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meehkim · 09-25-2009, 10:20 AM

Hi All,

I was browsing Craiglist, and found this poodle that needs to be adopted. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv...390533840.html

I e-mailed the lady in interest, and here is the information via e-mail she sent me.

"The adoption fee I'm charging is $600. I've put over $750 into him already. He was in horrible living conditions in Compton, so I bought him and figured if I couldn't keep him, I'd find him a good home. My neighbor bought his sister, and referred me. I got him this past Sunday, but for several reason, I can't keep him in my apartment. I have 2 cats that are scared of him, and it's not fair to my cats. I just figured 1 week with me is better than 1 week where he was. He's been to the Vet and has a clean bill of health! He got an exam, fecal test (no worms!) and his first vaccine. Let me know if you're interested.

Thanks, Lori"

He seems to be a real cutie, but not sure if my family is willing to take him in for $600 :( Hopefully he goes to a good home!

roxy25 · 09-25-2009, 10:25 AM

I would be careful of LA cl ads. i live in LA and BYB post on CL acting like they are trying to find these pups homes but really they are breeding them and trying to sell them. This is why they wont post price because once they do they will be flagged.

I suggested you look in petfinder.com instead

meehkim · 09-25-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by roxy25

I would be careful of LA cl ads. i live in LA and BYB post on CL acting like they are trying to find these pups homes but really they are breeding them and trying to sell them. This is why they wont post price because once they do they will be flagged.

I suggested you look in petfinder.com instead

boo i didn't know that's what's been going on in LA :( i'm so sad to hear about that.

roxy25 · 09-25-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by meehkim

boo i didn't know that's what's been going on in LA :( i'm so sad to hear about that.

Yes they do this all of the time check out these cutie pies

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/dis...petid=14504335

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/dis...petid=14713957

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/dis...petid=14666185

Cdnjennga · 09-25-2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by roxy25

I would be careful of LA cl ads. i live in LA and BYB post on CL acting like they are trying to find these pups homes but really they are breeding them and trying to sell them. This is why they wont post price because once they do they will be flagged.

I suggested you look in petfinder.com instead

I agree, I was going to say be careful... I'm always cautious of people who post these young pups and claim they rescued them. Not that it doesn't happen, but a lot of BYB and pup agents know that people would rather rescue than buy so they pretend they are rescue pups.

Snoodle · 09-26-2009, 06:22 AM

Thanks for the heads up! I'm looking for a poodle as well and didn't realize these are some of the tactics people use to try and sell their dogs!

Harley_chik · 09-26-2009, 06:58 AM

$600 for a dog that doesn't have all of it's shots and isn't spay/neutered is BS! Does she have proof that she spent $750 on vet bills or does include his "purchase price." If you are paying that much money for a puppy, it's not rescuing, it's supporting a bad breeder. She just gave them incentive to breed another litter. BYBs/petstores and puppymills don't care why you bought a pup, they just want money. IMO, at $600, that is selling, not rehoming and not rescuing. She is basically a broker, whether she had good intentions or not. Is she going to refund part of that when the pup is neutered?

Cdnjennga · 09-26-2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Snoodle

Thanks for the heads up! I'm looking for a poodle as well and didn't realize these are some of the tactics people use to try and sell their dogs!

Yep, people are super sneaky! I already talked about one experience I had where the woman claimed she was rehoming the dog on behalf of an elderly couple who couldn't handle it. Maybe that's true, but this dog acted so skittish and weird about being outside that we decided it had probably come straight from a puppy mill.

You even have to be careful on Petfinder. Some of the "Rescues" on there are really no more than brokers for puppy mills. I read something useful - it said if a Rescue always has puppies/ desigener cross breeds and never has any older, mutt type dogs then it's probably not a real rescue.

Puppy Mill breeders are smart and know they are getting bad press. So they'll do anything they can to get their pups into the hands of unsuspecting buyers/

Purple Poodle · 09-26-2009, 07:24 AM

TO be listed on Petfinder you ahve to be a 501 (c)3 non profit & all papers have to be mailed to Petfinder when applying. So I think you would be hard pressed to find a miller on Petfinder.

Cdnjennga · 09-26-2009, 07:33 AM

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TO be listed on Petfinder you ahve to be a 501 (c)3 non profit & all papers have to be mailed to Petfinder when applying. So I think you would be hard pressed to find a miller on Petfinder.

They might not be on there themselves - but I know for a fact (at least here in Canada) that you can't trust that every rescue group is legit. Maybe the process is different in the States? I spent a lot of time talking to some Rescue groups here in Toronto who told me about some abuse of the site that has been going on.

Not knocking Petfinder at all - I love that site! I have been stalking it for 5 months to find my pup. Probably 95% of the groups who post there are legit. Just saying you have to be careful of everyone/ everything on the Internet. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.