Tempted by little dog

me too.

I keep seeing its little face

Thanks everybody. It is sad for the little dog but I just got a bit carried away.

There are lots of dogs in need of a good home. Why not contact your local rescue?

Sorry, I don't know, it's just not there.

Sold? or did someone report it?

The advert had completely disappeared.

She does look sad and in need of a loving home.

It's up to you, Lily65, you could make further enquiries and take someone with you who knows about animal welfare.
However, if you feel sorry for the dog and buy her for that reason, you could be buying a heap of trouble.

Either that’s s poor photograph or thats a sad animal. It doesn’t say how old she is and it does say she isn’t spayed. I’d be concerned she’s been used to produce litters. The fact she’s photographed on straw tends to suggest that. Poor animal

I think she looks rather folorn. If she is house trained I would expect to see her photographed in a home environment. Beautiful though she is I would be very wary.
I hope you will find a suitable pet, and not just on impulse, it will be a big commitment.

email him and ask how old she is, does he have the vaccination and chip certificates and why he's rehoming her. He's only got the one ad up and she looks ok eyes are clear and nose is shiny. £200 is about right for a small jrt. If you go and see her make sure she's lively and bright jrt are usually very forward and outgoing.

Ad ID: 35431456 www.freeads.co.uk/

Or you could just ask if they have his paperwork available for you to see. Vets documents, chip documents etc. If name and address tally the dog's not nicked.

I agree Callistemon it seems odd to advertise this way, the RSPCA would perhaps check it out. It's sad Lily but there are so many unwanted dogs out there and many unscrupulous breeders. It seems strange not to show the dog to its best advantage but maybe even that is a ploy. It's a sad state of affairs when we are so cynical about things.

Your local dog charity might give you some advice. They might even (for a deposit) lend you a chip detector, so you can at least check he is really chipped.

If so you might want to check who comes up as the last registered owner - it should be the people offering him for sale. If not, check with the people named, always a possibility he was stolen.

Now you know about this dog, you can't 'un-know' it. Will you worry about the dog and its circumstances? It could be fine or it may not. Can you phone the RSPCA about the advert? They may be aware anyway if there is something untoward but if not, you will have alerted them.
All could be fine, of course.

Oh yeah cos I'm old and decrepit, My youngest Pug is two and a half and came from an online ad. Has life changed that much in the last 2 years, I don't think so. Puppy farms are businesses that want the biggest return for the smallest outlay. They don't sell dogs for £200 more likely £1200. The specialise in popular breeds, French Bulldogs are the current favourites. You won't find puppy farmers selling cross breeds unless they deem it a designer breed.

Afraid that life has changed in the recent years Flexiblefriend. I am sure your dog was as you say but nowadays evil people are making a lot of money from puppies.

I don't live under a rock. I have let my heart rule and looked at a picture of the dog. I have been foolish but I will not take it further. Poor little dog.

We don't know what bread the dog is, it could be a mixed breed, the OP doesn't say. The dog I had pts recently at 13 came from an online ad and he was completely free. He was a mixed breed and he wasn't getting on with the resident dog , they kept fighting and the owners were scared their kids would get caught in the middle. I took him on and for 13 years he was a great dog, he needed training and he got it but apart from that he was a great dog. Rescues are full of dogs needing homes and some people would just rather know who their dog is going to.

So there is a price....£200!

So how in the world do you not see this as a Puppy Farm/or Illegal import victim. What rock have you been living under?
I am sorry but I am not normally insulting or nasty but this makes my blood boil.

Lily if you really want a dog go to somewhere like the Dogs Trust, a really good rescue centre will take a dog back if for some reason things don’t work out. I would avoid a puppy from a free ads site.

Two of my Pugs came from online ads, they weren't pups one was 9 months and one was two, they were being sold on for genuine reasons, one's owner had died and the other one had a behavior issue the owners couldn't cope with. They were completely upfront about it. Buying an unwanted dog to give it a better life isn't a bad thing to do. Neither has had any health issues in the two years they've been here and they came with all their papers and bedding etc. There are still decent people in the world.

Rescues are not free either, for obvious reasons. Our local one charges £150. I suppose you could always give them a ring and find out the story and go with your instincts. Our dog is 9, and we got her from a website as a puppy. The owners had bred their two dogs, we saw both parents and visited their house. This dog is chipped so obviously has been registered somewhere, which must be a good sign.

Imported/smuggled ? £200 for a dog in a shed ?