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Originally Posted by btytler83  Need advice... I got an email today in response to my craigs list add. Its a woman that asked "Do you stil have yorkie" And that is it no description and no pictures which I had clearly stated in my add I would want in order to find the owner. I had a woman email me a couple weeks ago and the dog she claims to had lost was clearly not the little girl I found. She kept calling and emailing me with excuses on why the pictures would look different then my dog and kept wanting to meet to look at the dog because she would know for sure. I wasn't comfertable with that because I could see her claiming she was hers and it not being. So I eventually told her that I found the owner (a big lie but the dog she says she lost was a completely different color and size so I was confidant that this wasn't her dog and the woman made me very uncomfertable). So now to the point. How do I respond to this woman? What if its that lady again using a different email address or her sister? The reason I am so suspitious of this email is the bluntness of it. Most people that have emailed me have provided pictures and discriptions of there dogs and the emails you can tell from the way they word them they are pleading and hopeful that I have found their dog (I don't know if that makes sense but that is the best way I can discribe it). I also don't want to just blow off this woman if it turns out she is the real owner. Thank you for your advise. |
Just repeat what you said in your ad, have her describe the Yorkie including sex, and send a picture, and give a name. The name can give you so much information. Keep your responses as generic as possible. Don't give out information, "No, I'm sorry, but the dog you describe is different than the dog I found." If they insist on more information, think of a few statements that you can give to them, for example, "I’m sorry, I can't help you, good luck finding your dog." You can repeat that over and over, like a form letter. Don't be tempted to give them lies, this will just come back to haunt you. You also don't have to respond to them at all if you think they are coming on too strong. I do think many people would be half crazy, so I can understand some of the sentiment, but I don't think a person who lost her Yorkie would willingly accept another found dog, unless she was some type of broker or worse. Your job first is to protect the dog.