Susan Patterson ,blondyz@msn.com French Bulldog Scam Artist Peoria Arizona
December of 07 I purchased our French bulldog. I found Susan Patterson (also goes by S P) on a website and am sorry to say did not do any further research. I sent Susan an email and then agreed to meet her in a parking lot. I purchased the dog on the spot. He was dirty and she said that she also bread horses and that he had been running around in the dirt. The dog was extremely timid and never really adjusted to our family.
In that month he also began throwing up....a lot. The vet put him through all sorts of treatments. Changing his food, Pepcid AC, other medications and then surgery. None of which resolved his problem. I was also trying to contact Susan and getting second opinions from other vets. She refused to refund any money or take the dog back. She proposed I put him up for sale and never returned my calls after that conversation. Thousands of dollars later, I made the decision to give him up to the French Bulldog Rescue. I was out of money and still did not have a cure for him. This was a huge loss to our family and was a terrible decision to have to make after having him for a year.
I started researching her operation online and came across others who had suffered even worse situations with this woman. One had aparently had to put her dog to sleep because of its illness. I also found out that my AKC papers are fake.
I hope this woman is never able to make another dollar on an innocent Frenchie. Buyers beware!
Grace
phoenix, Arizona
U.S.A.
5 Updates & Rebuttals
Susan
Peoria,Arizona,
U.S.A.
2 sides of the coin
#6REBUTTAL Individual responds
Fri, May 09, 2008
Grace,
If you thought the dog was dirty why did you buy him? You called to tell me how much you liked the dog but he was afraid of your children. You know I helped you find a vet for him that improved his problem but I still think being scared by the children may have not helped him. Please read the contract you signed for him. Some things are not covered and I did tell you I would help find him a home he was more suited to. Buying a puppy is a commitment to take care of them not discard them if they have a problem. Your AKC papers are not false and the problem with the internet is people can publish things for any reason wether they are true or not. You were not scammed in any way.Letters of intent are being mailed on Monday.
S.n.
Bucyrus,Kansas,
U.S.A.
I Must Agree with Elaine
#6Consumer Suggestion
Sat, April 19, 2008
After having returned from the vet's office three times in three weeks and paying medical bills on a companion animal that was dumped by the previous owner, I'm siding with Elaine on this. If you had contacted one of the rescue groups I work with and told us you wanted to surrender a dog that had that many medical problems, we would have been forced to tell you to euthanize your dog. We don't have financial resources to take in a canine that will cost so much. If we took that one particular dog, the number that would die in shelters because we couldn't afford to take them would be more than any animal loving person wants to think about.
So, while I'm looking at what I have spent out of my own pocket for this darling little girl that no one wanted, with medical problems that are certainly not her fault, that will never be anything but a sanctuary rescue, I have very little sympathy for someone who bought a dog and then "ran out of money" so the dog was surrendered.
While I thank you for reporting this particular breeder, I am furious that you would purchase a "family pet" and then when it was discovered that the pet was ill, you would try to return the dog to the breeder and ultimately find a rescue to take the dog. Did you tell your children that if they became ill and the insurance company refused to pay for their medical bills you would find homes for them?
Here's a hint for any would be buyer of any companion animal: Do your homework. If you must buy from any breeder, check with animal control, the police department, the District Attorney's office, the Attorney General's office to find out if there have been complaints filed against the breeder, contact the breeder's veterinarian, demand references from the breeder and check those as well, contact that breed's rescues in the area and find out how many of that breeder's animals they have taken in. DO NOT purchase sight unseen and if the breeder does not let you see their facility, DO NOT make the purchase. Ask to see the parents of the companion animal you are purchasing.
An animal is a living, breathing being. When you buy, adopt or take in off the street, you are taking in the animal for the course of its life, no matter what problems may arise. Be prepared for vet bills, be prepared for the unknown because just as in the span of a human life there are NO guarantees. If you can't afford a companion animal or are unwilling to sacrifice what may be necessary to care for that animal, get a stuffed toy.
Elaine
Boise,Idaho,
U.S.A.
One More Time, Grace - Who's Scamming Whom?
#6Consumer Comment
Fri, April 18, 2008
1. YOU said you purchased your French Bulldog off the internet without doing any research in December 2007.
2. YOU said you spent thousands of dollars on vet bills in the "year" you owned the dog. Ahem. It's not even May 2008.
3. My statement stands: if you - and others - stopped buying dogs off the internet, or falling for schemes over the internet, you would STOP the in-breeding, the BS'ing, and the puppymill abuse that's out there. But, no...you and hundreds, if not thousands of posters insist on posting to ROR time after time. That'll stop 'em! Just like it's stopped the Nigerian check scams.
4. If you had only gone to the French Bulldog Rescue first, we wouldn't be having this lovely discussion.
Gellertson
Phoenix,Arizona,
U.S.A.
Go pick on someone else...
#6Author of original report
Fri, April 18, 2008
I was obviously not aware of the French Bulldog Rescue when I purchased the dog. Believe me, I would have looked into it had I known it existed. I paid a lot of money and was led to believe I was purchasing a quality dog.
Your message is unnecessary and you're completely missing the point. I have taken responsibility...I've spent thousands of dollars trying to help this dog and when I ran out of money, had no choice but to give him to the rescue who could get him the medical attention he needs.
Don't presume to know my situation or judge me. You have no idea the heartache I went through and the only reason for this article is to make sure no one else goes through the same thing or makes the same mistakes I did.
Susan Patterson is not the quality breeder she claims to be. She has been caught in countless lies and the French bulldog community should be made aware.
What a stellar person you are for writing such a cold hearted message to someone who is trying to help others.
Elaine
Boise,Idaho,
U.S.A.
Who's scamming who?
#6Consumer Comment
Fri, April 18, 2008
You were aware of the French Bulldog rescue organization, but chose to look "online" for a dog, meet a woman in a parking lot, accept and pay for a dirty dog who was obviously timid and not the best candidate. Rather than meeting your responsibility and taking care of the dog, you gave it up to the rescue organization. What a stellar person you are. Why not go to the rescue organization first and give a dog a needed home?
It's people like you that keep the dog-breeding-puppy mill scammers in business...not filing these reports on ROR.