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| Rza New Member joined: 7/16/2006 posts: 1 msg #1 |
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| I'm not sure but we just went to LAX to pick up the puppy, he's adorable but the ad said he was a Jack Russell Terrier. That's what we wanted and the dog looks just like a min pin. We went to petsmart to get some stuff for him and even the employees couldn't believe it was a Jack Russell. We've been calling the people that sold the dog but they aren't answering nor calling us back. I have such mixed feelings about this because I don't want to send the dog back but at the same time I feel that i've been taken advantage of and basically victimized. Please give me any suggestions of what you think I should do. We also paid by money order... :-/ | ||||
| bigdog22 Junior Member joined: 8/7/2005 posts: 51 msg #2 |
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| Please post a picture of your puppy, and people on this site can give you their thoughts on the breed of the puppy. | ||||
| Rza New Member joined: 7/16/2006 posts: 2 msg #3 |
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| here are the pics... I forgot to mention I was told I was getting this dog: But when I went to the live cargo hold and this beauty showed up, I figured to let it pass... i'm in love with the dog but at the same time very dissappointed. Am I being unreasonable? It is my money afterall... argh this is breaking my heart | ||||
| superwoman Full Member joined: 7/7/2004 posts: 243 msg #4 |
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| Wow that must have been shocking when you found out. I guess that's the beauty of purchasing dogs online. Can I ask how much you paid for him? He is sooo extremely cute, I can see how you fell in love with him, heck..ship him to me I'll have him lol. I don't really know what to say as I've never ordered one online, I almost did once though. Does this puupy have a health guarantee? I'm sure some people in this forum will know how to deal with this, there's a lot of smart helpers here.. Again, he is sooooooooo adorable I could squeeze him!! | ||||
| debg Full Member joined: 9/1/2004 posts: 413 msg #5 |
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| I'm not a breed expert but my guess would be mini pin also. Scroll down to lpn169 thread title mini pin pic and look at her pictures. I know they say never pay by M/O. I would keep trying to call them if I were you. You are not being unreasonable. You wanted and though you were buying a JRT. ***Edited By: debg on 7/16/2006 7:59:47 PM*** Reason: ADD | ||||
| Rza New Member joined: 7/16/2006 posts: 3 msg #6 |
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| Terribly shocking rollercoaster ride of emotions really. We paid 150 for him plus 250 shipping. Health guarantee and paperwork is supposed to be coming via postal mail. He is adorable isn't he. I just hate the fact that it feels tainted. | ||||
| Erbabe337 Senior Member joined: 12/8/2005 posts: 1238 msg #7 |
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| he's cute But in NO WAY does he look like a jack russell terrier in any of those pictures. I say keep him, he's adorable. | ||||
| MommaMia Senior Member joined: 1/14/2006 posts: 1276 msg #8 |
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| Well he certainly is adorable. My guess is that if this Breeder is a scammer, you won't ever get through to her. I would keep this dog and leave it be, IF when you go to the Vets for the check up, all is well. If anything is wrong with him (God forbid) then that is when I would make a bigger deal out of it, use the fact that it is a different dog as well. Thats a shame this 'breeder' used a different picture. Geez. He doesn't look like a JRT in the first picture either! But he is beautiful. Looks like he doesn't want that collar on, it looks like he is trying to take it off with his feet! Too cute ;) | ||||
| myshadow Senior Member joined: 6/21/2004 posts: 888 msg #9 |
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| I'm just noticing in the 'jack russell' photo that the puppy is peeing on the carpet. As a breeder myself, I would not send or post a pic of a puppy for sale of it peeing on carpet. My guess is that they stole this photo from a joke email and sent it over to you instead of the puppy you received. Even though your puppy is still adorable! I agree, not thinking that the first photo is full jack either. Actually, wondering if he is a min pin-seems a little big-or at least his structure to me. Not an expert on this breed, but just wanted to throw that out there. Still adorable! ***Edited By: myshadow on 7/16/2006 8:17:33 PM*** Reason: add | ||||
| Rza New Member joined: 7/16/2006 posts: 4 msg #10 |
