Internet Puppies

I'm writing here because it's also important that anyone who reads this complaint has another version of events. Firstly, I want to say that it's not easy to have 100% of happy customers in any business. We are a company like any other and do not try to deceive people. We love our animals and care for them like our children, but thousands of people try to take advantage when buying a puppy, starting with some veterinarians who are earning by telling a buyer that the puppy is sick (and many times the puppy is completely healthy). I don't want to talk about a generality because there are still good people who are honest, but those who are not need to work and earn money. They take the opportunity to tell the new owner of the dog that the puppy has a number of diseases in order to demand money in exchange for healing a puppy that is not really sick.

It's also true that sometimes the dog can get stressed out after the trip and stress could diarrhea, but this is not a serious condition and two more days the puppy will be in perfect health. I don't want to defend our company. I want to let me explain. We sell live animals and there are many things we can not predict. Our puppies come with health warranty. The buyer may know and accept it before purchasing the puppy.

Again, I thank all those who have trusted in us and know we are honest people who enjoy their dog and can also understand that we are human and we make some mistakes, but I can assure you that every day we work to become better. If you want to get a list with some of our buyers, I can send you it and you can call them to talk about us and their dogs! If you want to get more info about us, please write us at **.

My husband bought me a Basset Hound puppy from a person advertising AKC Bassets, online. We paid $325. He only bought him for me, because I lost my old best friend Basset at the end of May, and have been so lonely without him. His death devastated our entire family. The grandchildren, our kids, and us, have cried and grieved so much.

I noticed right off , that the pup had extremely foul smelling stool, but no signs of blood yet, so I wasn't thinking he was so sick. One week after we got him, I saw blood in his stool and took him that day to the vet. We had kept him confined to a pen in our home, just as we had our previous pups, to allow time for vaccinations to take affect.

Our vet found four different things in his stool, one of which was Hookworm eggs (ad stated, and she told us he had been wormed). He also found c-diff, spirochetes,and Giardia, also known as "Montezuma's revenge". When I called her, she denied that pup could be sick and was not willing to own up to the $155.79 vet bill! They are still advertising pups for sale, and with all these things being contact contagious, I am worried other buyers will suffer the same problems, but may think it is something they did wrong (not that the pup was sick when they got it).

She wants our vet to send info to "her vet uncle", as if that is going to change the test findings. Our vet said these things would have to have been in pup's system more than one week, according to the stages of the "illnesses". We can't stand the thought that we may lose this little guy to illnesses that could have been prevented!

If this regimen of meds does not help, he will either need more, or worse he could die. I know that someone who breeds dogs should be more responsible than this. It is not only inhumane to the animals, but also to the buyers expecting a healthy pup. Her and her husband both told us to our faces, the pups were in good health, and had been dewormed! I plan to take whatever legal, and complaint filing actions necessary in this matter.

I purchased an English Bulldog Puppy from Bullcanes. While Carolina Osario, the owner of Bullcanes, was courting me trying to get my money, she could not have been nicer. As soon as she had my money, that all changed. I could not get her to return my calls. So, I went looking on the internet for another phone number for her, when, much to my horror, I ran across hundreds of complaints about her and her kennel selling sick puppies and the fact that she is not in the United States as she leads you to believe but that she has her breeding kennel in Columbia, South America which is out of the reach of the American Judicial system, or so she believes. It was too late, she already had my money!

My puppy Briar Rose just died a horrible death due to a congenitally defective heart and a deformed trachea. I have the x-ray CD as proof! Not only did my baby Briar Rose suffer a horrible death, but my dad and I who loved her with all of our hearts are suffering immensely of our loss and having to watch her suffer! We spent thousands on her.

This woman is the worst of human vermin. She is an ice-woman with no compassion for humans or God's created little animals. She has the worst kind of puppy mill! She is a liar and is subversive!

She also cheated me out of Briar Rose' CKC papers. If it were not for my background in law, I would not have gotten them! She also did not send the other items she promised to be sent when you purchase one of her puppies.

Watch out and help us put a stop to her abuse! If you have suffered through the abuse of a sick puppy or others from Bullcanes, please contact **.

Watch out. I had not learned about checking complaint boards and I hooked into Bullcanes for English bulldogs because they sell them for a little less than the standard price. They advertise them as healthy. I accidentally ran across complaints but it was too late for I had already some put money down. Hundreds of complaints are posted on Bullcanes about their selling of sick puppies. My little girl puppy, "Briar Rose," was my birthday present and I wanted her all of my life. I am now 60. She lived for one year and she had an enlarged heart and a deformed trachea--I have the x-rays as proof. Bullcanes is operating from out of the country and do not let you know it upfront. They sell congenitally-ill puppies, and the owner deserves the fate that she gave to my Rose!

I was sold a sick puppy after being told that he had seen the vet two days prior. The puppy had to be treated for two weeks, with the second week, he had to be taken everyday for breathing treatments. He got so sick that he had trouble breathing. I asked the seller if he would pay my vet bills which is a total $353.43. He told me that he doesn't pay vet bills. I know there is a puppy lemon law. I want my vet bills paid for my puppy. I am disabled and have lupus. This stress has made it worse. I didn't have the money to spare to pay those vet bills.

We purchased a bulldog puppy from Bunny ** and Robert **. Upon getting the puppy home, we realized that the pup had a "hole" (covered by skin and fur) on her spine near the tail area. We took the pup in for her "new puppy" exam at our veterinarian office (Dr. Jeri ** @ Animal Hospital of Lake County **). I showed the "hole" to the vet and she said it was not part of the breed and that she needed an x-ray. The xray showed that the pup had a piece of her spine missing covering the spinal cords and that the pup needed to be taken to UC Davis animal hospital for follow up.

We immediately went to the breeders and I explained that when my husband picked the puppy up he forgot to get a copy of the health guarantee for the pup that Bunny told me would come with the pup. I then explained to them what was wrong with the pup and that she would need to go to UC Davis for further treatment. Bunny and Robert both stated that the health guarantee was only "verbal" but would not tell us what the guarantee was and Bunny became defensive and asked "well, what do you want me to do about it?". I said I wanted them to at least help with the vet bills. Bunny then said "well, I don't know....lets wait and see how much they are!".I feel that they scammed us.

Puppy was very food and toy aggressive from the day we picked him up. He also came with hip-dysplasia and diarrhea that would not stop for months. By the time he was one year and 8 months old he bit me three times, once so severe that I had to go to the hospital. He always showed his teeth if you petted him. My vet suggested that he be put to sleep. My dog sitter insisted that she would find him a home. I don't know what happened after the first home, they gave him up also.

My name is Olena **, my website: **. I breed French or English bulldog 25 years! I am here because I want explain to all of people who will read this letter everything about me and my family and prove you I am not bad breeder. I am the best breeder and very honest person!

We always stand behind of our customers. We help all people who bought pups from us. We give them protection and advise how to take care of a puppy, how to make puppy live longer and give some training lessons. We tell people three very important secrets and make our buyers happy because all our pups are very healthy.

People here on this country mean and jealous, specially other breeders. They see all my pups looks like million dollars and their pups are not. Each of my puppy has AKC registration papers and theirs are not. AKC kick bad breeders from American kennel club, I am a member of AKC! My pups are healthy and their pups are not! And many, many reasons make another breeders, specially from California, be mad on me and put some lie, false review!

Only very smart people will not believe and do not trust that. They will check me with my vet Mike ** in Broadway clinic in downtown of Long Beach. They will go to this link and read every letter from happy buyers:**. They will call people who bought puppy from me and will ask about how everything is going on.

If you will read these two bad reviews from this people, you will understand these people lies. These are false reviews from another breeders and these people never bought puppies from me! They do that because they want to hurt me and stop me in selling pups. Be smart. Ask these people send you my health guarantee with my signature and send you copy of my AKC registration papers which I gave for all my buyers with puppy package. Ask them to tell you tattoo number of the puppy and you will see this people cannot give you nothing. All my pups have tattoos This way, I know this is my puppy, not somebody else.

This woman, Griselda, never bought a puppy from me. She is a breeder from California and she is a liar. She posted her false review because she do not want competition. Only what she wants is to make people buy pups from her, not from me. She is a greedy person!

I am from Ohio and I'm in California for just 14 months. When I came here to Long Beach, breeders start call me and email to me. They told me to go back to Ohio or to go back to Cincinnati. Next morning, I get up and my car does not run. I take my car to GMC dealership and they said somebody put sugar on my gas tank. This cost for me $3,000 dollars to fixed my car. I know who did this, breeders from California. They are not too happy I am here and they try do the "best" to hurt me and make me stop selling my pups here and make me go back to Cincinnati Ohio.

My niece is a handler and she would show our dogs everywhere. My aunt is the president of federation of French and English bulldog. My two sisters are veterinarians with 30 years experience. All we want is for our pups to have a wonderful home and make our buyers happy. Everybody who bought puppy from us are very happy because our puppies are healthy. Before the puppies reach to a new home, they are checked by the vets three times!

At the beginning of June, I arranged to purchase Henry from Potter's Bulldogs/Chasity P. in Kentucky. He was originally scheduled to be shipped to us, by air, on Friday, June 18th. On Thursday June 17th, around 11PM, I received a phone message from Chasity P. stating that Henry was not cleared for travel by the vet --he had a cold. She said she would keep me posted. The following week, she told me that she was planning to return to the vet on Wednesday, June 23rd, and would ship him Thursday or Friday. When I inquired that week, the breeder said that she needed to travel to our area anyway and would be arriving with him on Friday morning, the 25th. She said that his cold had cleared up and that she had treated him at home with antibiotics.

