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Miss Cat Ears · 02-16-2006, 04:28 PM

Hi,

I am a newish member, you may recognize my screen name from a thread I made trying to find a home for my yorkie puppy about a month ago. Allow me to tell you what has happened to that dear little boy...

When I got him, I wasn't aware that our apartment wouldn't allow him. So, we had to try and find a new home for him. Eventually, I was able to contact the breeder, Beverly Vizenor, and she said that although she could not give our money back for him (which wasn't really expected anyway), she had one puppy left and would show ours with that puppy and sell him for us - and pay us the money she sold him for. Very nice of her, right?

We handed over the puppy on Thursday and were told that she would contact us Monday. Monday rolled around and we didn't hear anything. That week we managed to contact her sister, Cindy, who said that she was up at "the lake" (which we later found out is in Checotah, about 2 hours from where we all live) and would be back later. I told her that I had found out that my boyfriend could keep the puppy in his apartment and we really missed him, of course, and could we just have the puppy back. She said she would let Beverly know.

A week goes by, we don't hear anything. I finally reach Beverly (when I call from a number she doesn't know - caller ID has not been my friend in all this) who says that the puppy is still at "the lake" with her husband, that he is sick, and she can't sell him until he is well. I tell her that we want him back (didn't Cindy tell her?) and that if he is sick we will take him to the vet ourselves. She says she will be back Friday or Saturday with the puppy.

So, Saturday, we haven't heard from her of course, can't reach her, so we show up at her apartment the next Tuesday. It has been 3 weeks now. She opens the door, tells us that she is treating the puppy to get him well (an allergic reaction of some sort) and that she'll be in touch. Then shuts the door in our faces. I knock again and ask her to sign a paper that says, "I have Amber Kelly's dog," which shouldn't take long. She refuses and says she's in a hurry. Then she tells us that she'll call the police if we don't get off her porch. Even though we told her everything, that we want him back no matter what, and that we would pay whatever vet bills she had racked up.

Fast forward to today, one month later, my boyfriend and I have filed a small claims suit because she now claims that we simply GAVE her the puppy and that she tried to do us a favor by offering us money for it and we refused. So, March 23 we will all be in court to work this out.

I'm not really sure what I hope to accomplish by typing this all up, but... any thoughts? tips? helpful comments? I haven't seen my puppy in a month and it kills me. Maybe when she receives her subpoena, she'll give us our dog back? What should I do?

02-16-2006, 04:28 PM	#1
Miss Cat Ears Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 161	HELP! My Yorkie puppy was stolen by the breeder. Hi, I am a newish member, you may recognize my screen name from a thread I made trying to find a home for my yorkie puppy about a month ago. Allow me to tell you what has happened to that dear little boy... When I got him, I wasn't aware that our apartment wouldn't allow him. So, we had to try and find a new home for him. Eventually, I was able to contact the breeder, Beverly Vizenor, and she said that although she could not give our money back for him (which wasn't really expected anyway), she had one puppy left and would show ours with that puppy and sell him for us - and pay us the money she sold him for. Very nice of her, right? We handed over the puppy on Thursday and were told that she would contact us Monday. Monday rolled around and we didn't hear anything. That week we managed to contact her sister, Cindy, who said that she was up at "the lake" (which we later found out is in Checotah, about 2 hours from where we all live) and would be back later. I told her that I had found out that my boyfriend could keep the puppy in his apartment and we really missed him, of course, and could we just have the puppy back. She said she would let Beverly know. A week goes by, we don't hear anything. I finally reach Beverly (when I call from a number she doesn't know - caller ID has not been my friend in all this) who says that the puppy is still at "the lake" with her husband, that he is sick, and she can't sell him until he is well. I tell her that we want him back (didn't Cindy tell her?) and that if he is sick we will take him to the vet ourselves. She says she will be back Friday or Saturday with the puppy. So, Saturday, we haven't heard from her of course, can't reach her, so we show up at her apartment the next Tuesday. It has been 3 weeks now. She opens the door, tells us that she is treating the puppy to get him well (an allergic reaction of some sort) and that she'll be in touch. Then shuts the door in our faces. I knock again and ask her to sign a paper that says, "I have Amber Kelly's dog," which shouldn't take long. She refuses and says she's in a hurry. Then she tells us that she'll call the police if we don't get off her porch. Even though we told her everything, that we want him back no matter what, and that we would pay whatever vet bills she had racked up. Fast forward to today, one month later, my boyfriend and I have filed a small claims suit because she now claims that we simply GAVE her the puppy and that she tried to do us a favor by offering us money for it and we refused. So, March 23 we will all be in court to work this out. I'm not really sure what I hope to accomplish by typing this all up, but... any thoughts? tips? helpful comments? I haven't seen my puppy in a month and it kills me. Maybe when she receives her subpoena, she'll give us our dog back? What should I do?