In December of I gave Gayle Barnes a $1,000.00 deposit on a pick of the litter male that was to be born at the end of January. Ravenwolfshepherds.com is her website and (at that time) had an address and contact phone numbers in Bradley Illinois along with numerous references (most of them dated in 2004). Ms. Barnes had me send the check to Martin, TN where she said she was staying for the winter.
I sent Ms. Barnes several emails in the month of January, inquiring about my puppy. She did not respond until I told her that I wanted my deposit refunded.in addition, all contact information had been removed from the site along with her phone numbers being disconnected.
She finally responded in February letting me know that the mother of my puppy only had two pups, one male and one female (so much for pick of the litter). I asked to see pictures yet she said that her computer was broken (kind of funny how she could modify the website without a computer?). I asked to come and see the puppy and she refused since she indicated that no respectable breeder lets anyone visit their puppies because of diseases.
I then asked her for her address and phone number. She did send a phone number yet the message clearly states that she is out of town until the middle of March and cannot return calls. My puppy will be 8 weeks old on March 31 yet I have no contact with this women to have him inspected by another breeder and to pick him up. I have contacted authorities and they will file charges against her on April 3rd if she does not deliver the puppy in good health.
I was able to locate a News Paper in Momence, Il who did a story on Ms. Barnes. They are very interested in the story once I press charges. I guess they also had a bad experience with her.in addition, there is a law firm in Chicago who is looking for her since apparently she has taken someone elses money or has not lived up to her contract.
I'm a web developer and her website is a fraud. She currently has removed all of the pages EXCEPT for the puppies for sale page and a big red disclosure that all deposits are non-refundable under any condition. Myself and my developers have been screen shotting the site daily and it's amazing what she has been removing.
This women needs to be shut down. I have logged complaints on numberous sites with quite a few individuals helping to locate her so I can either see/pickup my puppy or serve her with a law suit.
Any help that anyone could give would be greatly appreciated. I suspect that my money and puppy are long gone yet really don't want anyone else to go through the disappointment and fustration that I have gone through.
Thank You
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