We were, of course, thrilled to meet Henry in person and make him a part of our family. He was absolutely the sweetest puppy ever, very docile and cuddly, and our entire family fell in love with him. Everything seemed fine for about six days. Henry was seen at our vet's office on Tuesday and seemed fine at that point. However, on Thursday, he began vomiting and struggling to breathe. Within hours, we had him admitted at the Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Hillsborough where he was placed into a cage with oxygen and started on antibiotics and nebulizer treatments.

Naturally, I emailed Chasity P. to find out exactly which medications she had given him and to ask for a copy of all vet records from when he was seen in KY. She gave me the clinic's name and the names of the drugs that she gave. But when I called the clinic, I discovered that she had never returned to have him evaluated before transporting him to us. I also discovered that the antibiotics she had given him were not prescribed by the vet at all, she just used what she had at home.

After an agonizing three days of going back and forth to the animal hospital to visit Henry, calling for updates and waiting to see improvement, his condition worsened and he was struggling to breathe even in the oxygen cage. The vet advised us to let him go at 1AM today, the 5th of July. I fully believe and the vet confirms that Chasity P./Potter's Bulldogs sent us a sick dog whose condition was made worse by the stress of travel and a new home. Potter's Bulldogs violated their own health guarantee, which states that they sell all dogs with a KY Health Certificate. No amount of money can make up for the heartache and tears that we have experienced, but I do want to make sure that this breeder thinks twice before putting other animals and their loved ones through this kind of **. Financially, I lost approximately $5000 including what I paid to purchase my puppy and the bills from his hospitalization. I would ideally like to recoup my losses and potentially receive some compensation for the pain and suffering that my children and I have experienced as well.

Corene ** lied to us for everything. We asked her for AKC breeding female and she sent us female pregnant with bad knees and unknown sired. We kept all the email conversations for you to see.

We tried to buy a puppy from Kim ***, the breeder of Royalty Puppies, because my daughters really want a chocolate male schnauzer, which was very difficult to find. Finally we found this breeder in the website. We closed the deal trying to buy Zack, a chocolate male without parti marks and we sent her our first deposit of $500 on Feb. 15, 2010. Later she told me that he has a murmur heart and we have to wait to make the import to Mexico (I am from Mexico) so I agreed to wait. After a few weeks she told me that everything was fine, so we prepared all the arrangements for his flight, and sent the second and last deposit of $550 on April 21, 2010. Then my husband told me that he will assist in Las Vegas for a convention this May 13, 2010, and he can pick up the puppy for us (so we can save $1000 flying to the USA to pick up the puppy. So we talked with Kim *** and she agreed to send the puppy to Las Vegas. The cost of the puppy was: $800 plus $250 shipping cost. On May 4, 2010, she sent me an email telling me that Zack has died, but she will have more puppies this weekend and I can choose another one.

I explained to her that I cannot wait another two months to get a puppy and I did not want to let down my daughters as they were really excited because as soon as daddy returns from Las Vegas they will finally have their chocolate schnauzer. I explained to her that I needed for her to return the money to us so we can buy another puppy similar to Zack to bring it to Mexico next week. But as soon as I sent her this email, we never received again any news or comment from her. I called her by phone and it was just her answering machine. I left several messages in both ways (mails and messages) with no luck.It looks like she disappeared from earth. How can we recover our money? She's cheating us, she make us a fraud of $1050.00 USD. The worst is that my babies did not receive their puppy when their daddy came back from Las Vegas. Today, I found another chocolate male with another breeder that I talked sometime ago when Kim *** told me about Zack's heart problem just in case something happened. I found this new breeder again and the puppy that I was interested in buying is still available. But now I cannot complete $1350 to buy the new one for my girls and I will lost this opportunity to do so.

I bought a puppy from Internet Puppies. Three days later the puppy became ill. I rushed him to the vet. He was tested positive for parvovirus, which he had when he got here. He died two weeks later with me paying more than $6000 in medical bills. Their website says New Jersey bulldogs, they are so corrupt they have one for each state. I am covered under NJ unfit to purchase, but they have not given me a cent. I cannot describe how horrible this whole ordeal was. I need the money back because it is the law, and they are making excuses and procrastinating. They owe me $10,000.

Please know that I never received official certificate of veterinary inspection or puppy/kitten care records on February 5th, 2010. I purchased Tea Cup from a company called Baby Doll Yorkies at Atlantic Shores Blvd, Hallandale, FL 33009 from a lady named Andrea for $1170. I first inquired about the dog from a website called Terrificpets.com. The contact name on the inquiry was Mirtha. Location: Hallandale, FL 33009 (United States). We went back and forth by email.

On January 22nd , 2010, I went to the Baby Doll Yorkies in Hallandale and took a look into purchasing a yorkie named Nicole for $1170. At that time, I put $160 down on the puppy and I arranged to pick her up on February 5th. In the meantime, we talked by phone discussing when was the best time to pick her up. On February 5th at 1PM, I met Andrea again at Baby Doll Yorkies.

I paid $500 cash and $510 in check, which I was told to make it out to Armando **. On Wednesday, February 17th, 2010, the yorkie began not eating and started to get very lethargic. So the next day (Thursday, February 18th), she didn't eat in the morning and we took her to Banfield pet hospital in Pembroke Pines with our concern. At the time, she had 2 seizures while being seen by the vet. They ran different blood test. They prescribed her some different foods which later on that night, she ate and kept her for a few hours to watch her.

On Saturday, February 20th, 2010, she began not eating again and seemed very weak. So the next day (Sunday, February 21st), we took her to Banfield again. They ran blood work again, which all came back negative. They advised me that this could be a shunt but was unable to diagnose at that time. Banfield gave me a prescription to try and open up her appetite and scheduled me a follow-up appointment for Wednesday, February 24th.

I took her home and seemed to be a little stable. I gave her the medication prescribed, she ate and slept. On Monday, February 22, 2010, she began suffering with seizures again. We took her to Banfield. Unfortunately, they made us wait in the waiting room. I contacted the seller Andrea to advise her of what we were dealing with and told her we need to find a place that understands the breed conditions.

At that time, she advised me that her vet was not in and won't be in until tomorrow, but I can go to VCA Stirling Square Animal Hospital on Stirling Rd. Hollywood, which we did. When we arrived, they took the yorkie and tried to give her the necessary medical attention but were unsuccessful with doing so. We were advised by Dr. Sandra ** that the best thing for her was to be euthanized.

The most likely prognosis was liver shunt and hydrocephalus and there was nothing we could have done. From February 22-25, 2010, I spoke to Andrea and informed her we didn't want to go through anymore heartache with a new puppy, that I would like me money back. She informed me that she will fix this and get in contact with the breeder and that I need to provide her with the final medical for the cause of death.

I asked her for an email or fax so I can scan it. She stated that she didn't have one but if I could drop it to the store (Atlantic Shores Blvd. Hallandale, FL 33009). So later that evening on February 25th around 6PM, I went to the actual location and dropped the copy of the medical report in the mail slot and also remember when I originally inquired about the puppy, I had an email address.

Now, she has been not answering my calls and voicemails. Please know that I never received official certificate of veterinary inspection or puppy/kitten care records. I bought the dog for my daughters as a companion. It hurt them see the puppy suffering for days. I am a single mother trying to make my child have a well childhood. The economy is hard on everyone right now. I am out $1500.00.

Staci had this pup on craigslist. She was selling 2 yorkies for a friend who bought them for $450.00 but had family issues and had to sell these pups. She's selling them at $300.00 a piece. We met at my place of business, She gave me a bottle of amoxicillin, saying her vet said he just has a li'l cold. I took the pup to my vet, the second visit my vet did x-rays and found the pup has an enlarged heart. Now Staci says I have to deal with the breeder of this pup. This lady had me send my x-rays to her vet. This lady's name is Darci in Woodman Wisc. 53827, so now I have a pup we all love but don't want to deal with the death. My heart is breaking writing this and I am out the $250.00 I paid for the pup plus $150.00 in vet costs.

Now our puppy is almost 7 months old and he has been diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia which the vet believes to be congenital. Our puppy's only option is to have corrective surgery to allow him to have a decent quality of life. Prior to purchasing the puppy, we were assured by the breeder, Mrs Susan Seegmiller, that none of her dogs have had hip dysplasia issues.

Additionally, we received our puppy's AKC registration papers with a big discrepancy in the puppy's mother's name. Originally the name of the puppy's mother was listed as Bessie according to our purchase contract and the Northstar goldens website. On the AKC registration papers the mother's name is listed as Lady Lacey. At this point we have no idea who the real mother is and if our puppy is even a pure bred. This is not really much of an issue as the serious health problem our beautiful boy is having.

All we want now is for our puppy to get better and for nobody else to have to experience this horrible nightmare. BEWARE OF PUPPY MILL BREEDERS and don't purchase your dog from an internet breeder without doing a thorough investigation of the breeder!

We are residents of NY and we purchased a puppy from TLC Kennels of Chillicothe, Missouri. This was a purchase made online. Prior to purchase, the owner of the kennel, Ashley P., assured us that the dogs were healthy and top quality. She assured us we would receive health forms confirming this as well as a guarantee. We received the puppy on Aug. 17, 2009. The puppy appeared to be healthy but we made a vet appointment for the next week just to be sure.

On August 22, (just days before our initial vet appointment) the puppy, whom we named "Kenji" became ill, exhibiting signs of severe respiratory distress. This occured approx 3am Saturday morning. Due to the time of occurence, we only had one option, which was to bring the puppy immediately to an emergency vet hospital. In the first hour of the dogs assessment by emergency staff at the hospital, we were told the puppy had a fever of 104.0 and that he was critical. They advised us to leave him in their care as it was necessary to administer the dog oxygen, IV fluids, antibiotics and to monitor the dog around the clock.

