westiemum Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Hi All, I think I know the answer to this but I thought I'd check in with the DOL brains trust as well. A woman I met on Saturday at a rescue service Christmas party had already put a deposit down on a westie puppy from what sounds like a BYB. Of course my heart sank - but not a lot I could do at that stage. She was due to collect the puppy today - and the inevitable has happened - when she went to collect the puppy it appears an older puppy with a different coat and personality to the one she put the deposit on was substituted and she would like her deposit back However of course the breeder is just saying t5hat she has just changed her mind. I suspect if she can't negotiate with the breeder then small claims will be her only option assuming some paperwork changed hands. She's suggesting she seek the help of the RSPCA... yeah right! Anyway would appreciate your advice before I give her a call tonight. TIA. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassie Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Was she given a receipt when she paid the deposit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 (edited) definitely torches & pitchforks ;) How disappointing. One would hope for some sort of 'paper' trail or email/bank confirmation ...photos of chosen pup, etc ... Edited December 3, 2013 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 How much was the deposit and yes was there a receipt provided? Small claims or could try calling legal aid and seeing what their advice would be. http://www.lsc.sa.gov.au/cb_pages/legal_advice.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 How long ago did she put the deposit down? Westie pups can grow a fair bit in a few weeks, and have coat and temperament changes too... just sayin'... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Things are not always as they seem - it may be its the same pup and she didnt anticipate that it would change so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Yes that's true - it was a week between paying the deposit, seeing the pup and going to collect him. I'm going to give her a call now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Hi everyone, Thanks so much for your replies - very helpful given how little I know about puppies! OK, she's absolutely sure it was a different puppy - different coat, markedly bigger size. It appears she is getting her deposit back and yes there was hand-written receipt. It was definitely a BYB. She's a smart really nice woman who knew better but had been waiting for a Westie puppy for a long time - she's been on registered breeders waiting lists for a long time too. The opportunity came up with a BYB, she knew better but she took it and it ended badly. But now she has first hand experience of why to stay with registered breeders and away from the shonky BYBs - and that's a good thing. Anyway all is not lost - I've given her the name of four SA registered Westie breeders who are all fantastic, breed wonderful puppies and show them and suggested she give them a call and wait patiently for a good pup to come up. She's now said she would be interested in a rescue Westie as well and in the meantime if she needs a Westie 'fix' I've got three of them! Thanks for your help everyone - really appreciated!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 That's a happy ending :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 What a terrible BYB! How many lies are they prepared to tell to make money for doing eff all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 If she doesn't care about coat colour, she could look at Cairn Terriers. Basically the same dogs without the popularity or the price tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 HW that's a good thought - will pass it on... Thanks The only prob might be that after people meet my gorgeous trio - and she has - they tend to get really stuck on them (not that I'm bragging or nuff'in! ) Yep LG it sounds from her description like a real dodgey brothers set-up. Another hard lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 HW that's a good thought - will pass it on... Thanks The only prob might be that after people meet my gorgeous trio - and she has - they tend to get really stuck on them (not that I'm bragging or nuff'in! ) Yep LG it sounds from her description like a real dodgey brothers set-up. Another hard lesson learned. But Cairns are just the coloured version!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Yes and Cairns are very cute - but the problem is people think westies are just the cutest once they get the bug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Yes and Cairns are very cute - but the problem is people think westies are just the cutest once they get the bug! wannabe Westies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lolapalooza* Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I have a cairn and she is the coolest! A breeder in SA has babies available now too…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassie Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have a cairn and she is the coolest! A breeder in SA has babies available now too…. She's way too cool for a small dog :p Clearly a Berner in disguise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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