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Yorkiemom1 · 10-25-2013, 12:13 PM

My brother sent me this.....he wondered at first blush, if this could happen to me....then he remembered I screen my new owners over many months.....and I dont have the ability to accept credit cards, so he was relieved. I am sorry for the person that sold them that baby....they are not only out the money for that baby, God only knows what will happen to that baby. But this will be a great LEARNING experience for that breeder.....SCREEN YOUR BUYERS.....KNOW YOUR BUYERS....do not sell a baby to the first person that can come up with the money.....it is all about so much more than just the money, my friend. You are out the puppy, as well as the money.

Montgomery County thieves steal credit card from church, buy $1,100 puppy - Washington Times

rubymoon2072 · 10-25-2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

My brother sent me this.....he wondered at first blush, if this could happen to me....then he remembered I screen my new owners over many months.....and I dont have the ability to accept credit cards, so he was relieved. I am sorry for the person that sold them that baby....they are not only out the money for that baby, God only knows what will happen to that baby. But this will be a great LEARNING experience for that breeder.....SCREEN YOUR BUYERS.....KNOW YOUR BUYERS....do not sell a baby to the first person that can come up with the money.....it is all about so much more than just the money, my friend. You are out the puppy, as well as the money.

Montgomery County thieves steal credit card from church, buy $1,100 puppy - Washington Times

lillymae · 10-25-2013, 11:15 PM

People these days have no respect, no morals

I hope they can catch these low life & get the puppy back safe & well.

joyce evans · 10-28-2013, 06:26 AM

Sad anyway you look at it.

yipyap · 10-29-2013, 10:57 PM

You are right to worry about the fate of the puppy with criminals buying it. If the puppy is lucky it may be advertised in a paper and resold to a loving family.
We received a phone call a year ago just past 11:00 p.m.--in fact, all the phones in the house were ringing, cell and land line phones. Of course, we rush to answer the main phone, thinking a relative must be very ill or injured. It turns out the calls were all coming from our Master Card company, who wanted to know if we had made any purchases to add features to our cell phone...their security dept thought it would be strange for us to do that so late at night when most cell phone stores on the East coast were all closed!! Well, we certainly had Not been using our credit card...we were getting ready for bed! So, thanks to a security rep at the M.C. company, they began trying to track the fraudulent charge. But, they had us destroy our current cards, change passwords, and we were sent new cards. They also gave us a code to call in to Equifax or Transunion to let them know we were victims of a security breech. So, these big security companies are monitoring our credit history; they called my house when I signed-up for a new store card to be sure I Was the Person who got the new card..all the house phones were ringing again! Our M.C. Co. said they check on about 400 fraudulent charges per day; Equifax says they check over 3,000 per day for bad credit purchases, false personal info for credit card applications, false name & copied information given for car purchases, etc. The Equifax phone rep said despite what companies and on-line purchasing stores & companies tell you about how "secure" your info is on their site, there is NO such thing as your information being inaccessible!! If you feel uneasy about your personal card info., call & change passwords and/or get new card numbers! You have a right to request it!

vernoncarza · 11-12-2013, 02:57 AM

indeed. Thanks for the good advice. As a seller it also part of your responsibility to make sure the buyer isn't a faux.

DIVA2013 · 11-14-2013, 11:15 AM

as always wanted a yorkie, I finally got 1,
But I am a bit dissapointed,
1st she bites, she is very bad aggressive?
2nd this is my 2nd day with her, she is now just laying around? she was following me threw the house, but now shes not eating, or drinking nor going outside!!?/
I am trying to reach the lady I got her from I am very worried,
Could this be anxiety? morning?
or do u all think she may b sick???
Please any help would be deeply appreciated......

smartpuppiepets · 11-16-2013, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

My brother sent me this.....he wondered at first blush, if this could happen to me....then he remembered I screen my new owners over many months.....and I dont have the ability to accept credit cards, so he was relieved. I am sorry for the person that sold them that baby....they are not only out the money for that baby, God only knows what will happen to that baby. But this will be a great LEARNING experience for that breeder.....SCREEN YOUR BUYERS.....KNOW YOUR BUYERS....do not sell a baby to the first person that can come up with the money.....it is all about so much more than just the money, my friend. You are out the puppy, as well as the money.

Montgomery County thieves steal credit card from church, buy $1,100 puppy - Washington Times

From what i understood on this, the puppy was bought from a "Pet Shop", not from a breeder:

"The woman used her fake ID when she purchased the terrier puppy from Just Puppies store at the Twinbrook Shopping Center in Rockville.

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nanahas3 · 11-16-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DIVA2013

as always wanted a yorkie, I finally got 1,
But I am a bit dissapointed,
1st she bites, she is very bad aggressive?
2nd this is my 2nd day with her, she is now just laying around? she was following me threw the house, but now shes not eating, or drinking nor going outside!!?/
I am trying to reach the lady I got her from I am very worried,
Could this be anxiety? morning?
or do u all think she may b sick???
Please any help would be deeply appreciated......

