On 4/30 my AKC mini black schnauzer was re-homed into the home of Sara May. She did not yet have legal ownership of the dog. She had no legal rights to sell the dog before she received full ownership, and as such sold MY property for HER profit. I still have her AKC papers.
Makensie is a beautiful retired breeder who will be 5 years old this Sept. Makensie is a alpha dog and needed to be placed in a home where she could be the only queen without competition. Being an older girl we knew it probably would be difficult to find the perfect home but we would do everything in our power. We were in no rush and wanted to take our time. She was spayed, given her rabies and updated shots on March 22. I then placed an ad on Petfinder and had several responses. Amy and her husband wrote first and were near by in Cedar Park. We talked and we both agreed to give it a try but didn't know how she would do with the small children.in the mean time Sara May also wrote very interested in meeting her. I told her if it didn't work out with Amy and her family that I would contact her.
Makensie stayed with Amy and her family for almost 2 weeks and Makensie started becoming very protective of her and snapped at her very small son. She called me and we both knew that beyond our control, we had to try to find her a new home.
I emailed Sara May and explained the situation and asked her questions about her experience with schnauzers. She assured me that her husband used to breed them and she was a groomer. She loved the breed and already had one there at home. I was concerned about her being alpha if she would get along with him or not. I gave her Amy's phone number and those two set up a time to meet. I was a bit surprise that she wanted to meet that same evening and was very excited to get her so soon. Amy drove and met her half way. Amy and her daughter left in tears.
The next I got an email from Sara telling how well Makensie did and that her friend looked at her and wanted to start training her for show. Being such a beautiful dog, I told her I would not turn over her AKC papers until I knew for sure that somebody would not try to make money off of her. I didn't want a re-homing fee because it was more important for it to be used on her next vet visit to purchase Heartguard and Frontline Plus. So she was placed without charge and it was understood that if it didn't work out she was to be returned to me. I have tried emailing and calling Sara to check on Makensie but I get no response.
Yesterday on 5/13/08 I come home and have a message on my answering machine from a women named Candy Lind telling me she has a dog that was once mine that she wanted more info on. She bought her off of Sara May on craigslist for $200.00. Sara left her rabies tag on her and Candy was able to track me down from my vet.
Candy feels that Makensie has been abused because of her issues she now has. She is scared to death of her husband and they are working with her on these. She is looking into training for her now. She didn't even come with the shot records, her leather collar or her blanket that I had with her. She took those too.
Since, Amy, Candy and I have discovered more ads by her on the internet for the sale of dogs on petfinder.com and 2ndhandpets.com. We feel that she is making a business out of this. She had no right to take a dog that was still my property and sell it for profit. I am very happy with the home Makensie is in but I want the $200 returned to Candy for the dog and I want no other dogs to be abused like Makensie. I want to put a stop to her illegal dog flipping.
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