this is a girl who has grown up in a family ALL are dog savvy and aware of what to do

How disturbing is that?

Well as I knew someone who used to show dogs and then bought a puppy from a puppy farm then there is no hope for those who don't know!
Becky

My neice and her partner I heard after the fact other wise they would have been advised of the correct way to get a dog were getting a Chihuahua from a breeder in Cornwall?they somehow, found the breeder on the net, sooo turns out they had to pay £250 deposit then the breeder came back and said they had to Pay another few hundred for the shipping, then ANOTHER couple of hundred for the paperwork, bla bla bla so they ended up paying over £1,000 for the dog who they expected to be shipped out to them and arrive Monday morning, guess what NO DOG, the money has been taken by the "breeder" they paid through something called Western Union I beleive, and this is not protected. they contacted the breeder by phone initially, the breeder said if they have any worries they could contact the local authorities to check him out (they didnt) and now they cannot get the breeder to answer the phone ?AND THEY ARE SURPRISED? they went to CAB for advise non forthcoing, they went to the police who say they need more evidence and that they cannot trace the person because it was probably a pay as you go phone that has been gotten rid of now. they didnt see the dog for real, they never saw the parents, they just saw a pic on the internet and fell for it hook line and sinker, the bloody idiots. I said to them why the hell didnt you come to me I would have somehow found you a decent breeder their answer well we didnt think, yeah well they got that right arghhhhhh.

Mo