I am cross posting only...cannot vouch or confirm any of this...but better safe, than sorry.
Gina
PLEASE READ AND CROSS POST !!
> Urgent alert, fraudulent dog trainer - Will Duncan
> April 1 2007 at 6:40 PM
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> Recently we received a call from a man claiming to be a dog
> trainer. His name was Will Duncan. He said that he rehabilitated
> dogs and trained them for various companies including for the
> handicapped. He also said he was from USA Dog Training and he
> personally trained Cesar Millan.
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> He will tell various different stories, but basically wants to get
> free dogs. He claims to have federal and state licenses. He
> recently stole dogs from aJefferson County shelter. He is from
> Topeka and claims that he just moved there from California.
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> If fact, he is a big scammer. Nothing he says is true. He told us
> he wants aggressive dogs to rehab and med. to large sized high
> drive dogs.
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> We got a call from the Kansas Animal Health Department to warn us
> about him. They were trying to warn everyone before he called, but
> he had already called us.
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> We believe he is using these dogs for pit-bait. We believe he is
> selling these "high-drive" or "aggressive" dogs that he gets from
> shelters to pit fighters who use them to "train" there dogs to
> fight and kill. He lives in a trailer inTopeka with his brother.
> Last time it was checked, he had 14 dogs that he keeps in tiny pens
> in and around his trailer.
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> Please do not release any of your dogs to him. If he does call,
> please call Judy Bishop at 785-633-7002 with any information you
> obtain about him. They are trying to make a criminal case up but he
> just keeps staying one step in front of the law.
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> The personal information I have obtained about him is:
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> Name: Will Duncan
> Address: 1123 NE Jefferson, Trailer #4, Topeka,
> KS (actual address)
> Cell Phone: 785-231-7245
> Toll Free Number: 877-949-9DOG
> Fake Company Name: USA Dog Training
> Thanks and Good Luck
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> Please forward to other shelters and animal people