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Originally Posted by shodanusmc  Deb, you just said what I tried to say much better than I could ever say it!  |
Ok, let's all let it go. I don't want to argue about it and I'm sorry if I came across so strong, I'm just very passionate about telling the truth, the whole truth and it just seems kinda like...I have a hard time finding the word for, but it certainly doesn't seem caring about helping to find a puppy a good home.
I just want to add, that to say "beware of strangers..." Since everyone is a stranger, it implies all and implications of things that are not true is wrong to do. Wrong to do to the buyer, wrong to do to the seller, wrong to do to the puppy.
No one knows that someone who may PM someone looking for a puppy is not on the up and up, nor can they know if they are and I believe such implications to a newbie posting to look for a puppy might scare them off and they may pass on a quality pup (who needs a home and as much they might want to give it one) and they just go buy where things appear (on the surface) of being legit...like their local pet store.
So I believe if someone is going to go so far as to feel they need to "warn" someone they should do so as truthfully as possible. It's important that puppies for sale end up in good homes and that starts with buyer and seller connecting. I think both can figure out who's on the up and up and who's not. Yeah, sometimes both can get fooled, just not all...stranger or not.
I guess as much as someone feels the need to imply PM's are not good for someone posting about wanting a pup I feel the need to clarify it to them as I want them to have the whole truth:
Some PM's might not be legit,
Some may be.