A German Shepherd puppy advertised on Craigslist and bought by a Vancouver couple died of parvovirus a week after they brought it home.
Macy showed symptoms of parvovirus 3 days after a Vancouver couple bought her after they saw an ad on Craigslist. She died a few days later. Photo posted with permission.
Jauleen Tufton and her husband paid $500 to a couple she described as having Russian accents the night of Sunday, June 19. They met the couple at Toy R Us at the Tacoma Mall and were told the puppy was 8 weeks old. The vet who treated her said she was really only about 5 weeks old, far too young to have been taken away from her mother.
Ms. Tufton posted on the Washington Animal Rescue Resources Facebook page yesterday that the puppy, which they named Macy, “seemed perfectly healthy but on Wednesday morning 6/22 she took a turn for the worst so we took her to the vet and she tested positive for Parvo.”
Parvo incubates for 5-7 days before symptoms appear, the puppy had to been infected before they bought her.
This is not the first time I’ve heard about people with Russian accents selling sick puppies on Craigslist.
Last October a Lake Stevens couple paid $350 to Kelly Tanksley for an 8-1/2 week old Labrador Retriever/Golden Retriever mix diagnosed with parvo a couple of days after they brought it home. She died a few days later.
Several people have said they also bought sick puppies from Kelly Tanksley.
Their story had several similarities with what the Tuftons experienced:
- the seller advertised the puppy on Craigslist
- the seller had a Russian accent
- they met the seller in a parking lot of a store in Tacoma
- the puppy showed signs of parvo soon after they brought it home
As I wrote in October, once this story hit social media the Lake Stevens couple got “dozens” of emails from other people about similar incidents they had with the same guy.(some bought their puppies from a woman)” I saw similar comments in the conversation thread about the Tufton’s experience. Here are a couple of them:
“We picked up a female puppy from the same ad, same people. We also met them in a parking lot in Tacoma. It was 2 guys & 1 girl, heavy Russian accent. Paid $400 for a female lab/golden retriever only to spend another $300 at the vet 2 days later because the pup was lethargic, not eating & drinking. Her parvo test was negative but vet started her on antibiotics & thankfully she is doing much better now. I wish I would have listened to my gut when they said they wanted to meet in a parking lot.
“I was also a victim. .. we got a German sheperd husky mix. We unfortunately had to put our baby Cole down.”
Another warning about buying puppies from Kelly Tanksley.
You can find similar comments in this post in the Highline Times.
The best way to avoid getting scammed by these people and stuck with hundreds of dollars in vet bills (and possibly a dead puppy) is simple:
- DON’T BUY DOGS OFF CRAIGSLIST! While some of the ads may be legitimate, Craigslist is full of ads from scammers who steal dogs or get them on the cheap and then sell them for hundreds of dollars.
- DON’T BUY DOGS FROM PEOPLE THAT INSIST ON MEETING YOU IN A PUBLIC PLACE. Scammers don’t want you to know their location because they don’t want the police or animal control showing up at their door if you file a complaint about the sick and possibly stolen puppy you bought from them. And some of them don’t want you to see the filthy, unhealthy environment where they keep their dogs.
The woman who sold the dog to Ms. Tufton is Kelly Tanksley. She has also used her maiden name, Kelly Coughlin. Some people have said she sometimes uses the names Alex, Alexis, Ashley, or Jessica. I don’t think she’s Russian but several people have said she had an accent.
She’s usually with a man but sometimes shows up alone. The couple Ms. Tufton met drove a blue Volkswagen Passat with a Diesel engine.
If you’ve bought a sick puppy on Craigslist from Kelly Tanksley (or anyone else), please file a report with your local animal control facility or police department.
And remember, DON’T BUY DOGS OFF CRAIGSLIST!
Kelly Tanksley/Coughlin.
I hope these disgusting people get caught and punished to the maxx….one day karma will get this skank..
May she rot in hell one day and she will!!!!!
I also bought 2 puppies from someone I believe is definitely a scammer. Thankfully they are seemingly healthy but we have no idea anything about their actual breed nor their future health.
She does not appear to be the woman pictured, but her name was “Jessica”, had blonde hair, terrible acne, was Russian and was with another heavier set woman.
I met her in the parking lot of babies R Us/Best buy in Tacoma.
