LauraR
Well-Known Member
There is this intersection in my town that has basically been claimed by this family as a make shift selling post and it drives me insane. Sometimes it is a different group of people and they are selling produce, nuts or other consumables, but the majority of the time it is this same family peddling their puppies.
Every 2-3 weeks they are out there with a sign advertising what puppies they have that week. This week it was Great Dane puppies. Two weeks ago it was Italian Greyhounds, Two weeks before that it was Yorkies. I kid you not, every two weeks it is an entirely different breed of dogs. I have absolutely no idea where they are getting them all from. I see them around town quite frequently, so I highly doubt they live somewhere out in the country with enough room for 26 different breeds of dogs to roam comfortably. I knew it was a bad idea, but I went up and talked to them the other day. I asked them about health testing on their Danes and they said that their neighbor works for a vet and checked them all thoroughly and was there to assist with the birth. I asked why they didn't take them to an actual vet and they went on some rant about how all of the vets here are incompetent and just try to overcharge you and don't actually care about your animals. I asked what vaccinations the puppies had, absolutely zero. They are parading nine 6 week old puppies on a very busy street corner allowing everyone and their damn brother to touch them and the pups hadn't ever had a single shot. Lovely. I asked them about contracts and how to go about applying for a puppy and they actually laughed. They said that they couldn't stand the "Snobby breeders" that make you jump through hoops like you're buying a house rather than a pet. No contract, no warranty and if I wanted a puppy, I just needed to give them cash, money order or cashier's check.
So here's what we have so far. No parents on site, no pictures offered. The puppies have never been checked by a vet and I would say it is safe to assume that the parent's hadn't either. No assurances on the health of the puppy, no checking the future owners. With that, you would think that they would be reasonably priced since you are basically getting the equivalent of store brand 1 ply toilet paper vs super strong quilted charmin. Nope. They were wanting $1,600 per pup. They saw me cringe and said that they would do payment plans at a 10% interest rate. SERIOUSLY!!?!?!?! WHO THE HELL DOES THAT!?!?!?
Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done about these people. I did report them for illegally operating a business on privately owned property, but that's about all I can do. I can call animal control, but I don't know where they live so that wouldn't really be helpful.
I just wish there were some laws that would prevent this extreme level of absolute ignorance. They could care less about those puppies, all they saw were the dollar signs. Makes me sick.
Every 2-3 weeks they are out there with a sign advertising what puppies they have that week. This week it was Great Dane puppies. Two weeks ago it was Italian Greyhounds, Two weeks before that it was Yorkies. I kid you not, every two weeks it is an entirely different breed of dogs. I have absolutely no idea where they are getting them all from. I see them around town quite frequently, so I highly doubt they live somewhere out in the country with enough room for 26 different breeds of dogs to roam comfortably. I knew it was a bad idea, but I went up and talked to them the other day. I asked them about health testing on their Danes and they said that their neighbor works for a vet and checked them all thoroughly and was there to assist with the birth. I asked why they didn't take them to an actual vet and they went on some rant about how all of the vets here are incompetent and just try to overcharge you and don't actually care about your animals. I asked what vaccinations the puppies had, absolutely zero. They are parading nine 6 week old puppies on a very busy street corner allowing everyone and their damn brother to touch them and the pups hadn't ever had a single shot. Lovely. I asked them about contracts and how to go about applying for a puppy and they actually laughed. They said that they couldn't stand the "Snobby breeders" that make you jump through hoops like you're buying a house rather than a pet. No contract, no warranty and if I wanted a puppy, I just needed to give them cash, money order or cashier's check.
So here's what we have so far. No parents on site, no pictures offered. The puppies have never been checked by a vet and I would say it is safe to assume that the parent's hadn't either. No assurances on the health of the puppy, no checking the future owners. With that, you would think that they would be reasonably priced since you are basically getting the equivalent of store brand 1 ply toilet paper vs super strong quilted charmin. Nope. They were wanting $1,600 per pup. They saw me cringe and said that they would do payment plans at a 10% interest rate. SERIOUSLY!!?!?!?! WHO THE HELL DOES THAT!?!?!?
Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done about these people. I did report them for illegally operating a business on privately owned property, but that's about all I can do. I can call animal control, but I don't know where they live so that wouldn't really be helpful.
I just wish there were some laws that would prevent this extreme level of absolute ignorance. They could care less about those puppies, all they saw were the dollar signs. Makes me sick.
