This company advertises under many different names on the Internet, AKA Cat's Chihuahua Puppies
On Feb. 18, I purchased an AKC registered chocolate-haired "ultra teacup" pup from Cathie and Bill Knell's website, http://billknell. Tripod.com/puppies/puppies.html (This website advertises puppies from a cooperative of breeders). The ad for this pup stated it would weigh 1-2 lbs fully grown. Due to its size, coloring, and registration, it was one of the most expensive pups ever advertised up to that point, priced at $2650 plus $225 shipping.
I had purchased a male chihuahua from Cathie and Bill in Oct. and had been planning on buying a female from them for awhile. The only problem I had experienced with my male is that he became sick during his flight to Calgary, so this time I asked Cathie if she would escort the chocolate pup if I paid her airfare. She agreed, and I wired the $2875 and booked a round trip flight for her on Feb 18.including the purchase price, shipping, wiring, and airfare charges, I paid over $4200 Cdn for the pup.
On March 10th, Cathie delivered a different pup than the one I ordered and paid for. The pup she delivered was almost black, and when I questioned her at the airport as to why it looked so different, she maintained it had simply gotten darker. Also, Cathie told me she had forgotten the registration papers at home and would mail them to me the next day.
After returning home and comparing photos with the chocolate pup's breeder, Cindy, it was confirmed that I received a different pup. I tried numerous times to contact Cathie and Bill while Cathie was still in Calgary, but they never returned my messages.
At present, Cathie and Bill have refused all of my attempts to negotiate a fair settlement with them. They are unwilling to admit they commited fraud, and will not give me any background or breeder information for this pup. I now have a pup which I know nothing about, have no paperwork for, and which may not even be a purebred. This pup is now approximately fourteen months old, and weighs approximately eight pounds (not exactly a teacup chihuahua...) I have also since confirmed with Cindy that the chocolate pup I purchased was sold to someone else.
Please check out their negative Better Business Bureau reliability report at http://www.data. BBB.org/scripts/cgiip. Exe/WService=phoenix/phoenix/showrpt.html? Language=English&zid=27003211. Also, please review other usacomplaints.com at http://usacomplaints.com/reports/ripoff127447.htm and http://usacomplaints.com/reports/ripoff174048.htm and http://usacomplaints.com/reports/ripoff153614.htm.
It is therefore very apparent that they have scammed others.
Donna
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
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