And like you. I should have gone with my gut. But by the time I saw the puppies I didn’t really care, as I didn’t want her to take them to an unknown fate. I had only intended to get one, but took them both because I knew she was a skanky horrible puppy scammer. When I got them home they were so thirsty they almost drowned in the water I gave them.
I later confronted her via text. She is the scum of earth and needs to be arrested. What can be done!? I have some ideas for anyone who’s interested!
I’m not sure what can be done. Unless they’re stealing the dogs they are selling I don’t know what laws they’re breaking.
I believe I know both of the women you are talking about! I wish there was a way to contact you.
You can send that info to me at Seattle DogSpot and I’d be happy to follow up. info@seattledogspot.com
You are a WARRIOR! KUDOS to you. I haven’t got the time to partake in what sounds like would be an effective and justified covert takedown of this sociopath. These people will never stop you know….once a person is capable of mistreating an animal in these ways I don’t believe that their perception ever makes some radical shift toward empathy.
My question is this: my long-time girlfriend and I have been looking all over to find a nice small breed, youngish, healthy puppy. We don’t really want to purchase from a pet store bc they seem to have a long-time reputation in general for being puppy mills……and it’s like finding a needle in a haystack waiting around for the special bred or mixture that would work well with us to show up in a shelter system…. And Craigslist is a roll of the dice….so where should we go then? Because we thought we finally found some volume of pups avail when we began looking on craigslist and finally began to think that we may actually be able to have a puppy in our home within a week or so. Where else can we look for our little future family member? Thanks for your time responding….. appreciated.
kindest,
Matthew
slowthespin@gmail.com
Most rescues will have puppies occasionally. Are you in WA?
I did buy a dog back in 2016 from these POS
Thank God my SadsieRose(Shepard/blue Heeler) didnt die from Parvo but almost.
Saddie was in the vet for over a week and cost 3000 dollars to save her.
I still today have this beautiful dog.
Everytime I think of these people I get so pissed.
Do you know if they ever got caught?
I’m so sorry. I don’t think they were.
Absolutely vile
I just bought a puppy on Sunday from Craigslist and we lost her Thursday to Parvo. We were told she was 9 weeks put the vet said she was no more than 5 weeks. We met a heavy set guy in a parking lot at Southcenter mall. There has to be something that can be done here. Help!
Did he have an Eastern European accent?
Yes, he had an accent, was overweight and had a cane. Do you know who this person is or if it is related to Kelly Tanksley?
I don’t, I’ve just heard stories similar to yours and all the people got their puppies from someone with an Eastern European accent. I don’t know if he’s related to Kelly.
Uh really? Find something better to do. I didn’t sell tufton a dog. And maries post is bullshit and I have proof. So unless you personally know me don’t be posting crap about me. It’s harassment. ????
Where is South Center Mall?
It’s in Renton near IKEA.
Yes, he had an accent but it sound more hispanic. He was overweight with a cane. Is this person connected to Kelly or a totally different group. Our puppy was COVERED in tics when we get her which makes me think she came from Eastern Washington.
Find something better to do with your lives. You don’t know me. Maries post is bullshit I have proof.I proved my innocence in court against the lady who posted the orig ad. So before throwing people’s names around get your facts starlight.
Listen folks – the individual that is Hispanic is part of a group from Yakima. The leader/broker has about 10-20 litters of puppies listed on Craigslist Seattle/Tacoma daily – she holds 90% of the puppy litters there as of today. In June/July of this year, she sold between 30/50 puppies in the Seattle/Tacoma area w/Parvo. She knowingly did this without regard to the individuals that purchased the puppies. These were mini aussies, and a yorkie chi cross and a few other breeds were kept in the same facility and vehicle. So they were exposed to parvo as well. This person’s name is Danielle Marie Rose, goes by Danni Day, DayDay, Rose Marie and ??? He boyfriend, baby daddy, also assists with the pup sells. They keep these puppies in deplorable conditions along with the parents of the pups. Please get the work out. Today, she has 17 litters listed (10/3).
Do you have a link to any of these posts on craigslists?
I have 100s of emails and pictures about Danielle Marie Rose
This Danielle Marie Rose, Danielle Marie or Danielle Day and several other names is not alone. She has many that help her by storing dogs, puppies, kittens and rabbits. Basically anything that can have a baby she breeds, sells and flips. She also flips antiques and pretty much anything she can make a buck off of.
