Questions, questions and questions

[Beamers Mom]

Originally Posted by chiavet

Hi I'm new here, my name is Cindy, from Indianapolis. I have been thinking of getting a yorkie for quite some time. I saw a local ad for yorkies for $150 on Oodle. The person says they have been doing this for 18 years. What type of questions should I ask? Her previous ads is the same picture with 3 adorable yorkie puppies.

Cindy
I just looked at the ad on Oodles. And if you look at the link in Rhett's mom's post to the ad in the AJC, it is the exact same pic as the one in the AJC for the puppies in Atlanta!!!

YORKIE Puppies for sale - YORKSHIRE TERRIER Puppies | Indianapolis Dogs for sale | Male Yorkshire Terrier | 2082797574 | Oodle

Adopt yorkie puppies - $180.00 / ajcexchange

Now when the very same pups are advertised both in Indianapois, IN and Atlanta, GA something tells me there is a scam involved

[Beamers Mom]

Ok - this gets more confusing!
If you click on the details for the Oodles ad, if you look at the Description:

"Please call, visit our Yorkie Website or email us for more information.

Website: www.goldenhomepuppies.110mb.com
Phone: 417-010-2116
Location: Indianapolis, IN . (6800 West 10th Street)
email: You can email us directly from our website.
www.goldenhomepuppies.110mb.com and email us from there"

And if you look further down in the Description:

At Farmer's Yorkies we are here to help you with your Yorkie Puppy for his/hers entire lifetime.

And if you google farmers Yorkies:

Tiny Yorkshire Terrier puppies from Farmer?s Yorkies!

Which is in MO - the puppy mill capital!!!!

Are these local ads another way for the puppy mill owners to sell their puppies to unsuspecting buyers?

[zoedo]

If you read the ad the zip code only has 4 digits. I get emails forwarded at times with phone numbers attached to 'verify' that's it's legit, and usually one digit is missing from that number too.

[Beamers Mom]

Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama

I have no idea who Gilbert Nicratts is. But I do know that these same pics were on an ad that was pulled from the AJC last week. Unfortunately around here, one person gets a hold of a pic or a legit looking website and tries to pass it off as their own.

Pics on this site also show up as being an Oregon local.

Adopt yorkie puppies - portland, oregon pets for sale classifieds - wweek.com

And I googled the phone number for the oodles ad, they are also located in Lexington Kentucky, British Columbia,Columbus Ohio and Alabama.

I just flagged this one as a scam:
Yorkie Puppies For Sale. Yorkshire Terrier Puppies Available - Lexington - Animals

I couldn't see an option to flag the others.

[chiavet]

Just came back on line to check for more replies. Beamers Mom posted a link and I went there and saw the pic of the 3 little puppies. I pulled up the ad I had seen on oodle for Indy and surprise they are the same dogs. I was obviously wrong and this is a scam and appreciate that fact that the people on this forum go out of their way to help a newbie like me.

On the ad from Indy I had also seen a few things I was questioning. The phone number area code was wrong for indy and surrounding area. The website worried me also seeing it was not yorkie...... but something called golden....... which beamers mom posted.

Thanks again for showing me what I needed to see.

[YorkieChick1]

Wow, I am impressed by all your Private Eye skills!! You ladies are awesome to do all that investigating for Chiavet!! Good job in uncovering a scam and saving someone money and heartache!! Way to go!!

[Beamers Mom]

Originally Posted by chiavet

Just came back on line to check for more replies. Beamers Mom posted a link and I went there and saw the pic of the 3 little puppies. I pulled up the ad I had seen on oodle for Indy and surprise they are the same dogs. I was obviously wrong and this is a scam and appreciate that fact that the people on this forum go out of their way to help a newbie like me.

On the ad from Indy I had also seen a few things I was questioning. The phone number area code was wrong for indy and surrounding area. The website worried me also seeing it was not yorkie...... but something called golden....... which beamers mom posted.

Thanks again for showing me what I needed to see.

I just didn't want anyone on YT getting scammed, and this just screamed out "scam" to me

Please always ask on here if you find a puppy you may be buying if you don't know any of the people selling them.
A red flag immediately went up when you posted they were $150.
Had you bought it I can't begin to imagine what the vet bills would cost you over the years for problems the puppy would have had.
Beamer is a pet quality dog (just don't tell him he is not top show quality) and I paid $1,000 for him last July. He was a day shy of 1 year old and came from a show breeder. On top of the $1000 I paid extra for his vet check for traveling, his travel kennel and his air fare from Michigan - only because I was too impatient to wait a few months until the breeder was in Florida. He is two now, and the vet said he is a very healthy little boy - he got his annual shots last week. I also had him neutered.
I posted the latest pic of him in the picture section, but here he is for you to see him.


Please be careful, don't be in too much of a hurry to get your Yorkie, once you have him/her you will have a lifetime companion so get the very best for you

[BellarousasMom]

Originally Posted by chiavet

The ad I saw lists an address right here in Indianapolis on the west side about 20 or so minutes from me (southeast side). I honestly don't think this is a scam. Sure I have seen ads for yorkies for 1500 but I have also seen ads for 400 - 500 here in Indiana.

There is no way I would buy a yorkie or anything else based on a photo or sending money to someone that I have no clue who they are. (No disrespect to the breeders here). I am an extremely cautious person when it involves money. That is why I have been looking locally and not nationwide. I haven't contacted the lady yet but if I do decide to buy from her I would have to actually see the dog and its parents with my own eyes and it woulld then be taken to my vet the very first day to be checked out to make sure there was nothing wrong with it.

First off...welcome from another Hoosier. I am careful with my money also. I would say go look at them. Find out who they use for a vet. Ask to see vet records. Or you could call the vet. I paid 375 for Bella. She wasn't spade when I got her. She has floppy ears, no biggie. She is registered CKC, no biggie for me either. I got her spade, and it has been the best 375 I ever spent. I also have went from being a big dog person to a small dog. She travels with us also. Good luck and happy shopping.

Loretta

[BellarousasMom]

Oooopppsss...didn't real all the replys. Happy shopping tho.

[dwells1959]

Hi chiavet,

I'm a newbie to all of this too! My wife and I picked up our little Harlie last weekend, we had been hunting for a couple weeks. Some advice that we got was to ask if the parents are on site. You can tell at least a little about the pup from the way the parents are.

Don