Free puppies???

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

I received a funny email today.

We are looking for another puppy to add to our family so I have been on on countless websites and have inquired about so many pups so far.  So I'm not sure who this was from because they did not say...

 Hello Dear
> Sorry for the late reply and Thanks for the mail and the interest you
> have for my Puppy's.
> They are still available and ready to go to any lovely and caring home. The
> Puppy's are secure self-confident Puppy's that respond enthusiastically
> to each new experience. they are Spectacular,vaccines and vet records
> updated. I am for a seminar
> .The Puppy's have had their dew claws removed. They have been wormed
> and have their first shots. They have been started with the "Super
> Puppy's" program and have had daily handling, enrichment and
> socialization. Starting at five weeks they have been crate trained and
> have been going for daily rides in our Jeep.
> i am in an HIV/AIDS Seminar
> These adorable,cute and lovely Puppy's are 10 weeks old and i promise
> they would be the perfect match for you and your family.They will be
> the best playmates you've ever dream' t of.With
> their great personality and good temperaments with kids and other
> pets,they would be the one to steal your soul.they would be coming
> along with their vet records,and all their registration papers
> attached to their package with lots of play toys.You have nothing to
> worry about Feeding, because i will also enclose their hand book and
> feeding menu to their package OK.
> Unfortunately we are unable to keep Andy and Kate due to serious
> changes in our circumstances and we are actually giving them out
> because they where owned by my daughter(Nina) but with a heavy heart
> i lost Nina and she was all i got. i was located Indiana and just
> relocated to Virgina due to my job . that is where
> i lost Nina. Nina died in a car accident last 3 weeks on her way back
> from her bible classes and i have very bad memories when i see Andy
> and Kate around
> me,because Nina was always together with her since i am always busy
> with my job. Andy and Kate are always left behind lonely since Nina
> passed away. So the best thing i decided as my colleagues advised me
> was to adopt Andy and Kate to a caring home which will promise to do
> the best for them. let me know if you are ready for them so i can
> start arranging every thing which they will come along with .i'll be waiting
> to read from you at your earliest convenience.
> Thanks.waiting to read from you soon
> Davidson

SO I write her back asking for more information and if I can call her and pictures.  She writes me back and see attachment for pictures.  Looked like those pictures from the puppy breeders so I looked up as many as possible and YUP found those pictures from someone in PENN.

Hello Joanna
> Thanks for your sympathy dear,
> We will like to know which sex you are interested in okay,and we will
> help you arrange for a home delivery service to LA hope that is okay.
> As concerns the re homing and delivery fee you will pay just $240 okay.
> Do get back to me if that is okay with you
> 
> Waiting

I told her I wanted home pics of them together and she said she will send them to me tonight.  She also said she posted those pictures which is a lie because the ones I found were in a diff state and they were listed for something like $800.

Isn't it SO ODD?  Is she making up her daughters accident for sympathy?  She said her daughter passed 3 wks ago...and these pups are 10 wks old?  why is she giving them out for free?  why is she using pictures from the web?  Is something wrong with the pups?  I'm so confused and sad.  Is she a broker? a puppy mill?  Or am I being too suspicious?  HELP!

[sandy b]

Sounds like a scam to me.

[Lori, Rooney & Zuzu]

There is nothing about this that sounds right.  Extremely fishy and odd. 

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I would stay very far away from this....you are NOT being too suspicious. 

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

I wouldnt go near this one with a ten foot barge pole as the saying goes

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't understand where this came from. What kind of sites are you looking at? If you are looking at sites where there are multiple listings of lots of puppies from different breeders, that's an on-line broker and you are dealing with puppy mills. Please stay away from those kinds of sites. Only look at individual breeder's sites. A good place to start would be the recommended Breeders group here on Doodle Kisses, as well as the Goldendoodle and labradoodles for Sale groups.

I don't know where the above came from, but it is NOT from a legitimate breeder.

Also, If you are looking at ads for puppies, and the price is less than $1200, you are dealing with puppy mills and BYBs. If you have not already read What to Look for in a Breeder, please do before you look any further.

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

Hi Karen,

Yes I am looking on breeder websites but occasionally I'll look at oodles marketplace and petfinder.com and I think this is where this person got my info.

Sorry when I wrote above I was in a rush but I meant to say puppy broker website where I wrote "breeder website".  I noticed the pictures right away and found that they were indeed posted on a broker website from Pennsylvania.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Don't look at ads for puppies. Not even on Petfinder. Petfinder is great for adopting homeless dogs, bad for buying dogs, lol. Don't look at broker websites. Regardless of what they tell you, you are supporting animal cruelty when you deal with brokers. There is not one legitimate or reputable doodle breeder in North America who sells puppies through a broker. Why would they, and split the money with the broker?

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

I'm not looking at broker websites.  I only recognized the picture format of what she sent.  

ANd yes...I am looking at Petfinder because they have all breeds listed from Rescues =)  Ideally I would like to rescue

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Good, good, good! Whew!

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

thank you!  I will read the links you sent me too!  Very helpful!!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Here's a link to the Owner Recommended Breeders group. Go to some of the breeder websites listed there so you can get a feeling for what a legitimate breeder's website looks like.

STAY AWAY from sites like this: http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/dogs/sale/1100300/

There are no legitimiate or reputable breeders advertising puppies like this.

 

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?p=139420

Check this our, total scam. I got a very similar email from someone when we had something for sale on Craigslist.