 8 weeks now and still no return of deposit (family members dying, no online banking facility, unable to leave the house to go to the bank, etc, etc!)
Don't get me wrong, I do believe she breeds Greater Swiss puppies, but clearly has a huge waiting list.
She takes the £500 deposits and then uses every excuse under the sun to say that puppies are not available.
In summary, please avoid these breeders at all cost unless you want to pay £500 (which you won't get back) for nothing!