Diva you need to start a new thread so others will see it and post replies to you. How old is your puppy? Biting as puppies is normal and they need to patiently be taught not to. She will sleep a lot just like a baby would. as for eating and drinking if she is a puppy you need to make sure she does both, even if you have to feed meat baby food to get her going and syringe water in her. She can go downhill very fast. If she is an adult I would give her time to settle in if not eating tomorrow get her to your vet.

theporkieyorkie · 11-16-2013, 05:30 PM

I pray that they are able to find the people and return the puppy to the buyer. They obviously weren't screening their clients very well.

Do breeders typically do housechecks?? I know that a lot of rescues do!! I understand that it may not be possible if you are selling a dog across the country...but locally?!?

I would want to know that my dog was going to a clean home. I would want to see that the yard was secure, if they were going to let it loose out there. I'd want to know that there were no other bigger dogs that could hurt it etc etc.

If these breeders would have done a home check, they'd at least have a lead

brainsullivan · 02-16-2014, 10:28 PM

you should always confirm their information or background. It's a tricky world out there

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10-25-2013, 12:13 PM	#1
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	So sad...... My brother sent me this.....he wondered at first blush, if this could happen to me....then he remembered I screen my new owners over many months.....and I dont have the ability to accept credit cards, so he was relieved. I am sorry for the person that sold them that baby....they are not only out the money for that baby, God only knows what will happen to that baby. But this will be a great LEARNING experience for that breeder.....SCREEN YOUR BUYERS.....KNOW YOUR BUYERS....do not sell a baby to the first person that can come up with the money.....it is all about so much more than just the money, my friend. You are out the puppy, as well as the money. Montgomery County thieves steal credit card from church, buy $1,100 puppy - Washington Times

10-28-2013, 06:26 AM	#4
joyce evans YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: houston Posts: 1,519	Sad anyway you look at it. __________________ Hannah's Mom

10-29-2013, 10:57 PM	#5
yipyap Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA., USA Posts: 173	Grrrrrrr! You are right to worry about the fate of the puppy with criminals buying it. If the puppy is lucky it may be advertised in a paper and resold to a loving family. We received a phone call a year ago just past 11:00 p.m.--in fact, all the phones in the house were ringing, cell and land line phones. Of course, we rush to answer the main phone, thinking a relative must be very ill or injured. It turns out the calls were all coming from our Master Card company, who wanted to know if we had made any purchases to add features to our cell phone...their security dept thought it would be strange for us to do that so late at night when most cell phone stores on the East coast were all closed!! Well, we certainly had Not been using our credit card...we were getting ready for bed! So, thanks to a security rep at the M.C. company, they began trying to track the fraudulent charge. But, they had us destroy our current cards, change passwords, and we were sent new cards. They also gave us a code to call in to Equifax or Transunion to let them know we were victims of a security breech. So, these big security companies are monitoring our credit history; they called my house when I signed-up for a new store card to be sure I Was the Person who got the new card..all the house phones were ringing again! Our M.C. Co. said they check on about 400 fraudulent charges per day; Equifax says they check over 3,000 per day for bad credit purchases, false personal info for credit card applications, false name & copied information given for car purchases, etc. The Equifax phone rep said despite what companies and on-line purchasing stores & companies tell you about how "secure" your info is on their site, there is NO such thing as your information being inaccessible!! If you feel uneasy about your personal card info., call & change passwords and/or get new card numbers! You have a right to request it!

11-14-2013, 11:15 AM	#7
DIVA2013 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: ohio Posts: 1	Hi every1 Hope I may get some help here as always wanted a yorkie, I finally got 1, But I am a bit dissapointed, 1st she bites, she is very bad aggressive? 2nd this is my 2nd day with her, she is now just laying around? she was following me threw the house, but now shes not eating, or drinking nor going outside!!?/ I am trying to reach the lady I got her from I am very worried, Could this be anxiety? morning? or do u all think she may b sick??? Please any help would be deeply appreciated......

02-16-2014, 10:28 PM	#11
brainsullivan YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: NY Posts: 1	you should always confirm their information or background. It's a tricky world out there site Last edited by brainsullivan; 02-16-2014 at 10:29 PM.

10-25-2013, 11:15 PM	#3
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	People these days have no respect, no morals I hope they can catch these low life & get the puppy back safe & well.

11-12-2013, 02:57 AM	#6
vernoncarza YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Agra, U.P, India Posts: 1	indeed. Thanks for the good advice. As a seller it also part of your responsibility to make sure the buyer isn't a faux.

11-16-2013, 05:30 PM	#10
theporkieyorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights Posts: 1,148	I pray that they are able to find the people and return the puppy to the buyer. They obviously weren't screening their clients very well. Do breeders typically do housechecks?? I know that a lot of rescues do!! I understand that it may not be possible if you are selling a dog across the country...but locally?!? I would want to know that my dog was going to a clean home. I would want to see that the yard was secure, if they were going to let it loose out there. I'd want to know that there were no other bigger dogs that could hurt it etc etc. If these breeders would have done a home check, they'd at least have a lead