As a breeder, I feel I am fairly qualified to respond to the negative reviews posted about NextDayPets. Also give buyers a little more information about breeders.

UPDATE - - (May 2017): In response to all the complaints I see about the $25.00 application fee to contact breeders... this is something that NDP has come up with to gain additional funds (FOR THEM).
A buyer can still contact the breeder freely - by phone/email, the application fee is NOT mandatory. This seems a bit tricky of NDP because it is misleading to a buyer.
Another compliant; is about a smaller fee (I think about $6.00). This is a fee that a prospective buyer has to pay "IF" the breeder they are trying to contact is not a paying member, and has a puppy listed for sale.
Members pay a monthly fee in order for a prospective buyer to freely see our contact - email/phone/website information. We are also allowed to post several pictures.
Non paying members can post only ONE picture and the prospective buyer has to pay to contact these breeders.
WARNING; for anyone that wishes to use their PuppyMatch option, there IS a fee for this service ($5.00) Which I think is stupid! NDP has you fill out a lengthy list or desires but they do not mention there is a fee until the very end. One of their questions is what cost do you wish to stay within, one choice is $0 to $500.00 which is totally unrealistic. Shipping related fees alone run between $300 and $400.

Now for my basic post...
First, Next day pets is a FOR PROFIT site, so they will accept ANY breeder, they do NOT check to determine if the breeder is reputable or not. That is not their primary concern. They rightly figure if a buyer is going to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a pet they have never seen; from an individual they have never meet, they will follow certain precautions.

Second, I am not paid to make this comment, they are my own opinions. And many buyers really do not know, or have no understanding, and no one to explain it to them. I sincerely hope this review will benefit prospective buyers. (Judy in Alabama Oct. 2016)

ANY reputable breeder will be HAPPY to comply with any of the below requests. None of these request should EVER take more than 36 hours. Some of us have other jobs or people we have to care for so we may be a little tight on time.
NEVER purchase from a buyer that you cannot reach via a valid, active phone number.
NEVER purchase a pet without a written health guarantee. And for goodness sake, read the darn thing!
Do to not depend on text messages, "talk" to the breeder (several times).
Ask for the number of the vet office the breeder uses. AND CALL THEM! It is NOT the vets job to convince you to purchase a pet, they are to give you proof that the breeder takes care of her adult dog and puppies, that the breeder is real and lives where they say they do.
ANY breeder that does not have a regular vet is NOT a breeder! I have had the same vet for over 25 years and their office is on speed dial.
ANY reputable breeder will be ecstatic to talk (for hours) about how to care for the new baby you are getting. I give a LONG set of notes to keep as a guideline.
Call more than once, if the breeder does not have time to explain how to care for your baby or talk to you... you should not have time to waste your hard earned money on them.
Ask for current pictures (like within 6 to 8 hours), and ask for updated ones every 7 to 10 days. Do not feel rude to ask for a paper with the current date on it to be in the picture, ask that a flower, light bulb, keys, piece of fruit to be placed in the picture (any object that will assure you the pet is alive and well). Many breeders also offer videos. If a breeder cannot furnish a current picture within a reasonable amount of time... RUN.
Ask for pictures of the area the puppies play, and where the adults are kept.
ALL reputable breeders will have several pages of buyers that will be more than happy to offer references, and 99% of them will be overjoyed to call you and talk for hours about their baby!
Reputable breeders will have pedigrees on their dogs, because we have been trying to improve the health and quality of our babies for years.

I have posted Chihuahua puppies on their site for several years. I pay a monthly fee for this service, it allows the prospective buyer to freely "see" my contact information, my website address and several pictures of my babies. I also pay an additional fee if I choose to "push" my puppy closer to the front of the list. Each breed is listed separately, but there may be hundreds of puppies for sale within the more popular breeds.
Breeders are also able to post to the site FREE, but their contact information and pictures are limited.