The puppy's diagnosis was pneumonia and he was not stable enough to bring home for 3-4 days. We notified Mr. P.of the circumstances that Saturday. We requested any health info he could provide for the dog and any other dogs in his kennel that may be ill. Prior to purchasing our pup Kenji, we had started the process of purchasing a different dog from Mr. P., but before he sent that particular puppy to us he called to say it was very sick and would we consider a different dog. We had agreed to take a brother of the original dog. After our pup, Kenji, became critically ill, we asked for some assistance from Mr. P.. We requested to speak to his vet he uses to assess his dogs before he sells them to consumers. He did provide us with the phone number to this vet, but the receptionist was extremely unhelpful, and finally disclosed that the vet had never seen the dogs, that Mr. P. treats the dogs he sells, himself.

After we brought our pup home, Mr. P. said we should have called him, that he would have driven up from Missouri to get our dog and give us a replacement. Unfortunately, if we had waited for Mr. P. to drive from Missouri to NY, Kenji would have died and suffered terribly. We asked if there was anyway he could help us with the bills incurred as a result of the dogs illness, less than 5 days after he came home with us and Mr. Peniston denied assistance. We asked him to refund our money due to the cost of the vet bills and the health guarantee, again he denied assistance with this matter.

TLC Kennels contract does state that the purchaser must receive 2 seperate diagnosis from 2 seperate vets, which we have done, but apparently, pneumonia is not under his contract.

We did receive (several days after we received Kenji), a health guarantee. Basically, it covers nothing. We have yet to receive any other paperwork regarding the puppy, specifically the dogs AKC registration and pedigree papers, which were also promised to us, and can be found on their website as a claim.

We cancelled payment with American Express for the purchase of the dog, which was $2300.00 only after incurring approx $4000.00 in vet bills to save the dogs life. Unfortunately, we were notified by American Express that Mr. P.'s health guarantee does not cover our dog. We are aware of puppy lemon laws and know we have 14 days of coverage under that law if we receive a sick puppy. I believe NY has a puppy lemon law, but we are unsure of transactions that take place online.

We were hoping that TLC Kennels would stand by their "product" and act humanely toward the pups they sell to consumers and families. Mr. P. will not respond to email or our requests to fulfill his obligation to both his clients and his dogs. Total overall cost for the dog and vet bills incurred over a 2 week period is approx. $6500.00

Back in April 2009 I purchased three chihuahuas from a woman named Terry in Sealy, TX and as of June 23, 2009 I have yet to receive my puppies or my money back. She is full of lies and stories and can't be trusted. She has also scammed three other people the same way. She is operating under Terry **, Sarah **, Leah **, Galore of Babies, Glamour Galore and Galore of Puppies. She is selling chihuahuas, yorkies and pugs at this time. Loss of $ 2200.00 and pain and suffering.

I am willing to ship the puppy to your location which will be 6 to 7 hours flight or less. It will only cost you $60 for each puppy and $120 for both.

All I need from you is a good and caring home for the puppies. Okay, so if all is fine by you then I will like you to get back to me with this information: full name, complete house address, postal code, the names of your nearest airport and your phone number #. With this information, I shall start preparing for the flight of the puppies since I am not selling the puppies I just need a good home for them. You are only requested to pay for the shipping papers which as soon as you meet up with payment requirement, they will be on the available flight to you. I would like to know which of the puppies that you are interested in. I am located in Cameroon and that is where the puppies will be coming from."

The only damage, since I was lucky enough to consider the old saying, that if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. It was that my children were pretty excited about getting two new puppies and we're emotionally devastated when I had to tell them it was probably a scam.

We went online to purchase a puppy for our 9yr old daughter and came across NJbreeders who claimed to be based in NJ. Since they were "from" our state and we saw a beautiful Chihuahua..we decided to purchase it (the fee came to $1539). We came to find out later on that they are NOT located in NJ and lied to us about it.

The initial agreement was to have it flown to Newark airport which is located near us but when it came time to get the flight information we were thrown for a loop with a Philadelphia airport destination even though neither myself nor my wife agreed or aknowledge that as a 2nd destination even thou they (purebred breeders) claim that we did. nontheless..i gave in and took a day off to drive down to philly and pick up the puppy. a 5hr round trip from our location on 5/15/09.

on 5/16/09 we took Chewy, as we have called him, to its first veterinarian visit in Roselle NJ to see Dr Tucker. At that time..my wife was made aware that the puppy had an outnormally large open fontanelle on his head (a soft spot on the cranium that usually closes and hardens like human babies have). the dog also had 2 bilateral inguinal hernias which still need taking care of. needless to say, the vet gave us a letter stating that the pet should never have been sold to us in his condition.

As it was Saturday we couldn't get in contact with the seller and left a message. my wife did manage to get a Chris on the phone and that person left a message for purebred breeders to call us back asap.

Monday came and noone called until my wife called them first. to this date if we do not initiate contact we are never called first. She argued with that person named Debra. Debra gave my wife the run around about the open fontanelle stating it is normal for this type of dog. she also aknowledged that the hernias were a problem and should be taken cared of prior to the puppy being flown to us.

we faxed the doctors letter to them and told them we would go to a 2nd vet to get a 2nd opinion which we did on tuesday 5/19 when my wife took the dog to VIP/Animal hospital in Elizabeth to see Dr Tavormina DVM. He also examined the dog as was distressed about the large open fontanelle and warned her about the risk that the dog would be exposed to such as seizures and potential death. He also gave us a letter that fails the dog for sell due to the fontanelle and 2 hernias.

My wife called Debra and told her that now, 2 vets have written letters that the dog should have NEVER been sold. Debra became argumentative, condecending, rude, and critical of our vets. she even came to say that they (the vets) didn't know what they were talking about and that NJ vets tend to over dramatize these conditions. she asked for the letters to be faxed and medical charts from the vets..we did so right away..and that she would get back to us.

we waited 2 days and she NEVER called back until my wife called HER. All she said was " I don't understand what's wrong with the puppy?" and just went on giving my wife the run around YET again. My wife told them at that time that she wanted her money back as this was becoming a joke and that this Debra was being unprofessional and REFUSED to pass my wife to her boss so that they could talk.

Friday the 22nd came and I called them. I talked to Debra and argued with her about the 2 vets failing the dog and she yet again insisted there was nothing wrong with the dog when she has NEVER seen the puppy..and has NO medical credentials. she kept insisting that she had 6 chihuahuas and that she knew what she was talking about. on a side note..I have 3 children. it does not make me a Pediatrician. She refused to admit they (Purebred Breeders LLC and herself) were wrong. She refused to aknowledge any kind of refund. I told i would contact my credit card company and fight the charge.

She made some lie about how they knew about the puppies hernias but could not fix them because puppies under 8weeks of age cannot go under anhestisia. the puppy was born on 3/8/09...it was nearly 10weeks old when we received it..thus that is a lie. She hung up on my shortly after that.

That evening..I received a call from the first Vet..Dr Tucker...telling me that Debra had called her and argued with her about the dog. Debra disturbed my vet at her place of work and yet all she did was talk over the vet and didn't let her explain what problems the dog had. Debra told my vet at that time that MY WIFE had threatened to dump the puppy in a dumpster at Newark airport which i know for a fact, is a lie. She also told my vet that she made phone recordings of all our conversations (which i do believe is still illegal unless we are made aware of it happening).

to this day..5/28/09..we have not heard from Debra or her company. we cannot get a hold of her boss. we have filled a complaint with my credit card company for the charges.

We read on the NJ "lemon law" for purchasing puppies and KNOW that they broke that law. they sold us a "defective" dog which will require extensive and expensive operation cost to take care of his hernias. the fontanelle might be ultimately fatal to the puppy.

We are animal lovers and feel bad for him because he is adorable but we have 3 children. 2 of them age 7 and 9. they can be rough and could unintentionally hurt the dog with his condition. we stand firm on the believe that they lied to us over and over and do NOT care about the dog.

So far.. we have not heard from Purebred Breeders LLC since 5/22/09..and are contesting the $1539 for the pets cost. I also burnt a vacation day from work ($175.20 gross income),roughly $40 worth of traveling expense to the airport. 2 VET visits- $60.49 and $50.00 we have spent nearly $2000 so far.

Ripped-off on the internet, My husband and I flew from Westbank,BC to Raleigh,NC on March 12/09 to pickup a tiny 12wk.old Chihuahua puppy with health certificate to fly. We paid S. Smith, the breeder $3,500.US. With every oz. Jitterbug gained, she become less active, and refused to walk. Worried I took her into my vet. By now Jitterbug was losing the use of her legs. My vet diagnosed her with 1).Severe hydrocephalus 2). Atlantoaxial instability (C1-C2) congenital abnormalities. Jitterbug was becaming paralyzed. My vet said that the only humane option was euthanasia. I'd only had her for 4wks., but she had stole my heart. Jitterbug was my dream puppy.

Stella and her husband Frank informed me, that I was to have call Stella first to tell her about the puppy's condition. And it was Stella's option, not mine, to have my puppy euthanized. And Stella informed me that she would not of euthanized Jitterbug, even if she was totally paralyzed. It would of effected her breathing and she would of slowly painfully died, that would of been cruel.

Stella said, that I was to of flown my sick (dying) puppy back to Raleigh, NC from the westcoast of Canada. My vet informed me that, no vet could of legally given me a health certificate to fly a sick (dying) puppy back across the Canadian/US border. The breeder then requested my puppy's corpse. Again my vet said, it is illegal to ship a dead animal across the Canadian/US border. My hands were tied. The only thing I could do was sent the breeder the x-rays, vet's report, and video of Jitterbug.

So knowing my hands were tied. The breeder then refused to give me a refund and said try to sue her. She did offer me another tiny (under 2lb.) female puppy. If she ever breed one again. Which could take a long time, or it could never happen. Tinies aren't breed for they just happen in some litters. That's why they are so expensive.

