Also remember that adverts with more spelling mistakes than a five year olds letter to santa, asking questions that no reputable breeder would ask (where do you go on holiday for example) and making boasts that are clearly improbable (house training, potty training AND toilet training a Corgi, honestly, can you imagine a poor little Corgi struggling to get onto the seat of the toilet?) are sure fire clues that these are scam artists.

Some websites link all the sellers adverts. One ambitious scammer was selling 17 different type of dog puppies. There is also another clue in that someone close to them has just committed suicide, died in a car crash, choked on a unicorns horn or something similar. They work long hours for a non existant or improbably named company or government department that forces them to work such long hours Ebeneezer seemed like generousity himself before the reformation. They offer to send you photos of the puppies but never do and want more and more details from you.

The old 419 dog scam is becoming prevalent on lots of sites, but strangely enough not here yet. We got our puppy through this site from a genuine breeder and were able to meet both parents. Turns out the little fox is sharper than a bag load of razors and is copying the big lads. Has house trained himself by copying the lab and the gssd in under 48 hours....

NEVER, ever pay money up front without seeing a dog! A deposit on meeting a breeder yes, but never money for carriage first. This one piece of advice can save you hundreds if not thousands of pounds. Remember meet dogs first then money, never the other way round!