Poor pup!

I decided to buy a chihuahua pup for my daughter. The lady who sold it to me told me a lot of lies i think.

First off, she advertised them as 6 weeks old. They were in fact just 5 weeks old. The puppy had really bad worms and fleas. I returned the puppy to her so that he could be better socialized with his mother and brothers. I also asked that she get the puppy dewormed.

She will not return my $300 I paid for the pup and so I just ask that she allow the pup to live a few more weeks with mom and get his health better. I really don't think she will. I actually think she'll end up selling this pup again to someone else.

I am asking, do you think I did the wrong think by returning the puppy to her?


Hi
I'm so sorry to hear about your difficulties, sadly there are many, many unscrupulous breeders who exploit their dogs and puppies. It seems you may have come across one of them.

If you're wondering if you did the wrong thing for the puppy, I would say definitely "No". It's very important that puppies spend at least 8 weeks with their mom and siblings. At 5 weeks old, your puppy was way too young to be separated from his canine family.

Of course, you could be right that you won't see either this puppy, or your $300 again. You wouldn't be the first to come across this, or the last. I've been scammed myself in a similar way and am always surprised (although I shouldn't be I suppose) by the behavior of some people.

I really hope that you do get your puppy back, and that she gets the good, loving home that she deserves with you.

If you were given papers with this puppy, or if she and her parents are registered with the AKC or similar you could try reporting this breeder to them should she fail to give you back your pup or your money.

Best of luck!