Overall good, but some concerns.
Overall, my experience with Honest Pet has been a good one. I got my puppy this past Friday (3/27/26)I had to pick her up, because the delivery time was not an ideal time or date, so I drive 7.5 hours one way to pick her up (to no fault of Honestpet, or the transport company themselves, they were all quick to respond and were helpful with questions about delivery.) I could have had them deliver her another date, but I had already waited what felt like an eternity, and I was impatient. She is absolutely adorable and is the exact puppy that I expected from the photos. I was extremely skeptical about buying a puppy online, and to my surprise it was legit. I do have concerns however. First one isn’t a huge deal to me as I don’t plan to breed her or put her in shows or anything where it really matters, but to someone else it might. For the price of these puppies, I expected them to be officially AKC registered, and come with papers. My particular puppy did not. (I got a miniature long hair dachshund.) I am able to “register” her with AKC partners, which from what I understand is kinda pointless, as it is only for dogs that are not able to be registered officially. I paid over 5k for her, and I find it insane that for that price she isn’t officially AKC registered. Which makes me wonder if the breeders are reputable and not a backyard breeding situation. Which leads me to another concern, which is for the price you pay for the puppies, I feel they should be expected to have the puppies vaccinated by an actual veterinarian, not the breeder. I just find it hard to trust it was done, and done correctly unless done or supervised at least by a licensed veterinarian. She seems healthy, and happy, and fits right in with our family. I do not regret buying from HonestPet, I just wish there was more “proof” of the legitimacy of the breeders. I purchased a puppy from pet land and they even provided proof of the breeders property being inspected, and information on the breeders themselves. I was hoping for the same Information with this company. But in my case, all I got was some vague vet records, information on the complementary 30 day insurance, and some guides on what to expect with a new puppy, and some info on training stuff. No real “paperwork” or proof of purchase or anything like that. I just feel for the price you pay, they should be a little more transparent about the breeders, and unless specifically listed as a mixed breed, should be AKC certified puppies. Again though, I am overall happy with the experience, and absolutely love my puppy. The staff were all very helpful and friendly, and answered questions and did what they could to ease my mind throughout the process.
By Deanna C.