What is scary is; she keeps selling sick parvo puppies to the Seattle/Tacoma residence. Which should be a grave concern, as she stops at rest stops, truck stops, stores with these sick puppies. A puppy is not immune from the disease with just one shot, it must go through a series of shots. Which means, these puppies that she keeps in the same facilities, cages, cars, totes, apple bins, back seat of cars, etc., has the parvo virus! She is spreading the disease from Yakima through Washington. Her only concern is to make a few $ – not the puppies, kittens or the people that unfortunately purchase these sick animals. Not knowing that they are intern spreading parvo in there homes, possible to their own pets.
Something really needs to be done about this group! It needs to be a grave concern for all animal owners and anyone that has puppies in their homes, or that they want to take out into public.
Citizens, you need to seriously keep your pets safe from her sickness and warn people not to buy from her or anyone selling a pup out of their car.
Nelson:
I think I know this person. She has several sites on Facebook, several different names, fake names, she often posts “wanted” ads in Yakima/Seattle/Tacoma Craigslist and Oddle Dogs and eBay Pets. I have also seen ads of her’s of her boxers in the Giant Nickel. She keeps a lot of these dogs out on Cottonwood Canyon Road. Rarely at her home off Mead in Yakima. They have them hidden all over the Valley and move them often. Sadly, as stated above, the pups have parvo, mange, fleas, parasites, and generally are very young at weaning. Unfortunately, she doesn’t care for them properly and takes them to parks, etc., when they are sick, exposing innocent people and their pets to disease. I know that the City, Humane Shelter, and other legal entities have been contacted and asked to take care of this issue. There are a lot of folks that are very concerned, and the more people that know her, are enraged. What folks may not know is the person mentioned above with the cane steals dogs for her. They flip these dogs in Portland and other places outside of Yakima and Selah. Because she knows what dogs have had puppies by cruising the FB sites, they know where to steal higher priced dogs and puppies. This women and her helpers (often young children drop puppies off for her) are relentless.
This girl, Danielle buys or gets puppies free in Wapato, Yakima, and off the reservation. The puppies are generally several breeds, and extremely hard to grasp exactly. Sometimes, she is able to get some that are truer to what she is stating. At this very moment, she has over 100 puppies. Something really needs to be done. If you follow the many animal/dogs/cats/puppy sale sites, you will find her. She has several groups of people, including children that help her peddle these sick puppies. In addition, the lady you are speaking of is Ligia. She has the Russian accent. She changes her hair color about every month, blonde, brown, bright red, etc. A lot of puppies are kept at her place in Yakima. Convenient for Danielle as she doesn’t have to listen to them cry. These puppies and dogs are kept in totes, boxes, rabbit cages, cages of any kind, cars, apple bins, you name it. Danielle also keeps random puppies in her basement. All these places have had parvo. Buyer beware!
She steals too. She watches what puppies are being sold on facebook, posts ads in different places, like a different state, and will set-up with people to look at the pups, if she can’t talk them out of a puppy for 1/2 of what they are asking or free, she send the Mexican guy to go grab a couple. Generally she already has them sold before stealing them. The community needs to be aware. Not sure how to get that done.
I purchased a puppy from people with a Hispanic accent at the toys R us in Tacoma a week ago, he’s now being hospitalized for parvo. I found this article after already making the mistake of purchasing him from them. We need to take these people down, I don’t have a name but I have a phone number…. how can I report them?
You should report them to the Humane Society for Tacoma/Pierce County if it was in the city limits of Tacoma. If it was the county contact Joint Animal Services.
Your story is just like mines I also have a number but no name and met up with a mexican man in Tacoma at winco im trying to get all the information I can get from other victims to show Animal control and police department
I and my wife purchased a puppy from an over weight blonde that wore glass.and drive a 2011 Honda we meet at the McDonald on canyon road and 176 she said she was from the Graham area …oooooo I’m so sad we only had Sally 3 days and the vet had her 5 before that nasty deaseas took my puppies and I’m still not in the clear I payed 350 and my vet bill was over 2000 …..please if anyone knows anything …
I’m so sorry. I hope she’s well soon.
I’m a victim also I bought a puppy from her she told me to meet her at winco and in Tacoma when I got there it was a guy with a Russian accent I gave him the money and he gave me my dog it was a Chihuahua I name her vanilla she was fine the first two days she started to get sick took her to the vet found out she had parvo we tried so hard to save her but she died in my arms I have cried everyday since she pass away I just had lost a dog I had for 12 years from cancer last month now my new little angel is gone from parvo I want to find this lady she needs to pay for what she has done to me and other people
R.I.P. Vanilla I miss you
I’m so sorry.
