So i was looking on my local craigslist and i ran into a ad on there for this poor lil female lc chi she is being rehomed to anyone with money she has been passed around in 3 different homes and she is only 4 months old! she has been shaved because of fleas and no potty training has been done with her. I feel so bad and i dont know what to do. I dont want her again go to a home who isnt going to treat her right. I may have to just give a hundred up for her just so i know she has a good home! I have so many mixed emotions about this. any adivice?
I feel so bad :(
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It may just be a sad story that someone is telling so people will want to buy her. We get that alot here on CL. I totally know how you feel tho, i try to stay away from CL for that very reason. So many people gets a dog simply on a whim or because its so cute they just have to take it home. All the while remaining completely ignorant to the facts of the dedication and time consuming efforts it takes to properly raise a puppy. There are those of them who are so clueless i truely pitty them, then there are the ones i could grab by the throat and smack a few times.
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There are so many bad things happening on Craigslist with pets. I have stopped looking at them on there. Its very very sad. Perhaps you could send an email to the person asking names and numbers of the people who had him before. And then make you a few phone calls. Before you decide.
That sounds like a good idea to avoid a scam. I can't look at craig's list for that reason (pets). I won't even go to the website for the humane society. At least once a dog enters Finn's rescue, the dog has a home for life.
i know craigslist is full of horrible people and really was just internet surfing. i am waiting for the lady to send me a better picture of her before i decide to take her . she says she is rehoming due to to many dogs and one of her big dogs just had a litter of 9 puppies (go figure) and had has this pup less then a month. it makes me upset dont want to see the poor pup go to a mill or to someone worse cause she is asking very little for her. i just want her to find a good home.
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This is definitely one of those people who need a ruddy good slapping! Sigh, these oxygen thieves walk among us.
I HAD to shave my Pomeranian rescue she was so infested with fleas she was coated in blooded. And no matter how many baths I gave her the fleas would not let up. I was not willing to allow her to spend the night with Frontline on her letting the fleas slowly die off.
So I shaved her bald and picked her clean and THEN I flea treated her with frontline.
I need to block craigslist. There is a female Chi is serious need of help on my local craigslist and I want her so bad. But I share a home with my mother and she does not want a 5th. It's killer.
So I shaved her bald and picked her clean and THEN I flea treated her with frontline.
I need to block craigslist. There is a female Chi is serious need of help on my local craigslist and I want her so bad. But I share a home with my mother and she does not want a 5th. It's killer.
obviously i need to block craigslist also. I am a huge animal lover i help with spay and nuetering stay cats in local communities. and always give to any animal in need but when you see a poorly shaved scared chihuahua puppy with scabs on your computer screen it just brings me to tears. especially when the owner is offering her up for basically nothing ( very scary thing to do on craigslist) just makes me cry
We are all animal lovers on here and that is why it is so hard. I am a first time dog owner but am also devoted to my two cats. I too have to just not look. It will drive you crazy. I do the very best for my pets and that is all anyone can ask for. If we all adopted evey pet in need than we could not give our pets the great life they have. I am a fan of donations to reputable animal shelters who promote spay/neuter in the hopes that as many animals as possible find a good home.
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I wish I could take in every animal I see in need. I would be busy, and happy. It is just very sad, and I think every posting like aught to be investigated by the police.
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In Canada we aren't allowed to post pet on craigslist there is no section for it at all and it's in the rules no pets!
You can post pets for adoption with small rehoming fee, but you can't sell...which is great.
Mandy, if you truly think this dog needs your help, if you can offer it the
behavioral, physical, emotional and veterinary care it needs or may need in
the future then yes take it. If you have the knowledge, the finances and the
time, why not help out? If you can't provide all that for this pup at this time,
then you can always contact the current owner, ask for a description of the
dog, ask for pictures and ask to help them find this pooch a good home by
using these tools and your expertise. Explain to them the dangers of posting
a pet on CL for such a low fee, and offer to help them weed out people with
bad motives. You can help post ads and communicate with potential adopters.
Or if you know of trust worthy non-kill shelters you can put them in contact.
well i am grabbing her tomorrow evening 75$ and the vet bill tomorrow is worth saving her!:foxes15: she looks so sad the owner sent me a pic of her and its posted below her name is Tillie she said this was the "BEST" picture she could take she has a big old nice scab on her tail it doesnt show. She will get the best home i can give her. Craigslist need to ban selling of animals also but ebay classifieds is just as bad since they allow byb.
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Thank you for saving her! She looks so sad! I can't wait to watch her blossom in your care!
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Now I'm excited to hear updates on little Tillie
well i called, left voice mails, text and emailed her all day with no responce i was suppose to get her at 2 pm. So i decided to use a fake a email and ask her if she was still available she immediately replied saying yes and doubled her price 
i guess she is just in it for the money. And 7 hrs later has still not replied to me. I feel even worse now. not only is that poor puppy in rouch shape emotionally and physically but she is being used to bring in cash.
i guess she is just in it for the money. And 7 hrs later has still not replied to me. I feel even worse now. not only is that poor puppy in rouch shape emotionally and physically but she is being used to bring in cash.1 - 20 of 34 Posts
