I had to add my comments....

All the stories are about the same....sad ! As an English Bulldog and Basset Hound breeder, healthy puppies are not cheap to produce. If the puppies are cheap to purchase then either you are in the process of getting scammed or the breeder is not putting the money back into the breed!! To me a good idea is to have the breeder send you a new picture of the puppy with some object that anyone would have in a common household. Ex.. The new picture of the puppy with a toothbrush next to the puppies ear. Sounds crazy but it will at least weed out some scammer. At least you will know if the puppy is really their puppy. Nothing is certain but a truly concerned breeder will understand if you are wanting to verify. I am adding to my website this topic. Be careful and enjoy your puppies. Tnks Joe