So I asked for a refund. Stella and her husband both said no refund, and started senting me mean email's. Stella continually said, my vet's diagnosis was wrong. That she'd been a Chihuahua breeder for 17+yrs.,and knows more about Chihuahua's then any vet's do. If she knows more about chihuahua's, then any vet's do, then why did she sell me a genetically terminally ill chi puppy for $3,500.US? My vet did try to contact the breeder and left her a message on her answering machine. But recieved no response back.

I informed Stella that actually two vet's diagnosed my puppies conditions, not just one. But that didn't matter to her, the vet's were wrong she said. I truly trusted Stella was hurt and loss big time by doing so. This has been a heart wrenching, horrible experience buying my dream puppy on the internet, from a dishonest Chihuahua breeder. Stella and Frank have sent me email's daring me to sue them. Knowing that across the Canadian/US border that would be hard to do financially, and time wise. So Buyers Beware! There are many wolve's in sheep's clothing on the internet, who will turn very mean and ugly for the almighty dollar. I ran into two of them.

got an email on my website stating if i wanted to purchase a mini yorkie. called stella. for 350 full shipping included for adoption because they couldnt keep her anymore due to moving into an apt. well after going on and on about being a christian family and wanting a good home for stella i said ok and wanted them to send papers for stella first befor sending any money for coladerall. they declined said they wanted the money upfront and no papers with out money and they were a christian family and wanted a good home on and on. finally it got to the point where i said no way. so i guess i saved myself from being scammed.

On April 4, 2009, I bought a one year old shihtzu from a breeder in New Haven, IL. B. Drake told me about a one year old shihtzh that was completely housebroken and new basic commands. She knew I was specifically looking for an older shih tzu so my husband and I would not have to worry about carpets and chewing. I drove 3 hours to locate this breeder and paid $300 as I believed all that Becky told me.

Upon purchase Becky did inform me that the dog never had a rabies shot. I immediately went to the Carmi vet to get a rabies shot. He also could not believe she had not had this shot before.
I found out quickly that Kenzi was not housetrained at all. She was very afraid of people and had no idea that "outdoors" was the place to do business. Her personality was so bewildering that I called in a trainer to give me her opinion. She was this was a puppy mill dog that had led a traumatized life. She was not comfortable in her own skin,
In called Becky to no avail.
These are my expense for Kenzi:
Rabies shot: $15.00
Eye Infection:$85.00 (found this after two days of owning her)
Training:$150
Spaying: $150
Becky claims that because S. Martin bred the dog she holds no responsibility toward the well being of this dog.

I feel Becky Drake purposely and deliberately lied to me in the sale of Kenzi. I want other unsuspecting customers to beware of this breeder. This lady should not be breeding shihtzus.

Classic case of the puppy scam. She even used the same pitures used in the original scam and article about said scam from 2008! Beware of this woman who posts in local papers/web classifieds about english bulldog puppies needing a home. She has them posted as Loe and Lulu, again names from original scam. how dumb can these people be? She had the dogs originally listed at 700 and 800, but was willing to "give the puppies to a good home" for shipping coss of 400$ for both, not each! She also asked that the money be sent via western union wire transfer (another red flag) IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS! If I had not done my homework, this could have been very upsetting.

I saw the bulldog puppy ad on Criags List, and emailed. I got a reply in hours. They set it up so i would pay them 200 dollars us for shipping of the puppies from cameroon. i never sent the money all cause of your site! thank you so much! thanks to you people! thanks a million!

My wife found 2 Lab/Malamute Mix Puppies listed for sale online at Kijiji (Sacramento) for $150.00 each. My wife spoke to Bobbi Ryon regarding the puppies on 4/14/09. Bobbi expressed that she was apart of an Animal Rescue Shelter. The online ad expresses that pups had been vaccinated and de-wormed and a health record would be provided at the time of purchase. My wife and I were interested in the pups because of this. Bobbi expressed that she would deliver the pups for free and would meet us at an Office Depot Parking Lot in Sacramento off of I-80 and Madison Ave because that was the only place she was familiar with. If we were interested we could see the pups in person and we needed to schedule a time to meet with her at Office Depot on 4/16/09 between 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm. In the parking lot at Office Depot were other prospective buyers waiting to see the puppies.

Bobbi and her partner Kathy unloaded from their SUV a variety of available pups. We decided to purchase 2 of the Lab/Malamute Mix Pups. After many other prospective buyers had purchased other puppies that they were interested in, we felt that the two individuals seemed respectable and that it seemed that this was a legitimate animal rescue group with legitimate health paperwork for the pups (Bobbi had given certifications for another puppy). We were given instructions for the pups we purchased and told to contact Bobbi if we had any questions regarding the pups we had purchased.

We took the pups home and scheduled a visit to a Vet for the next day. Before the Vet visit my wife noticed the pups were covered in fleas. According to the Health paperwork provided with the pups, they were given Advantage Flea treatment as well as a de-worm treatment for the pups on 4/13/09, three days prior to purchasing the pups which would have eliminated any fleas. My wife gave the pups two baths to help with the flea infestation. During our visit with the Vet the pups were given a puppy check which included new patent registration, weight and temperature check, a fecal check for worms. The Veterinarian examined the pups and they seamed to be healthy. The Vet prescribed 2 flea treatments for both pups. One flea treatment that would resolve the immediate flea infestation and the other, Revolution, which lasts up to one month.

After the Vet visit my wife contacted the Vet regarding the puppies food during the conversation the Veterinarian expressed to my wife that the pups tested positive for a severely high infestation of two kinds of worms that required two doses of medication over the period of 21+ days and she needed to return to the Vet immediately to start treatment. The Vet also strongly advised to quarantine the pups until the pups finished the medication prescribed and that we needed to bleach the areas where the pups left their stool as well as any areas of our home or yard that the pups came in contact with, so as to prevent re-infection to them and possibly us.

This left us completely devastated. The new and first pups we were hoping to enjoy are having to be quarantined in the backyard for the next 21+ days. They cannot be in the house until the infestation is cleared which is a health risk to the puppies and inhibits our ability to train and crate train them which is necessary because they need to be kept indoors during the hot summer months that are almost here. We have had to bleach and clean our entire home and backyard over the last two days and will have to continue to bleach there kennel and stool area until the infestation is cleared which is a huge inconvenience.

The severity of the worm infestation in the pups has not only caused us additional financial costs that we were not prepared for but it has also caused my family and I severe emotional and physical stress. We do not allow our children to be with the pups for fear of contamination and it is difficult for them fully understand why they cannot love and pet the puppies like they desire.

So I was looking for the perfect female pitbull. But i was tight on cash. i search the web for a week and found a beautiful female pitbull (fawn) she was everything i wanted. i e-mail the owner and in minutes he responded. he said he and his wife are originaly from the united states but they where in africa beacuse they had to go on a christian mission. my family is christian so he got my attention for a second. he said he loved the puppy (sweety) so much he was going to let me have her for free all i had to do is pay 100 usd. i was excited for a sec. then i got skechy so i responded to another add on a different puppy on the same website.

i got a email a couple a minutes after i had send them an email. and it was the same guy he gave me the same story. then after he told me all the same information i asked him if he remembered my voice. he stood quite then caught on. he said yes i do your the one that wants (sweety) i said yes and asked him how many dogs do you own he said he had a litter of six. let me remind you the other dog was a different breed. he went on and on about how he wanted me to take care of his baby and how it was so important for me to send the money before i receive the puppy. i told him that there was no way that was going to happend. he tried to take me on a guilt trip. nope not me.

what he didnt know was that i was 10 steps ahead of him i actually found the real owner of sweety who was a boy and he was 2000.00 thats what they usually cost. i asked the real owner if he knew this MR.CHARLES he said no and i told him what was going on. we had a couple of laughs. this man is a sad sad human being. if mr.charles is reading this i just want to say MY MOTHER DIDNT RAISE A FOOL.

There was an add on KSL.com advertising free chihuahua puppys and asked to contact by email. I did and received an email back, stateing that there are two puppies and that they would need me to mail 300.00 for shipping costs. here is the email received.

My Lovely Chihuahua puppies are still available for adoption....I will be happy to get these details from you so that it can guard me in making a manual which the puppies can take along which will guard you on basics of taking care of them and also basics on feeding. My reason for Re-homing them is because I just got my Scholarship to further my course in Australia and the Australian Government does not allow Animals to get into their Country due to their Strong Quarantine restriction Law.I am Located in Northern Cameroon where the puppies will be coming from. I love my Puppies So much So i want them to go only to a loving and approved home.You will just have to take care of the shipping fee which will cost $300 for the two puppies and you will have to pay the money for the shipping directly to the shipping company that will be doing the transportation. I will be waiting to get these Informations from you and you will assure me that you will take good care of the puppies for Me. I Wait to read From you ASAP. Thanks.

I did not send them any money, but I am sure that there are people out there that will. I am not 100% sure that this is a scam but I am resonable sure the add insinuated that the advertiser was giving away free puppies and when I received an email back they wanted me to just send out $300.00. I emailed them back and just said thank you, but I didnt want to ship puppies.

This was a typical puppy scam. I saw an article in the Town Crier in Greenfield MA. running this week (week of 2/15/09) stating two teacup yorkies were free to a good home but the only contact was an e-mail. I knew it was scam but my mother did not, she wanted me to contact these individuals so I did as she requested. I immediately got the sob story, we are on a peace mission in Africa and the puppies will die in the poor weather please send only $250 for their transportation costs. Please help now!

I was given a phone number which I am certain is bogus and the email address chrisben2004@gmail.com. I was not given any further information. I am sending this message that although we were smart enough not to be sucked into this scam others have not been so lucky. I am hoping to inform as many agencies as possible to help get word out and prevent this scam from continuing.

