I was sent this via email:
Hi, My name is Mikki, and I live in South Dakota. I have a 7 1/2 year old Rottie, a CGC TDI, who is the love of my life. When we learned she had cancer, I decided to look for a puppy to follow in her pawprints. Thank God, with treatment, Raina is doing well and the idea was to have the puppy while Raina could have an influance on her.
So, I went to a website that was home to Raina’s sire. Thunder Valley Rottweilers. I talked with Joan Foote, and was told 2 litters were coming soon, and if I wanted a female, I should place my $500.00 deposit . The 1st litter was due in late Sept, and this was the one I was interested in, as my dog’s sire was in the pedigree.I sent my deposit.
The litter was not born. Joan said it was a false pregnancy, and that Chelsea was just plain fat ! So, since I had made the deposit, I agreed to take a puppy from the next dog due to welp, Liberty. They were due in Oct.When I was able to reach Joan, I learned the pups (10 of them ) had been born on Oct 5th. She emailed me a picture of them. As they grew older, I emailed often, asking about their progress, and recieved no answers. Finally, Joan called me to say she had been stuck out of town, and just got home. The pups were 5 weeks old at this time.She asked if I would send the rest of what I owed for the puppy ($1000.00 +$375 for shipping.) She asked that I send it as a Money Gram. I didn’t undersatand that, but went ahead and did as she asked. The agreement was that the puppy would ship when it turned 8 weeks old on Nov 30th. I wanted the puppy young for socailizing with my dog, and to get her started with the AKC Star program for puppies.
Well it is now December 15th. Thunder Valley Rottweilers website is down, and Joan does not answer her house or cell phone. I now have seen the customers club website, and understand that I have been scamed. I just want others to avoid the heartache that I have experienced at the hand of this woman. She is NOT a code of ethetics breeder, and I hope anyone who considers getting a dog from this “kennel” will think again. I am out $1875.00, and cannot afford to look for another puppy.
Marion Ickes, Hartford, South Dakota
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1 Truth // Jun 16, 2011 at 8:43 am
If this site were not up and running, just think how many more scammed people there would be. Joan has GOT to be nearly out of business - no thanks to the local law enforcement, SPCA, AKC, and whatever agency is supposed to stop internet fraud. The owner of this site was threatened with a lawsuit (slander/libel) and refused to back down because everything on this site is TRUE. I just can’t figure out why no one has gone to her property and confiscated all of her animals and put them in rescue - there are plenty of folks who would happily take these poor, abused and neglected dogs and give them a real home!
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