There was a recent story or two on a shared facebook site, I believe it was a sharing caring page, regarding this lady. She stole some puppies from a rescue, or some pups that had been turned over to a rescue in Yakima. Apparently, she was selling them in Seattle the next day. One of the puppies had a deformity. Clearly, they were the same puppies.
I’m not sure if she sold them all or if the rescue was able to get them back. Why isn’t something done with her? Does anyone know?
I haven’t heard anything about it. If you have any more info please email me at info@seattledogspot.com.
Chow:
There was a story in the Yakima Herald, 8/14/2017 about the stolen puppies. The original owner identified Danielle. However, the puppies were posted in Seattle/Tacoma and Yakima YPD was unable to get involved. The puppies had been donated to the Yakima Animal Rescue.
Danielle knows where saleable puppies are because she maintains several FB pages looking for free or cheap puppies and kittens. Also has a boxer page. She trolls everywhere, or has her peeps troll, around the neighborhood looking for puppies, if she see’s ads for puppies, they will go look pretending they are interested, only to return later and steal a pup. She also answers ads to rehome a pup/dog at which time she tries to negotiate a free deal. Meantime, she is taking the pictures that have been texted to her and posting them in different area’s, selling them before she even has the animal.
She’s a low life scum bag. Heartless.
People really need to be careful.
Does anyone know where she lives?
Yes Monroe WA
She lives in Yakima off Cornelle Ave at 1410 Cornelle. She does not keep the puppies there for the most part. She has drug houses and houses out on the reservation where the puppies are kept. Some used to be kept at Lagia B’s place in Cottonwood … way out of town. She moves them constantly. The poor things live in cages, totes, rabbit hutches, trunks of cars, apple bins. Her step daughter posted that she does not take care of them. She keeps them in totes until she sells them, then washes them and takes them to unsuspecting buyers. She does not give shots or worm them, which she states in every one of her ads on CL that they have shots and have been wormed.
Lots of conversation about her on FB pages. She’s done this flipping for years, and years. She’s cruel. If they don’t sell, she drops them off on an old road, or worse sells them for bait practice or for food. She really needs to be shut down.
She also has children steal these dogs for her. She always has kids with her. She’s teaching them to be thieves and scammers. Just what the world needs, right?!
I was another one taken by this scam. I knew it wasn’t right, but never considered parvo. I just got a 7 week old boxer pit mix. She was infested with worms, and I’ve been praying everyday parvo doesn’t turn up. We are on day 7 of her being with us now. Everyday until we pass the 10-12 day parvo incubation period is a sigh of relief. I met with a heavy set russian gentleman at Safeway in Tacoma on 9/8. He did give me a large bag of food and a bowl. She had a collar too. His new fb posts keep getting flagged, but noticed the cell number has changed. And they keep reposting as many times a day as they can. End of the day I knew better, but I hope this ends. These dogs don’t deserve this, but with too many people out there like me, it will continue.
I’m glad your puppy is doing better. What’s the name of his FB page?
We just bought a puppy for Christmas on Friday Dec 22 from this man!!! We are trying to track him down so we can give all the info we have so far to the police. We also met at Safeway and I had a bad feeling about it too. But after seeing the pup we fell in love. Our puppy is now in intensive care and we are doing whatever we can to get him through this. He has parvo and other parasites, this is heart wrenching to my family and children! These scumbags need to pay for what they are doing to families and these poor pups who don’t deserve this.
I’m so sorry. I hope he pulls through.
Why not next time write down their license plates and report them to the police? let’s take these fools down!
Hi Everyone,
I was a victim. I adopted a puppy for my birthday and the next day he started throwing up. I adopted him from the Russian lady in the pictures. He is a lab/ aussie mix and claimed to have his shots.
He is now in the animal hospital with Parvo. It only took one day for him to begin feeling sick. I hope he makes it out alive. Please try to warn as many people as possible. We are definitely reporting this to the police.
I’m so sorry. Yes, please report it to the police.
