I bought a puppy from Christian Soto at $610. I was told the puppy would be between 9 and 10 pounds. I called Christian and told him that size was my biggest priority when buying a puppy as I travel often so I would need to fly with him in cabin frequently. Christian assured me that this puppy would be between 9 and 10 pounds, and would almost certainly not be over 12 pounds.
Well, my 7 month old puppy is now a lanky, althletic 21 pound dog who is bound to fill out more and put on more weight. Christian now admits the mother must have been accidentally bred with a larger dog, but refuses to refund me the price of the dog or all the expenses I've accrued buying supplies for a 10 pound dog, then for a 15 pound dog, and then again for a 20 pound dog. A will also begin accruing enormous pet-sitting costs now that my dog can no longer fly with me.
Our contract says that I'm entitled to at least a 35% refund for the wrong breed, but Christian refuses, using unprofessional and offensive language. Even if the breeding of a larger dog with the mother was a mistake, it was obvious to ANYONE by the size of the puppy and the size of his paws that this would be a large dog. Christian still sold the dog under the auspices of a "toy" dog — FALSE ADVERTISING! He was obviously having trouble selling the dog in the first place because the price had already been reduced.
Basically, Christian's false advertising, negligent breeding, and dishonesty has cost my family greatly. Now I see angry postings about his business practices all over the internet, so obvioulsy this guy is a scam artist. I hope his unethical practices come back to haunt him.
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