Prime Paradise Kennel

Hieu H.

Verified owner · Oct. 2025

Sorry for the long post here, but We are just so blessed & grateful to Elizabeth for not only breeding & raising such beautiful, smart, litter trained, playful & happy Maltese puppies, but for also helping our family to heal from a huge recent tragic loss. Our beloved 12-yr old Maltese named Maru had just passed away on a Friday afternoon, from very aggressive metastatic cancer, discovered & diagnosed only 2-weeks earlier. We did everything we could leaving no stones unturned & were lucky enough to afford him surgery to remove his cancerous spleen & do a biopsy required for potential chemotherapy treatment to be planned next. But while the surgery was initially successful as Maru was recovering well at the local pet hospital ICU, he passed away abruptly from a stroke most likely triggered by the cancer already too far advanced in his lungs & liver. We knew going in, all the medical intervention was a super long shot at best, yet we still were so hopeful to steal perhaps just a few more moments together on borrowed time. But sadly, it was simply not meant to be. Our 14-yr old son was the most devastated, bitter & angry at the ‘joke of it all’… how seemingly unfair to lose such an innocent & sweetest soul ever. Our son vowed never to get another dog ever again. Yet for my wife & I by contrast, felt that we still had so much love to give & driven to fill the huge empty void & hurt left in our hearts. So started searching for Maltese breeders immediately that same Friday night. But as fate would have it, we stumbled across Good Dog.com who profiled Prime Paradise Kennel which looked very promising. But what convinced us was meeting Elizabeth the next day on Saturday morning via FaceTime to not only show us her remaining handsome Maltese litter mates, but helped guide us through our grieving. Elizabeth simply did not have to, yet showed so much empathy & compassion by listening to our stories about our Maru & advising us with so much knowledge, expertise & experiences which helped us heal in the process. She also consoled our son with such gentle kindness & grace while making him cry even more at the same time, when she showed a puppy reserved for us that looked & acted so sweet & loving exactly like our Lil Maru as a baby too. It was just so uncanny & felt like it was meant to be. So the very next day on Sunday morning, we drove & met halfway down to LA, to pick up our Lil new baby boy named Koro (by our son). Simply the best, easiest & most stress free yet fulfilling experience for getting a new puppy ever… while under the heaviest of heart situation! Plus our heart-broken son had undergone an amazing transformation as he instantly fell in love again & admitted that our new Maltese puppy was a gift sent directly from our Maru from Heaven above & God. He knows that our new Maltese Koro will never be able to & wasn’t meant to replace our beloved Maru, but instead was a 2nd chance at falling into true unconditional love again. So thank you so much Elizabeth for all your help, knowledge, kind heartedness & kindred spirit to raise such playful, healthy eaters/ big appetite, fun, smart & cute Maltese… we owe you a debt of gratitude for also helping our family grieve & heal so fast! May God Bless you!