This happened to us last Saturday as well. Bought a dog off of Craigslist for $500, a mini Aussie lab mix. Met at a Wal-Mart in Federal Way. Was in contact with a lady via text for about a week. She wouldn’t give us her address claiming that people had bailed at the last second. When we got to Wall Mart, she texted that she had sent her husband. The guy was either Russian or of Hispanic decent. Maybe 5’6″, 160 lbs in his late 40’s early 50’s. Ugly ass crooked teeth. Our dog is now in the IC with parvo and worms. We’ve had her for 4 days. He had a do it yourself vaccination pamphlet that said that they had the basic vaccinations and deworming done. Out now about $5K.
There’s a place in he’ll for people like this.
I’m so sorry. I hope your dog will be ok.
She is doing better in IC. The vet thinks we may be able to take her home tomorrow. She is worth every penny.
Good! Hope she’s home soon.
She is back home with us and is full of energy and driving us crazy.
Great!
Recently, she got 18 puppies from a lady posing as a Yakima Rescue, Wags to Riches. Which, if this is the person I am thinking of, she is by no means a rescue. Over the weekend (Dec 30 – Current) is circulating about 15 litters of puppies. The 18 puppies she took, were under 4 weeks of age. The stress, being pulled from their mothers and not having proper care, they will likely pick up the disease as well. It’s in her van, her yard, her basement, everywhere she goes. Parvo can be on her shoes as well.
People need to be aware who they are purchasing a pup from. Take a picture of them. Get a license number, although they manage to borrow cars, and a description. If you get a picture of the person, and something goes wrong, at least you can have the person ID or post warnings on social media.
Thank you for the information. Do you have any idea of who she is or where she lives?
Update on our puppy: He pulled through and is doing well! However, it’s cost us $3k+ to get him better. My husband tried to set up a meet with the woman mentioned in these terrible puppy sales. He called the Tacoma police and told them to meet them at the location so they could arrest her or the man involved. The police told my husband “we’ll try to send someone out”. Try?! You’d better get here and arrest her for this crime that’s devastating many families and people and stealing money!! Then they told him it’s probably Russian mob affiliated and they are not going to get involved because it’s a “civil matter”. Well folks, there you have it. These detestable people are getting away with it because the police don’t want to get involved and it’s a civil matter. Which means, TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS I guess?? Something HAS to be done and we don’t know what else can be done. We have video footage and pictures of the car and the woman who is selling these puppies and possibly her 12-14 yr old daughter is involved too. How can these people be stopped if the police won’t do it???
I’m glad you’re puppy is doing better. I would first file a report with the state Attorney General saying they violated WA’s Deceptive Trade Practice law. http://www.atg.wa.gov/fileacomplaint.aspx
Saying it’s the Russian mob sounds like BS to me. Can you make an appointment to talk to the police chiefs about it?
These are lies about kelly tanksley. What happened was her friend ask her to sell 1 of his puppies for her, because he couldn’t make it. They puppy was kept at my house with no other animals. The puppies did not have parvo, when I had it for a week and did not catch it on the way there. Also kelly tanksley, is not russian and is not a flipper. Like I said the puppy did not catch parvo, while we had it. I know kelly Tanksley from high school and she is not this type of moster!
Also Jessica is her daughter, and she is also not russian
I believe I have been scammed as well. I bought mine from a Russian man, 5’9″ more like 200 lbs and crooked teeth. He said his wife was with him but I never saw her. They drove a little beat up white or silver VW Passat. I met them in Federal Way in the parking lot of Walmart. The puppy seemed fine and happy but she has some type of bacertia and adult roundworms. He gave me a written vaccination paper. I am sure she didn’t have any shots or de-wormer. I am waiting for results on her labs to see what she has. I am hoping it isn’t too much because I can’t afford it. I think everyone should post of craigslist in the pets section their findings so to notify other potential buyers.
I’m so sorry. I hope she isn’t too sick.
We purchased a goldendoodle puppy a week ago in a Petco parking lot near Eastvale CA for $1100. We were told it was a girl. 2 days later we took it to the Vet and were told it was a boy and only 5 weeks old. A few days went by and he got violently ill, throwing up and diarrhea non-stop. We spent over $1000 trying to save him. He ended up dying after owning him for just 6 days.
These sick people need to be stopped. They’re using puppies as a form of currency on the black market. Who knows where they came from. The thought of what they go through makes me ill.
DO NOT BUY A PUPPY OFF CRAIGSLIST
We purchased a goldendoodle puppy a week ago in a Petco parking lot near Eastvale CA for $1100. We were told it was a girl. 2 days later we took it to the Vet and were told it was a boy and only 5 weeks old. A few days went by and he got violently ill, throwing up and diarrhea non-stop. We spent over $1000 trying to save him. He ended up dying after owning him for just 6 days.
