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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  I had someone try to "buy" one of my puppies using their hearing impaired disability "to send me extra money (by check) for holding one of the pups, then I was to send the "extra" money back to them via Western Union...etc., etc.,"
I'm now at the point, everyone I talked to isn't good enough/on the up and up to have one of my pups. Scares me to death, I had a trucker want one as a traveling companion and deep down I think he was on the up and up, but I essentially ran from that potential sale, especially after he said, "I'll take 'em both". I laid awake half the night knowing we were meeting today, with visions of my little guy being bought and stuck in a cage in some puppy mill as a stud dog as the trucker drove him back to the mid west to his puppy mill (hubby says I'm too dramatic/he's probably right, but after the deaf scam I'm suddenly not so trusting anymore/self doubting  )
I'll never sell them at the rate I'm weeding the 'buyers' out! Wish there were more YT members in Washington who love Yorkies.
I think it's terrible people try to scam other people, I think it's particularly vulgar to use a puppy to do so.
*sigh* Such is life, the perfect owner will show eventually.
Kendra |
Have you ever thought of charging a $500 spay neuter deposit? Or having a contracting stating 6 months to provide proof of spay/neuter otherwise a contractual fee? This is difficult to prove if you do not have your microchipped though-food for thought...I don't see why any breeders let their pups go with them being spay/neuter though I have one like that and my female the only reason I haven't fixed her is the kennel retained breeding rights otherwise they wanted a spay/neuter contract or a $500 additional fee-you can really weed out those whom plan on breeding via them paying the addition $500 or a limited registration dog....as in not breeding rights. Also it is a good way for breeder to retain breeding rights-obviously you can't tell which of your pups will be for breeding quality until they fully mature....
Personally I know a well guy whom travels a lot he's not quite a trucker though-he's a little mix, and as soon as my great aunt and uncle go their RV to ravel around they got a lil dog. But I too would be hesitant of someone looking for a companion and then wanting two spontaneously and at the same time...be paranoid and dramatic if I were in your position!