I am a Criminal Justice major and studied advanced fee scams extensively last semester in Organized Crime and Corruption and I learned that these scams are hard to ever find and incarcerate the criminals. I just felt I had to try and give the bit of information I had in hopes it might assist someone somehow. Thank you very much for your time.

as I stated above I did not suffer any financial loss from this scam I was just trying to get the word out about the scam and hopefully help avoid this scam taking advantage of poor innocent animal lovers out there.

I've been online looking for a shih tzu puppy. About 2 weeks ago I got a little suspicious about a response I received from an ad I replied to. First of all, they stated they had their babies given to them, and now they are moving to Thailand for missions work, and worried about their babies, wanting to find a loving home for them, to give them away for free. The email was one long run-on sentence, filled w/ concern for his babies as he called them repeatedly.

At the end of the email, he asked for us to pay for a delivery fee of $300 for two puppies to be delivered to my door. He of course wanted my home address and phone # for the delivery service. I responded then w/ no thank you; I think you're not a legitimate owner and you're trying to scam me. So today I got another email that looked a lot like the same guy,saying he's moving to another country for missions work, wanting someone to care for his babies, wanting detailed info., and money for shipping puppies to my door. Of course, he's using a different name this time. So I felt I needed to report this.

Fortunately, my red flags went up long before any transactions were made.

We bought a puppy from the affordablepup. We paid 299 plus 275 shipping. 20 dollars for nausea medicine and puppy food. First of all the puppy was supposed to come on Saturday the 18th and we waited at the airport four hours at the NWA baggage claim. We discovered that the puppy did not come straight from ohio but he was put on layover flight to detroit instead of putting the dog straight through to balimore. Due to temperature restrictions the puppy had to stay in detroit overnight. I am confused on to way the puppies where placed somewhere colder than VIP like mike said they were supposed to be. Sunday we recieved a phone call saying the puppies were taking off the flieght. Within mintues recieved another phone call saying that the puppies were coming. (not to mention every conversatin with afforable puppies employees Mike, jason, or matt they were very rude and acted like the puppies were nothing to them.)

As soon as the puppies arrived we noticed that two puppies were in one crate. We each paid separate shipping. So why were dogs shipped together? We noticed our little nathan was not even nathan. All of the paper work was messed up and our dog had no paper work or dog food. After calling him he told us that the akc registered paper and shot records were to be in the mail on monday but we did not receive the papers until tuesday. When we got the paper we found out that the puppy that was supposed to be already registered was not and we had to pay more money to get him registered. Also the shot records were not real. they were typed up on his computer and not from a vet. Also he was shipped with little lucy who was very sick.

We talk to eileen everyday to get an update her. It turns out they were both drinking the dirty water. I called Mike and told him abut this and he denied even talking to me in the first place. After getting upset with him he then told me to send the puppy back.. we told him we were not going to do that to the puppy and then he said send me a pic of the dog you bought and then a pic of the dog you got. when he got both pics on his phone, he sent a text back saying how they dropped the ball and was going to give us a refund for the puppy but not the shipping

The dog has been taken to the vet and the vet said he did not believe the shot records so we had to pay for all new shots. He had guadia in his ****from drinking dirty water and parasites in his ****. if had been dewormed like mike said then he would not have parasites in his PPPP. The dog was ******* blood and had really bad diarrhea and he would not eat anything. the vet sent our puppy home with science diet food to see if he would eat that. He has been eating but he woke up this morning hacking and sneezing. Flem came up. I have another dog and cat so really hope they don't get sick.

My puppy is going back to the vet tomorrow for his cold now. THese poor little puppies Lucy and Diego (my puppy) have had a hard start. It is so not fair to these puppies. I really hope you can help us and do something about these people.

The company responds:

We work with over 2000 customers a year and this is the only complaint online about our company! We admitted a mistake to the customer, we are not perfect we try to be but in the industry it is not always possible to be perfect. We offered the customer a full refund and we would set up a return shipment for the customer, the customer refused to return the puppy. We then offered a refund of the $300 if they would like to keep the puppy, the customer agreed to this and decided to keep the puppy at their own risk!

The puppy is currently healthy as can be and the customer has received all AKC paperwork as well as all other items requested, we have attempted to do everything possible to help this customer out, they have since received a full refund of $612.00 so they received the dog for free. In terms of the health of the dog the customer is not being truthful, the dog is in great health and they have no vet documentation to show the puppy has any issues!

In terms of the sh

ipment of the puppies the flew NWA and NWA did not get them on their connecting flight so they had to stay over night, Once puppies are tendered we can not control how clean they are kept or if they have water, that would be on NWA airlines! Again we understand the customers concerns and have offered everything to the customer to try and resolve this situation. I do not believe these statements are at all a fair assesment of our company

I purchase a puppy from the Merrils which under the contract drawn up by them, guaranteed a healthy puppy. Unfortunately, the puppy turned out to be sick when she was examined by my vet the very next day after I brought her home. The Merrils refused to honor the health guarantee and Mr. Merril became irate and called my veterinarian a liar and accused her of trying to get me to pay more money. He was not willing to listen to anything I had to say. The puppy has a mass on her left thigh which will require surgery, an ear infection, and has to be treated for giardia. Since the Merrils had other puppies running together with the one I brought home, I informed him there is a possibility his other pups could be infected as well. He refused to listen and accused me of calling him a liar.

Since then, I found out the Merrils advertise on puppyfind.com. I posted a review on the puppyfind website which interestingly enough, was asked to be removed the next day by Mrs. Merril. I contacted puppyfind to ask why my honest review of my experience with the Merrills had been removed and she explained it was requested to be removed by Merril as a bashing review. They asked for proof of my claims and I promptly faxed the information to them. I am currently waiting for a response to my email verifying they recieved my information.

Please beware of these breeders. They advertise as championpups.com. If you take the time to research them and thoroughly read the print on their advertisement, you will see. Unfortunately, my husband and I went into this being very naive and we are to blame for not thoroughly informing ourselves with the seller. We basically believed what they said. The reviews posted of them are all positive. It is more than likely because they have any negative reviews removed on the claims that it is a dishonest or breeder bashing review.

So far, the pup has been with us for approximately one month and the vet bills have been extensive, not yet counting the surgery she needs to remove the mass on her left thigh. A biopsy will also have to be done to ensure it is not malignant. So far, the bills are at almost one thousand dollars and I have the vet bill receipts to prove it. It's been very stressful for all of us, although we do realize the true victim here is the pup.

I have been told the individual listed above buys puppies out of state to resell in Massachusetts for a lesser amount than reputable breeders would. But was reassured they are purchased from Top Breeders. She advertises the pups online through various FREE sites. She implies that they have been hand raised and socialised with her kids. (as far as I know she has no children and she bought these pups out of state) Kijiji is the site the pup (Shep/Rotti Mix) was being advertised on. I eventually purchased and returned him to her. She gave me her word that if pup didn't work out for any reason I would receive a full refund. I received him on 1/10/09 to try pup out. On 1/12/09 she insisted I pay her $300.00 cash. She in turn gave me not a contract but a hand written Bill of Sale and a pamphlet with supposed vet records. I purchased him to be trained as a Service Dog. I was not sure if he would make it through training but paid money in order to continue evaluation.

I had been teaching him basic commands and potty training since first day I got him, Not to mention feeding, housing and vetting him. A couple of days later the pup would not allow any type of affection and worse started showing serious aggression issues. My husband called Hazel and explained the situation and told her we wanted to return the pup. She claimed she had no idea the pup was purchased for this reason and that the pup was not hers but a friend of hers. She refused to give us the other womans phone number or address.

I must say she had been STILL advertiseing this pup the whole time I had him. She finally agreed to take him back on I believe 1/18/09. I was to agree to losing money for her to RELIST him. She relisted him for $325.00 for a couple of days and now claims she sold him for only $150.00 and is charging me $50.00 for the FREE listing. So she is planning on giving me only $100.00 of my money back and only if I sign another hand written paper stating I'd accept what ever she could sell the pup for minus $50.00 for her showing feeding and selling the pup.

I am not positive what she sold him for but she said she would have proof. I have yet to see the proof. She has Pugs on the same site. She has been advertising them since Dec'08 and still has them on today. I am questioning it because the pup I bought was last listed as $325.00. The pugs have been lowered in price and still on the site.

Only physical damange is very small bite on wrist. Money damages $300.00 for purchase of puppy, plus time put in to train dog 24/7 for more than a week. Also at least $100.00 or more lost in many purchases for puppy including a $45.00 vet bill.(clean bill of health)

My dog that I purchased from the above breeder on 6-15-2007 has been diagnosied with epilepsy. I have documentation from the University of Minnesota - College of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinarian Medical Center - from the leading doctor that specializes in the study of seizures in dogs. He states that this is a Genic Trait. As required by the Contract and Bill of Sale I have kept the breeder updated both verbally and via e-mail.

He went 20 days without a seizure then had one seizure a day for three days in a row (this totals about 27 seizures that we are aware of during the past 3 months). Has not had any seizures for four days. Contacted the vet to have blood work done to determine if amount of the current medication is correct. In reading the Contract and Bill of Sale and remembering our conversation on 29-Dec-2008, you mentioned that should your dog be diagnosed with epilepsy, we will gladly replace the dog should you so desire. Having talked with other breeders, they suggest that another pup from the next litter is allocated to us, but sold by you (we are not interested in another pup).

