Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 5 weeks ago my mate rang me asking if i would go look at a dog with him in Tamworth, 30 mile from where we live. The story was - Someone saw the dog on preloved, an old dog bloke from years back who used to work lurchers (now breeds malamutes) had been given the lurcehr by his friends son, the friend had died of cancer, the son couldnt look after it so he took it on. With 3 malamutes and a litter of 9 pups he decided after 1 week that he couldnt handle another dog so advertised her on preloved as a rabbiting bitch for £. Anyway, my mate didnt want her, he wanted something smaller, i got on really well with her and had her... I have had no reason to doubt the story at all, she is a genuine dog, failrly well behaved, stock broken, works the lamp in a fashion, jumps, does okay daytime, shes no world beater and got alot to learn but certainly a promising dog with no obvious faults. Anyway, I have just been browsing the web at lurchers like i do most days to kill time at work and found this... http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105898696/lurcher.html "selling for a friend"... My dog is the profile picture. Same phone number. Surely hes not buying and selling dogs because £ is hardly gonna be a big profit, this one is for sale for £120 but still. Its crossed my mind he could be a dog thief but again, £120 every 5 weeks? Hardly worth the hassle and isnt gonna make him rich? He sold the dog as a "possible rabbiter" he didnt big her up saying she catches 10 a night, he was honest and said he hadnt worked her but the previous owner and lamped her a bit. Im Baffled... Quote Link to post
bryson 562 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 thats mad mate i dont know what to make of that one Quote Link to post
stabba 10,745 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Go chap on the mans door and ask him..Whats the worst that can happen eh? Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Worst that can happen? I waste an hour of my life driving 60 mile round trip to listen to more lies about how his other friend has died? 1 Quote Link to post
bigdaz 688 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Worst that can happen? I waste an hour of my life driving 60 mile round trip to listen to more lies about how his other friend has died? Worst that can happen? I waste an hour of my life driving 60 mile round trip to listen to more lies about how his other friend has died? There's a pattern there, don't become his friend. 6 Quote Link to post
Adam_Chuck 256 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Ring him at least and ask how he got this one and ask why your dog is the pic? Seems fishy to me Quote Link to post
smudge jaylow 19 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 der is defo something fishy about it................. Quote Link to post
Dan Outdoors 13 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Might be worth scanning it to see if it's chipped, just a thought.. Atb Dan Quote Link to post
Del Williams 3 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 maybe its an old add of when your dog was first for sale an has just been bumped up or moved Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I've rang him and he says my bitch was a genuine sale. This one is a dog of his mates who's moved abroad He was going to keep it but he has hurt his back so can't walk it and wants it to go to a working home... Quote Link to post
troter58 1,711 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 the bloke is a dog peddler stay well away lads Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 the bloke is a dog peddler stay well away lads Im thinking along the same lines mate, but whats confusing me is why sell a decent working bitch for £? Where did he get a decent working bitch from for less than £? Gaz Quote Link to post
nottzhunter08 898 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 its people like that, that gives us genuine dog men a bad name. atb Quote Link to post
northern lad 2,292 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Theres plenty on there giving them away,if hes taking them and selling them on its easy money as others have said give him a wide birth.At least yours landed on its feet ATB Dave Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I guess so. Cheers buddy. Quote Link to post
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