GO THROUGH A BREEDER, YOU WILL NOT ONLY SPEND MORE $ BUYING A DOG OFF CRAIGSLIST BUT YOU WILL BE TRAUMATIZED BECAUSE IT WILL DIE IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
I’m sorry you went through that. These people are awful. Thanks for sharing your story.
I had puppies stolen by the person in Yakima. The Mexican guy & her were spotted on our camera’s. They drive a little white truck, a brown, older model car, a greyish van, all look a little beat up. The lady is a heavy set younger lady, generally has several kids with her, two girls, one boy. Girls have light hair, boy has darker hair. The lady has long brown/dark hair – was up in a messy bun. But looks to be very long. ID as Danielle Day or Rose. The pictures have been turned into YPD. Puppies were sold in Seattle and Tacoma.
I met with some individuals in Yakima and learned a lot about this group. The Danielle lives in Yakima, has a shit load of puppies kept in totes in her basement. She keeps lots of dogs throughout the Valley, mostly lower, and they breed non-stop. Her Mother keeps most of the boxers, and they sell them off FB and other sites. She states in her ads on CL that the puppies have shots and been wormed. This is false. The puppies are not given anything more then Walmart dog food.
She is often seen selling puppies in Ellensburg and Cle Elm to the Korean Restaurants. There are open investigations by state law. Because she rarely delivers the sick puppies anymore, it’s hard to finger her with the crime. The Mexican is a “runner” although he does keep most of the half breed parents.
They also have a lot of German Shephard type dogs that are mixed with other breeds all kept in a small space, they breed over and over. Its extremely disturbing.
Please make sure that you do your work before purchasing a puppy off any CL site. They have anywhere from 40/100 puppies for sale daily.
Thanks for the info. Do you have a link to any of their CL ads? I’d like to see what they look like.
Have not seen much on Danielle lately, although I see that she is full up on breeding Huskies. Or, part husky puppies in the Yakima area. She & her partner in crime, Lisa Hopp, or King, or? are now breeding and selling French bulldogs. Some of which were stolen and breed. They are also spreading kennel cough, along with something they picked up from foreign dogs shipped from a puppy mill. The Hopp, King has given these diseases to her neighbors dogs on both sides. They contacted authorities, she moved for a couple months, but returned. Dogs are being hidden in her basement. It’s just horrible, cruelness.
People, if you are going to buy a puppy, spend time with the person selling it, drop in when they are not expecting you, if they have to meet you, it’s likely something is up. Don’t take their word on vet papers, contact the vet, or, have them meet you at the vets with the puppy. Don’t get scammed.
Her name is Kelly Coughlin she resides in Monroe WA
Is there more then one person? Are they all associated? My Sister had a very bad dealing with Lisa Hopp or King. Puppy was advertised under another name, believe Destiny Flores or Destinies Fabulous Frenchies. but she always spoke to Lisa Hopp aka Lisa King. Purchased a sick French bulldog puppy. Spinal issues and sever breathing issue (resp). Turned out the papers belonged to another puppy and in a Nicolas something name. It was a mess. Heartbreaking. Are they all the same person with different names?
Where an older couple and met a man in Ellensburg to buy a multi pool that looked normal But when we met at the gas station he started telling us his wife had a seizure to get our eyes off of the puppy so we gave him $1500 for a Puppy our stupidity because our Maltese just died this was a multipoo So I took the puppy to the vet the next day and it had to be euthanize it had heart problems mass of parasites and in bred which you could not see So the guy from Sunnyside Yakima refuse to give us our money back and we feel like complete idiots to fall for this because we were still grieving the loss of our beautiful snowflake
I’m so sorry. You can report him to the WA Attorney General Office for consumer fraud.
I just bought a puppy off craigslist in the Tacoma Mall parking lot it was a large male driving a white Honda Odyssey mini van, he did have an accent and told me she was 8 weeks old, I asked for the exact date and he said he’d ask his wife because he was out of town they texted me back saying she was born April 20th which would’ve made her 6 weeks and 5 days when we got her. She’s a lab/collie and mini aussie mix, the day after I got her she began throwing up and had visible roundworms in her poop I took her to the vet immediately where she had roundworms, and coccidia I posted an add on craigslist letting other people who bought from that litter know I had a woman come forward saying hers had worms and Parvo and had already died, and then another couple emailed me saying theirs had worms and Parvo and they had to give it to somebody who could take care of him properly. I don’t have a name for them just a phone number there not returning anyones calls or texts I reported to animal control and they told me there is a law 17.02.150 prohibiting pet sells in a public parking lot in tacoma I also reached out to the Department of Agriculture letting them know the situation.