This was her response sent to me via e-mail on 07-Jan-2009: Hi John - I hope you are able to get the medication(s) adjusted so that seizures are minimal or non-existent. Most Dals that seizure have normal lifespans once things are worked out. I would again suggest that you try a grain free raw diet. Why would expect that I would want to contribute to what may well have been poor decisions on the part of owner and/or vet? You've seen the information on this issue and have already changed vets, and I did suggest a suitable vet when you purchased Bo. The cash option is if I buy back a show pup that did not turn out. You will note that is the only place cash is mentioned. The replacement option for pups that seizure is available in case it is not possible to manage or control a dog who seizures. I have no control over how people raise their dogs. I have not had a litter to sell for two years - this is NOT a money making operation here. I don't even own an adult intact *****Last year I spend almost $4,000.00 on a litter that contracted canine herpes (a viral illness that the dam must have already had at the time I leased her) - my beautiful pups all died between the ages of 20 & 22 days. You think having a dog with seizures is heart breaking? You ought to try watching a litter of pups die when there is absolutely nothing medical science can do for them. Sue

My response....Indeed, in the contract under Other Possible Heath Issues, states the following: should your dog be diagnosed with epilepsy, we will gladly replace the dog should you so desire. During our conversation on 12-Dec-2009, you mentioned that you would be willing to give me another pup from your next litter at which point I stated that I didn't want a second dog. Based upon this discussion and discussions with other breeders, the option detailed below seems to be the best resolve that is indeed; fair and equitable. Since this corresondence, I have not heard back from her.

I originally wanted only my purchase price back $700.00 however: now I would like to get tmoney for all vet visits, medications, and on-going care of the animal.

English Bulldog puppy scam. They are running an ad on the AJC. Someone pretends to be a local breeder advertising puppies. When you contact the local breeder they refer you to someone that they have sold a puppy to and they live in Nigeria and need to relocate these 2 English bulldogs due to the climate conditions. These people pretend to be missionaries for GOD working in West Africa. We sent our money in hopes to receive a puppy as promised. The end result is there is no puppy and we are out of our money.

In July, we put a $500.00 deposit down for one pup for my mom, due to go home in October. My sister was going to fly from Orlando to Baltimore Airport to pick up the 10 wk old pup. In the meantime, my sister decided she also wanted a pup. So, total for 2 pups was $4 grand. Paid before she arrived in Baltimore on 10/11/08. Saturday, 10/11 the 2 pups, both female arrived in Orlando with my sister. All seemed fine.

By Tues. am my sister's pup was going in circles, breathing funny and seizing. My sister took her to the vet immed. and after 9 more seizures she was admitted to the emerg. hospital. The blood work indicated bacterial infection, source unknown. She was sedated, given phenobarbital and antibiotics IV. She remained in hospital for 2 days. She was on the antibiotics for a week. She is still on the pheno, being weaned via weight gain.

During the ordeal we were in contact with the breeder via email. For every 5 emails we sent we rec. one reply maybe. We said we wanted to return the puppy on Sat. 10/15 and exchange it for a healthy one. They said they WOULD NOT meet us at the airport and insisted the illness started after the pup arrived in Orlando. The Vet bills totalled $1,200.00. We have statements from the doctor that the incubation started prior to leaving Baltimore. They were concerned about liver shunt and ensephalitis. However, the infection has since cleared. We put a dispute on our credit card and the breeder countered by saying they signed an agreement that states in order to get a refund the pup had to be returned within 7 days and it was not.

I explained that we tried to return the pup but the breeder refused to accept it. The credit card company sided with the breeder. Needless to say, we will not allow this to end with our being out the money and being stuck with a sick pup. My mom's pup seemed fine, until a skin rash showed up this week. Here we go again. Apparently, after searching the net Teresa V. was also located in Sacramento CA and had a lot of problems with buyers there as well. So, we told them if the money was not refunded by this evening we will file a fraud complaint against them, both internet and intrastate for shipping sick animals over State lines.

The worst part - my sister wanted the pup for company because she had just gone through a divorce and her home was forclosed on in this economic mess. She no more had the extra $1200.00 than anyone else would, she had to borrow the initial puppy purchase money to begin with.

$1200.00 in Vet bills so far. Puppy still on medication Peripheral care expenses.

My husband and i purchased two puppies a 5wk old Puggle and a 3mth old Boston Terrier, we paid $375 for the Puggle and $500 for Boston Terrier, gave us a discount and paid a total of $756.88 for both. the Puggle was and is in very good health, the Boston Terrier looked sick as if she were malnurished but we were told that she was healthy and had been dewormed and up to date with shots. The kids and us really liked the puppy and wanted her anyway.

upon arrival to our home after a 2hr drive back from Atascosa Tx to Leander tx, the Boston Terrier went **** and we noticed that she had diarrhea, we called Justin to seller and advised him about it, Justin told us that that was normal and to take the puppy to the vet the next day. All night that day my husband and i did not sleep due to the puppy's uncontrollable bowl movements. Early the next day we took the puppy to the vet where she was diagnosed with a serious case of Coccidia. The vet gave her Panacur 100mg/ml for 5days. The puppy got worst and refused to eat, we noticed her ears full of a black gunk which took my husband bout an hour to clean, the puppy was unable to walk and would sleep all day.

the puppy died on the early hrs of the 5th day, which was on her follow up appt. Justin was called various times and appeared to be avoiding our phone calls the warranty stated that if the puppy dies we will get a 40% discount on another puppy or he will replace it. My family has gone though so much emotional stress due to the sick puppy, our kids are devastated and all we ask is for Justin to replace the puppy or give our money back.

emotional stress on all the family specially the children who got very attached to the puppy. Due to the uncontrollable bowl movements our floors appeared to have some damage and money spent on vet bills.

We found this breeder through the internet and went to purchase an english dog that my son had fallen in love with. We purchased the dog, and were given only a piece of paper with vaccines on it and a business card to go to their specific vet. No health certificate was issued.

The purchase took place on Tuesday, November 1lth and the dog became ill on Friday November 14th. We took him through emergency to Knowles Animal Clinic and he has been there since. He was diagonosed with Parvo Virus yesterday November 17th.

I bought a puppy on 10/18/08 His ad on Kijiji states the puppies were AKC registered and up to date on shots. When I called the vet on 10/20/08 they said the puppy was never seen and scheduled for a appointment on 10/23/08. No wormings or vaccines were done prior to the sale. He wrote on a piece of paper that the second shots were due on 10/23. I called the AKC 4 different times and they said the pups were never registered at birth. The parents are registered. He said he would refund me $100 for the shots and wormings.

No refund, no shots and wormings, no registration. His ad specifies everything.

I was looking on MLive, which is an online newspaper site that advertises in many different papers in Michigan. I found a Yorkshire Terrier named Lizzie that lived with a missionary family in the above stated place. They said she was not adjusting to the heat of Nigeria and needed to find her a home in the states but wanted her to go to a good home so he was going to only make the buyer pay $200 shipping. I told him that I would pay half and he agreed. I sent him $100 on 9/24/08 and he said he would mail me the flight details as soon as he received the money. I went to bed and got up early, excited to get this puppy for my daughter's birthday.

When he did not mail me the airline plans, I called Kalamazoo/Battlecreek international airport to find out what was going on. They proceeded to tell me that animal shipments did not come into that airport and that I would have to go to Detroit Metro or Chicago O'Hare to pick up the puppy but customs would have contacted me way before hand. She told me I was being scammed and that it happens all the time to people. I wrote Harison and called his bluff and he lamented that he was a 'christian and that he would never do that. He said that he had spent ALL DAY at the airport talking to customs b/c Lizzie didn't have a crate and he needed to pay another 400.00 to ship her and that he would wait for me to western union him the money. He said that he put 150$ down and all I would have to spend is an additonal 250$.

I immediately wrote back to him and told him that he would be receiving no more money from me, that I had held up my end of the deal and if he was that concerned that he find a good home for Lizzie, he would find a way to get her here. I didn't hear from him for two days. Today, he wrote to me again and said that he would make sure that Lizzie gets to me. He didn't ask for any more money but I think he is trying to earn my trust back to then ask for more money. I was dumb one time but am a quick learner!

He stated that he belongs to CHRIST FOR ALL CHRISTIAN MISSIONS. I have never heard of this mission orgaization before and have been unable to locate it on the internet. I marked both of his sites on Mlive as possible scams and by the end of the day on the 24th, the maltese advertisement was no longer available and my yorkie was marked as sold. I feel like an idiot but have learned a valuable lesson at 42. I just lost 100$ and a bit of my pride.

Free puppy - for a donation to HotPak Orphanage...

Transfer of $250 - no pup. Royal scam.

I was googled information on Maltese puppies and came across an add that said Free Maltese Puppy. Knew right away it had to be a scam being that Maltese go for a minimum of $800.00 USD. I proceeded to email this individual and expressed interest on this puppy. She did respond stating that she lives in New Jersey, however when she requested that I pay her $140 for shipping via Western Union to a location in Cameroon, it confirmed my doubts.

I also sent her another email from a different email account which she responded from a different email aswell, and sent me the same puppy pictures.

Fortunately I was aware of these scams and did not proceed with it.

I answered an ad to adopt a bulldog puppy. I received a reply from a person by the name of Simon Peter telling me the he was on a church session in Nigeria. We e-mailed each other back and forth and today he wanted me to wire him $180 for shipping. He even sent me pictures of a baby bulldog, sounding to good to be true

I did some research and found a website that had a Nigerian puppy scam. A woman posted a comment on this website that was word for word exactly what was sent to me, except she was in London. So I replied to the last e-mail basically telling this person that I was on to him, and I have not received a reply.

I am worried because I sent this fake my home address,my name and my phone #. I even sent him a picture of my own bulldog. I don't know what he can do with this info, but I want to protect myself.

Purchased a boxer from their website from one of their advertisers only to find out the dog was unfit to sell. Instead of paying only 1200.00 plus 350.00 for shipping. The dog has cost me hundreds of dollarst o keep it alive and fit

Would like a full refund for the dog and future payments for the liver tests he requires monthly.

