i see an ad on craigslist. it says...
i dont want to do this, but i have to give up my puppy because of more hours at work. aisa is a gsd/boxer mix. she is utd and comes with her collar, leash, and crate.
so.. text and ask her some questions. i ask about a rehome fee. she says 50 dollars. okay, not a problem. i tell her, i am getting the money off my paycard, so it will be a bit, but i will come over. she wants me to meet her at her moms house.
so, i show up, she seems a little thin. not alarming thin. nothing to go nuts over.. just a little. after a bit she tells me she bought her from petland.... so now looking closer to make sure im not getting a very sick puppy with vet bills as high as the sky. man, shes a stong and good looking pup! could fill out a bit, but who knows, maybe her gangly stage? im told she has a pit at home that asia plays with. so... after a bit, i decide, i think she will work out.
thats when she says, welllll, i didnt bring her crate or her vet records. so you can pick her up in a couple of days if you want. well, im not giving you $50 and not walk away with the pup. so i leave with her. im told in a couple days ill get her stuff. i ask her, who her vet is, i can get her records from them myself.. and she admitts that she never took her to a vet. she was utd till shes 6 moths when she got her. she can give me that.
after her telling me times that she would back out of again and again, she finally sent me a text, come get her stuff from my moms now. i am leaving to bathe my kids if your not coming now. so i go and get a rather nice crate thAt has poop stck to it... gotta clean it before using it. and a paper from vet stating she is healthy for petland to sell her. no vet record.
i call petland asking about her and how they do these things. im told, they only vaccine enouph to make them legal to sell. they dont do any extra. the owner is advised to take them to a vet right away to get shots started. and that the pup would be chipped. i have to get the former owner to write me something saying that she has turned her over to me. other wise, if something happens, and that chip is run.... she can take the pup. what? realy? all my dogs are chipped anyway.. but come on, this is just crazy.
ill be making an appointment for her to get her shots. trying to get all in line. and just hope she will help me get her in my name, like she said she would after just texting her about it. but dang... this has been about a ride. asia is worth it. shes a realy good dog. but it would have been nice to not have made this so difficult, and i dont like being lied to.
so, just wondering if anyone has been through anything like this?