I’m sorry. Thanks for reporting it to animal control.
Hello Brigitte. My husband and I bought a puppy from the same seller/litter (the one with black lab and collie coloring). Sadly, our story is very similar. Our sweet boy was hospitalized with Parvo and Round Worms two days after we took him home. I am happy to say he is a survivor and has been back home for almost two weeks now. It breaks my hear to hear what others have gone through. If you would like to chat on another platform please let me know.
I am going to me with a woman at the Safeway parking lot in span away at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow Saturday morning to pick up a 8 week old puppy which is a terrier poodle mix beautiful puppy I saw the picture of going to meet her soul I am hoping it that does is not the same woman that you are talking about she sounded like an older Korean woman or a woman with an accent I could hardly understand her but she did not sound Russian Now I’m worried about meeting with her
Beware, flippers at it heavy with cross bred puppies on CL. This is the group in Yakima area. Warning, the puppies are NOT given shots, nor are they wormed. If you are going to take a chance, please have them meet you at your vets office to confirm the health of the puppy.
No mix breed puppy should be over $200. The multipoo’s are mixed with just about everything. AND they are inbreed. The Lisa and Danielle get them from the neighbor, who has 15 plus, all related. They originated from Lisa King, Hopp, Flores and I believe she just changed her name again and Danielle Rose, Day or ?
The dogs have been sick with you name it. They flight through the fences and spread disease back and forth. I can tell you that the white dogs, are all related. They started with a Mom and Dad and had puppies, which breed with the father and mother & so on. They get out all the time and run around off Naches Ave in Yakima. They are now selling those puppies and french bulldogs X, boxers X huskies, and now French X pitbull puppies.
MEET THEM AT A VET! The dogs are sick.
Interesting read. We purchased a Frenchie from Lisa. It was a shit show. The puppy wasn’t hers. When we asked for papers, she gave us the runaround, we paid for a full AKC with rights. She sold us a stolen puppy. Things have calmed down now, but this was not right. We got blocked from contacting her and her husband Leo. The bottom line is, we payed for a full breed, papered French Bulldog. We got a frenchie that has limited rights and no pedigree. Not what we paid her for.
I sorry. Thanks for sharing your story.
I bought a puppy from a woman off Craigslist who said she needed to re-home her because she had gotten the puppy for her kids, but then of course the kids didn’t carry any of the responsibilities so they fell onto her and she unfortunately didn’t have time.
She said her name was Rachel, and that she lived in Lake Stevens but that we could meet at a park in Monroe.
I met the pup, fell in love. 7mo Mastiff Shepherd mix. I sent her money ($650) via CashApp. I had never adopted a puppy or dog before so that seemed like a fair price, especially considering she was UTD on shots and rabies. She brought some of her toys, but forgot the vet records which she said she could send me.
It’s been almost a week, I’ve called, texted, emailed – nothing.
Then I noticed that the name associated to her CashApp was different than the name she gave me. So I Google searched “Kelly Tanksley Lake Stevens”.
This article was the second result. I am extremely upset, sad, and scared. I already established care for my pup at the vet I take my cats to, but we just did a general physical since I believed she was UTD on everything.
I just called my vet a minute ago and told them the situation and am bringing her in after I finish typing this. I first going to have her scanned for a microchip, my heart would be broken if she was stolen from a family that loves and misses her.
Then we’re doing full blood and fecal test, and all immunizations. If she doesn’t have a chip I will be getting her shipped today.
HOW ARE THESE F**KERS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH KNOWN ABOUT THEM???
What do I do??? These people need to be raided, and stand in front of a judge. They need to be watched.
She didn’t seem shady to me at all, she was pleasant, didn’t have a Russian accent (not that that would have set off alarm bells, I’m just saying she is a great actress).
Do I file a police report??
I’m sorry this happened to you. It’s a good thing you’re taking your puppy to the vet for vaccinations. These people often say their dogs have been vaccinated but many times they don’t do the vaccinations to save money. You should definitely report them to local authorities. Did you get an address where she lives?