Hi I need some help. I live in the UK and I bought 2 puppies from a breeder in MI. I have paid for them in full plus vet feed and boarding fees. They were sold to me as show dogs but both are over 6 months old now and I have shown pictures to people and have been told no way are they good enough to show. One person who told me this used to breed in partnership with her and lives in Iowa. So she knows the quality and the breeding. I want to get all my money back as I have paid nearly $10,000 to her so far.

What can I do? The dogs are still with the breeder in MI and I was not asked to sign or agree to any sort of contract. I did ask a few months ago about getting my money back as one of the dogs I was forced into buying as the one I chose apparently died and I was offered a far poorer quality dog in replacement but it was for less money.

i've lost out on $10,000 and have been left with pets worth no more than $500 and i still haven't got them in this country yet and would need to pay out for all of that too yet.

I was looking for a Registered Doberman Pinscher Puppy, I contacted a lady and she did infact have puppies. However we crossed the papers and found out the pup would have been related to my male. She gave me the name of a lady her daughter had just bred her male Rock to. So I called Lisa Howell, and we talk about breeding and puppies and registration and so on. So she told me the cost was $1000. It was a lot more then I could afford but I thought you get what you pay for... So I agreed. Early April she called me said she had had stomach trouble and thought it might be cancer and needed money, could I send her money to reserve a puppy? AND I COULD HAVE PICK OF THE LITTER.

I agreed and I sent on Feb 9th the sum of $300. March 9th the puppies were born. She again said she was in BAD need of MONEY and could I go ahead and send her the rest...which would have been $700 but she said since you are good enough to send it ahead of time I'll give you a break... send me $600. I felt really good I had saved $100 bucks. Well, Apr 25 we drove From Chaneysville PA. to Jamestown NY. 6 hours to pick up the puppy. When we got there there was another lady already there. Her daughter had picked the biggest female and that's which one I had ordered from the begining. I asked the little girl to PLEASE put the puppy down and she didn't want to but her mom made her. I picked her up and looked her over and picked her to be my pet.

Lisa then handed me a big packet and said everything is in the BUT the AKC papers I haven't gotten them sent for yet. I was reluctant to leave but I drove 6 hours from Home and had already paid IN FULL for the dog (I have the checks on micro film). She had told me she gives a 1 year health guarantee. all paperwork was to be in this packet. I didn't even notice until I got home. There was no guarantee. No AKC promise nothing. I emailed her, called her, wrote her letters and nothing. NOW she has even blocked my calls. I DID NOT harrass her. I called maybe 4 times.

I left messages a few times but the last time I spoke with her she said and I quote "I have the papers here I have something I made you, it's glass I wanted to come by and visit Tera (the puppy) and drop the papers off then" i said i'll tell you what. you MAIL me the papers and bring the glass thing by later PLEASE. that was about 4 weeks ago (nothing). Now I'm blocked. So I sent her a registered letter on Thursday July 31. There were 6 puppies born to the last litter @ a grand a pop minus the 100 bucks she saved me. That's big money.

So, if there is anything I can do that wouldn't cost anything I would greatly appreciate it. I know there are RED FLAGS all over this situation but I'm just so trusting as i am as good as my word. I believe people are the same and that's just not so. My damage isn't physical it's mental. I can't afford to pay $900 for a dog that isn't or can't be registered. I know both dogs are registered BUT I can't get the papers until SHE sends in for them. Meanwhile I'm like a caged lion not knowing IF I am stuck with a dog that isn't worth $100 much less $900. It's caused my husband and I trouble. I'm so on edge.

On the day of July 24, 2008, I purchased two ten-week-old pure breed Bengal kittens from Kathy H. of Sierra Gold Bengals in Columbia California (sierragoldbengals.com). Before driving to Kathy H.'s Business /residence I contacted her regarding available kittens and prices. I was told she had several in my price range ready to be given a new home. When I arrived I was shown around the residence and she showed me the available kittens. My wife showed some interest in two kittens in particular, and Kathy H. informed us that they had been sick because of their mothers milk souring (due to the mother going into heat early), which gave the cats an upset stomach, and that she was treating them with Amoxicillin and Albon.

After inspecting the cats they seemed a little small, at 10 weeks they were both under 2 pounds, but because we were told they just recovered from a sickness, and were otherwise healthy but still regaining the weight lost due to mothers milk making them ill we bought them. We were sent home with Amoxicillin and prescription diet cat food. Within 24 hours of purchasing the two kittens the female became very ill, Eventually loosing half her weight. We contacted Kathy H. three times explaining the situation and she instructed us to give the kitten Amoxicillin. After trying the Amoxicillin for 48 hours the kitten was still getting worse.

Finally on the 29th of July 2008, we took both kittens to the Vet. After an inspection it was determined that they were both suffering from an internal parasite. The female was extremely dehydrated weighting only 1.1 pounds at almost 11 weeks and had to be put on an IV; the Vet told us that if the young kitten had not been seen that day she might have died. We were sent home with Metronidazole Liquid to give to the kittens for a period of three weeks to remove the parasites from their system.

The Vet informed us that it would have been impossible for this parasite to develop in 4 days and that it was something that started at the breeder's house. The Vet also informed us that a mother cat's milk would not sour because she went into heat although it could result in her no longer nursing the kittens. She informed us that Albon's only use was to treat the parasite Coccidia, and Amoxicillin was used to treat a bacterial infection not parasites and could possibly be making the kitten worse.

With this information we contacted the breeder once again, and explained the situation, she proceeded to deny the allegations and after argument decided to hang up. We tried to contact the breeder again twice every time she hung up on us. In total the vet bills were $250 dollars, I am requesting that Kathy Hunter the breeder of the 2 kittens pay for her negligence in caring for these kittens, and cover the Vet bills that are directly a cause of her negligence in the care of these two kittens.

The breeder is claiming that he sold 42 puppies this summer to the cities and that he hasn't had any problems. The vet believes that he is a puppy mill. I spoke with the breeder and is not taking any responsibilty to any of the vet bills but will replace the puppy or give my money back. I will be getting my money back. the puppy is 1.3lbs and is fighting for its life. she is very sick and we are waiting to see if she has a future or not. We are currently out 400.00 in vet bills

I answered an ad in the Houston Chronicle for a free pug puppy. He emailed and said that he and his wife were on a christian mission in Africa and that all I would have to do would be to pay shipping $150.00. I paid and then 2 days later he called and said that he needed $280.00 more for Change of Ownership of the puppy. I paid $140.00 and then found out that I had been scammed after several calls to him requesting flight information.

I lost $290.00 thinking that I was helping someone out and getting a pug puppy for my 6 year old son.

My daughter bought puppy. it was delivered by transport service, dog diagnosed with Parvo Virus within 3 days and died, incurring high medical bills, breeder won't return any money or pay for vet bills. dog $750 vet bills $3000 or more

The lst time I contacted her she said "I've never heard of one of my golden biting or attacking anyone in the thirty years I've been breeding dogs. She said she was going to come over and visit Brody (our dog). She never did. She refused to take the puppy back or refund any of our money. ($1,500.00) I believe that a refutable breeder would take the puppy or at least offer some assitance. She said "I can't take him back, I'm scared of being bitten by dogs". Doreen currently has an ad in Newsday Long Island for golden retriever puppies. We had to put Brody to sleep. It has broken the hearts of everyone that has become close to this dog. It has cost us our time, money, and happiness.

After faxing reports to her she again insisted I let the dog die of sugar shock and would no longer speak to me. I carefully picked this breeder because she advertised her dogs were guaranteed and came with health certifcates and all their shots up to date. I'm out the price of the dog - all the vet bills and the bills to have my dogs tested for a desease that clearly started in her kennel.

purchased a newfie, guaranteed free of hip dysplasia til two years old. I had Abby x rayed a one and a half years, trouble getting up from laying position, she has hip dysplasia, called, sent e-mails, no response. I asked her to send info to my vet, never done. We love Abby, the consequences is that she is going to suffer from an illness that this breeder guaranteed her to be from, this is genetic. I am sure the vet bills will be huge, trying to keep Abby in as good of health as humanly possible

I had gone onto this website www.englishbullpup.com and picked out my puppy (after doing my research of course). I picked my puppy... It was an English Bulldog named Roszi. I paid through Paypal and was in close contact with Pricila. Roszi was flying in from Georgia. When we picked her up at the airport, it was not her. The puppy that was delivered belonged to another couple out in the mid-west. The breeder (Pricilla) mixed up the puppies. My puppy was nowin another family's home. The breeder refused to compensate anything due to this mix up. I paid $4,000 for this puppy (the one I chose online). The breeder told me to ship her back. Obviously she did not have the best interest of the puppy in mind. Not only did she send the wrong puppy, but she also mixed up the paper work. I do not have the medical records, contract (I have the other family's contract) nor the AKC papers. I need the AKC papers in order to file insure my puppy. I spoke to Pricillia 2 weeks ago, and she still has not returned my phone calls or emails. I cannot believe a reputable breeder would act in such a matter. These people obviously do not have my puppy's best interest in mind.

Not able to insure or register my AKC puppy.

My daughter went to a breeder website to look for a Yorkshire Terrier and e-mailed the breeder to see if he had any more puppies. He said they were all sold, but one of his former customers had puppies that she wanted to send back to the states from Africa. She asked for $200.00 to ship them and then another $300.00 for a crate to ship them in. I start getting very suspicious and looked on a scam site, and there it was--the exact same dog scam. They make it sound so legitimate, and she made her self sound like a Christian lady who just wanted her dogs to have a good home. We were the perfect suckers.

I am out of $300.00, and my daughter's trust in people is shattered.

