amanda, WOW that does sound scary!
in any event, if this were a scam the original poster that has the pup will have read through all these posts and will know that the SIL has a heads up and will be travelling to his home accompanied.
but to give the benefit of the doubt, perhaps this is truly a person who is ill and is just trying to do the right thing for his pup? everyone will know soon enough.
in the meantime, i hope this situation works out positively for everyone involved.
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