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| thank you everybody for your input. greatly appreciated this is the ad we responded to http://www.terrificpets.com/dogs_for_sale/viewad.asp?adid=44943 we are pretty sure that we are keeping him, but I have no faith in any of the promises this lady has made. what's worse is my boyfriend hated the idea of paying by money order and had a bad feeling about this all along. It doesn't help that when I call a little girl answers the phone and then either hangs up or says that the person I need to get in touch with is not home. Is there any level of protection either through this site or by other means? Let's say we take him to the vet and find out about something being terribly wrong. *** yea we really have no idea what he is. ***Edited By: Rza on 7/16/2006 8:24:59 PM*** Reason: in response to "what is he?" | ||||
| myshadow Senior Member joined: 6/21/2004 posts: 889 msg #11 |
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| Just found the ad you are referring to. They have a bulldog site listed and the pics don't look the same as the website. They look like very reputable bulldog breeders with gorgeous dogs. I wonder if someone took their site and their information and used the scammers email address and set up this ad. Did you actually talk to someone at the phone # listed on this ad prior to purchase or just email? And is their email the same as on their website??Their site is very impressive and if it is them, I would hope it was a mistake on the airlines part. ***Edited By: myshadow on 7/16/2006 8:28:30 PM*** Reason: edit | ||||
| MommaMia Senior Member joined: 1/14/2006 posts: 1279 msg #12 |
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| You know, I wonder that too Shadow. This might have happened~ This breeder shipped a few puppies from the litter on the same day. When a breeder ships puppies from the same litter, they hand the individual crates over to the Cargo assitants. MAYBE the airlines (like Shadow said) mixed up your pup with another from the litter they shipped the same day??? Their site does look nice. Maybe call them from a different #, like your cell phone and see if they answer. The #'s on the ad and site are the same, but on one of the pages of the site it says Contact 'Myra' and on the ad it says Lisa. But on the home page it says Lisa. Hm... This gets confusing! | ||||
| debg Full Member joined: 9/1/2004 posts: 414 msg #13 |
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| There is several names and numbers on the bully site | ||||
| Rza New Member joined: 7/16/2006 posts: 5 msg #14 |
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| I called that number and a Daisy answered, Daisy gave me Lisa's number. Lisa is supposed to be the actual seller for this specific dog. My bf did a whois search on their 2 domains and found some info so he felt a bit more at ease with the purchase, and yes the site looks fairly decent and pretty straight forward, not to criticize their design but it's not too difficult to slap something like that together especially for a scam. I totally want to give them the benefit of a doubt but with no answer nor call back what am I left to think? The possilbe cargo foul up makes total sense and she did mention she was shipping a few pups out to California. We've called from 3 different numbers... unfortunately all from the same area code, so I'd make an assumption that once she sees 626 area code it's us calling. | ||||
| debg Full Member joined: 9/1/2004 posts: 415 msg #15 |
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| block your number first and see if that works. try *67 then the number you are calling | ||||
| thelifeofriley Senior Member joined: 4/11/2005 posts: 3775 msg #16 |
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| Its definatly not the same puppy. Doesnt have the white on the legs like the one from the breeders pic. I don't know what breed it is though. | ||||
| MommaMia Senior Member joined: 1/14/2006 posts: 1281 msg #17 |
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| How is he acting? Does he act like a happy, playful pup? Is he eating/drinking? I'd be looking for these signs right now. I'd take him to the Vet tomorrow for a check up as well (if you are going to keep him) just to be sure he is doing well. Wow, so many names, huh? I hope you get this sorted out! Good luck to you and your BF! ;) | ||||
| MommaMia Senior Member joined: 1/14/2006 posts: 1282 msg #18 |
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| Or.... call from a pay phone! JK. But I think once she hears your voice on the other end, she is going to hang up no matter what # shows up. | ||||
| Rza New Member joined: 7/16/2006 posts: 6 msg #19 |
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| the dog is fantastic. he's so playful and fun. he's eating well and drinking, pooped twice he is really a bundle of joy, we'll videotape him and post a clip up on youtube within the hour, hopefully. it's a great thing either way but definately a rude surprise. | ||||
| Rza New Member joined: 7/16/2006 posts: 7 msg #20 |
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| we got in touch with Daisy, she's saying the dog is a jack russell but didn't get his tail cut after birth... still the picture doesn't match. oh well I'll keep you posted as the news arrives and thank you all very much! if this was a full on scam we wouldn't have received a dog in the first place eh? thanks again!! | ||||
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