My sister and I purchased a puppy through this kennel, Smeraglia Kennel, Robertsdale, Ala. We unfortunately listened to this person Sherri and trusted her. If you check out her web site you will see that she presents everything very nice, her web page is TeddyBearSchnoodles.com. We were under the impression that we were going to pick up at the airport a well ajusted, healthy 8 week old puppy.

The evening we picked him up he was exhausted, so we did not really start becoming aware of his behavior till the next morning. A day after he arrived Piper started coughing and having trouble breathing. We took him to our Vet, and had a complete physical done on him. Piper is being treated for the following medical problems, kennel cough, a parasite in his intestines. In addition we found out that he was and had been eating his feces, so we have him on deter, and try to catch him after he uses the bathroom to keep him from eating it. The problem is that he is so quick that sometimes we can't catch him in time, and he will continue to stay sick with parasites and worms.

When you try to pet him he will bite, not just mouth but to the point that he is leaving punctures that bleed. I have spoken to our vet and several SPCA's. Piper is showing direct signs of being neglected, under weight, agressive biter from teasing, and was not able to receive the proper training usually from the mom due to a large litter of 10 puppies, four of hers and six from another.

Years ago pet shops ran puppy mills. Even though she may show off her web site and tell her prespective buyers it does not mean that it is true. My sister and I are victims, but this little puppy suffered the worse.

I was interested in purchasing 2 silver Pugs from Linda Kapsa aka LKK Pugs. We emailed back and forth for a few weeks and then I spoke to her on the phone. She was full of information and seemed to be an honest breeder. I sent her a deposit of $200 and she told me that she would have silver Pug puppies available this summer. I called her again in June and she said that she was expecting litters of Pug puppies very soon and that I would be getting my Pugs in Septemember.

The first week of September I called several times and left messages and have not gotten any response back. It seems that I will not be getting my $200 back or my Pug puppies that were promised to me. I have 3 children who were anxiously awaiting the arrival of their Pug puppies and I explained to them that this is another lesson in life learned.

We purchased a puppy through anypets 5 weeks ago. There was a contract stating that we take the puppy to the vets 2 days after delivery. We did because he was infested with fleas.witht he total of 1189.00 for the dog there was suppose to be a health certificate of all his first shots when he was born. 5 weeks alater we still havent received the health certificate which we paid 35.00.many phone calls later we are getting the run around that there might not be any records of his first shots. We now find out our dog has giardia and hookworm. One is from the mother and one is from dirty water.

Our dog may be ill because he hasnt had his first shot. We have no idea and have no information on our dog. We have already spent over 200.00 on meds for his girdia and hookworm. If he had his first shot he wouldnt have gotten these things.

My fiance and I spent $2000 to purchase what we understood would be a happy, healthy bulldog. Within 48 hours of receiving our puppy, he was diagnosed with kennel cough. A week later his condition had deteriorated into pneumonia and he was on the verge of death. Our puppy, Jack, had to be hospitalized for 6 days and we received a bill totaling over $5000. We immediately contacted Evan Q, the owner of Miniature Bulldogs Inc. and were assured by him that we should keep Jack hospitalized for as long as possible -- even though we were advised by our veterinarian that his chances for survival were slim. We relied on Evan's statements and took ever effort possible to save our puppy's life -- incurring an enormous bill in the process.

Thankfully, after 6 horrific days and nights in the hospital, Jack took a turn for the better and we were able to bring him home. Unfortunately, on the day that payment was actually due, Evan blatantly refused to pay the bills and told us that Jack's sickness was a result of our negligence even though Jack had been declared unfit for sale. We are in the process of instituting legal action against Mr. Q. In this process, we have discovered that he operates several shelter companies in order to give his business an air of legitimacy. He operates several breeding websites under different names -- although he and the parent company, Miniature Bulldogs, Inc. are the true operators.

I bought a show quality puppy from a California Breeder. I notified her that the puppy was having problems walking at 4 months old. At 10 months 9 months old he was diagnosised with category 4 hip dysplasia in both hips. The veterinarian said he should have surgergy or put to sleep. I took the surgery route and notified the breeder that I should get some money back. I also found out that California has a puppy lemon law but need a contact from california.

Puppy needed surgery and may need second hip removed.

I was on the net and found puppies for sale on the classifieds and one Keith Sheldon told me that I would receive my puppies for which $700. He never delivered the pups and I trusted in him. I have read other complaints on Mr. keith sheldon as well and they are not good ones, only bad reports. I wish to have this matter resolved asap and receive my money back to me. He also offers a money back guarantee and said within 7 days you can get your money refunded. he emailed me and said that he would refund my $700 dollars and I believed him on that one too. I paid him by money gram which he insisted upon or by western union. I have all the emails he sent to me as proof of what I am saying is the truth.

On June 1st 2005 I received a puppy from Chidolls, Famous Babydoll Pups. The puppy, Gomez, was diagnosed with hydrocephalus on 2 June 2005. The breeder refused to allow me to return the puppy as per the agreement and the California Puppy Lemon Law. Her comment: "He will die a Canadian." 8 months of pure misery go by, arguing publicly and privately with this woman. Finally, on 6 Jan 2006 I received a refund for Gomez. I paid 3500.00USD plus shipping for him. I was refunded 4500.00USD which includes 1000USD in medical bills. In February 2006 I found out she was still selling sick puppies for huge amounts of money. As well, she was taking peoples money and not sending puppies.

I stood up, publically for these women and gave a brief history of what happened to me. Since then, Debra Drury has called the SPCA and I am being investigated for animal cruelty for Gomez. The SPCA is now in charge of Gomez (I have him with me). They will decide if he needs to be euthenised or not. It amazes me that I (and my children) were the victims of receiving a fatally ill puppy in the first place. NOW, this woman is so angry with me because I have a refund and Gomez and I stood up for the other unfortunate people she is harming. NOW, we are the victims again.

When I was fighting for 8 months to get some help with Gomez, NOT ONE agency would help me. Not the FBI fraud division, not Animal Control, not the USDA, not her local police. Yet, with a simple phone call, she is having me investigated for keeping Gomez alive. The breeder sold me the sick dog, kept me in tears for 8 months and has now taken his care out of my hands by calling the SPCA. Is this fair? Is this justice? Is this the ultimate vengeance? This is a VERY brief rundown of the circumstances of the past 11 months.

Certified funds in the amount of $1180, were sent to Little Horse Great Danes in San Antonio, Texas, to pay for a puppy and shipping costs. Five days before I was to receive Cricket she informed me that the litter had contracted Parvo and half the litter had already died. After consulting my vet, I was advised not to take my puppy, since there are lasting health effects even if she were to survive. I asked Ms. Rainwater for a refund, she said it would take her a while to come up with the money

Finally, on 3/18 I received a nasty letter from her telling me she would not refund my money only $230 of shipping. She said that her contract states no cash refund only a replacement puppy. Her entire kennel had been exposed or had come down with this deadly virus, so why would I accept a replacement puppy. I would like a refund of the $1180 that I feel she owes me. My family and I have been devestated by this dissappointment. We are not wealthy people and $1180 is alot of money to us.

I initially contacted Linda Kapsa of LKK Pugs in Ballantine, Montana, in August 2005 regarding her ad on pets4you.com which stated puppies available now. She said she would have some black pups available in September 2005. I sent her the $200 deposit to hold a pup for me. We emailed each other a few times and then when she received my $200 deposit, her song and dance changed. She then said she would have pups available in December, then it was January or February. She stopped returning my emails in December when I asked her what was going on with my pups.

A friend called her regarding my pups and now my pup will not be available until June 2006. If I knew I had to wait a year for a pup, I never would have sent her a deposit. It is now March 2006 and she has yet to return my phone calls or emails.

I am out my $200 deposit.

I had placed a deposit on an english bulldog when she was two weeks old. I had then made plans to pick her up so I took off work and got everything ready for that weekend when she was supposed to be six weeks old. I kept in touch with the breeder the whole time. Three days before I was to pick her up the woman sent me an email and told me the pup was only five weeks but was healthy and eating well and since I had everything ready to leave and had worked at an animal shelter with young pups I said I would still get her that weekend.

When I got to North Carolina the pup was sick and had been to the vet which the woman didn't tell me the day before or that morning when i had talked to her. Then several hours into the drive home we stopped to let her use the bathroom and she could not walk but the woman had said she was fine. I have had the dog for less than a week, who turned out to be only four weeks when I got her, and she has been to two different vets already. She has hip and knee problems and will eventually need surgery on them or may have to be put down. I contacted the woman and she will not give me any money back but will replace the dog. After I am attached to her already. I am keeping the pup and am willing to pay thousands of dollars on the surgery but do not want it to happen to any one else. And I also have printouts of her web sites that state that she has litters from the same female dog in less than three months. How is that possible. I am very angry that she puts puppies through this for money. I hope it does not happen to anyone else or to any other pups.

I purchaced an ACA registered male puppy dalmatian from Elite Pets of iberia, Mo., in late June 2005 for $350.00. The puppy has been sick from the day of his arrival (shipped via TRANSPET, a puppy truck that came highly recommended as a mode of transportation and was advised by the breeder to be the safest mode of delivery for the 12 week old puppy THIS SERVICE WAS AN ADDITIONAL $350). Since then I have incurred over $100 worth of vet bills and discovered that the puppy had a grossly over-looked dysplasia of the hip. In addition, the dog had several intestinal parasites, a very advanced Upper Respiratory Infection with conjunctivitis.

The puppy was placed on several medications. Upon his follow up exam the puppy had an Xray that confirmed the congenital abnormal hip. This abonormality can be visualized without mistake both radiographically and externally. I contacted the breeder immediately and my options were not to my satisfaction. I was told I could return the puppy and pay an additional $350 to receive another dog (that may have come from the same gene pool of birth defects). Or I could keep the dog and get only partial refund for the cost of the dog (no refund for the transportation). Either way I got screwed financially.