[Nancy1999]

If I remember correctly, this is a rehoming situation, and not an outright sale. Most rescues are going to charge around $300.00, but the dog will probably already be spayed. You're not planning on breeding, right? There are many low cost or free neutering clinics. My guess is that she is a typical back yard breeder. She bought a dog or perhaps even bred the dog, and was going to mate it and for some reason decided not to. She says that she got the dog at 3 months and it had all it's shots. This is not likely, they can't have their last shot until 16 weeks, and I forget the age for rabies shot, I thought Joey was older; someone else can tell you the exact age. The dog should have been taking heartworm medicine especially living in a state that has mosquitoes, as that's how heartworm is passed. Doesn't this women have other dogs, she should be able to give you the name of the vet she has used in the past. Something is fishy and she's hiding something, but who knows what is it? Worst-case scenario - the dog has been diagnosed with something expensive to treat. Would you be able to get enough money for care, would the lady return your money, and take back the dog, how would you feel about that, how would you feel about giving up the dog to a rescue? Best-case scenario, the lady was planning to breed her, and she actually listen to those who told her that the dog was too small to breed. Good breeders won't breed a dog under 5 pounds even if the male is smaller, so maybe she's really healthy but just too small to breed. The economy is bad many breeders are cutting back. I'd probably go see the dog, I guess I would want to see the house, because I would want some evidence she isn't operating a puppy mill.