Mikki of Charleston WV (01/06/08)

I purchased an English Bulldog from PetLand in Corridor G, South Charleston. The asking amount on the dog was $3700.00. The guy helping me was really nice and he ran my credit and I was only approved for $3000.00 so he cut me a deal which I thought was a good one. He told me that bulldogs are very good around other dogs and are easy to maintain and train. I brought the pup home and he immediatly starting chasing and terrorizing my 2 pound chihuahua and pinned her on the couch. I also had asked the guy if the dog had come from any type of puppy mill or anything like that and he said, "NO, I personally go and check the dogs out and purchase them," and he made it seem like the dog was from the area and he deals will a breeder from here.

Well once I purchased the dog I found that it was from MO and was shipped here. Every time he ate he had runny stool that had blood in it. I tried to keep him in a kennel cage while I was at work and he pooped in the cage, sat and played in it until I got home. The night before I returned him he had runny bowl movements almost every hour of the night. I took him to the vet in hopes that if something was wrong he could write a letter stating that he was unsuitable to be sold but he couldn't find the problem. I returned the puppy the same day I took him to the vet and the woman told me I had to pay 50% of the fee of the dog for returning him or I would have to keep him. She hand wrote my return on the back of my receipt and made me sign it stating I would pay the fee in order to return the dog. She didn't give me a return receipt or anything and when my bill came the full amount of the dog was still on it. So I had to call for a straight week and everytime I called nobody wanted to know any information about me, they just said It's been taken care of. Everyone was extremely rude and unhelpful.

I am now paying $1500.00 for a dog that I no longer have. PetLand messed me over in more ways than one. They take advantage of people and talk up a lot of their sales. I have a dog at home and I was trying to keep her from getting sick from him and looking into his best interest because I knew I could not make a suitable caregiver for him once I got him into my home.