A German Shepherd puppy advertised on Craigslist and bought by a Vancouver couple died of parvovirus a week after they brought it home. Macy showed symptoms of parvovirus 3 days after a Vancouver couple bought her after they saw an ad on Craigslist.
She died a few days later. Photo posted with permission. The vet who treated her said she was really only about 5 weeks old, far too young to have been taken away from her mother. Parvo incubates for days before symptoms appear, the puppy had to been infected before they bought her. Several people have said they also bought sick puppies from Kelly Tanksley.
T heir story had several similarities with what the Tuftons experienced:. Here are a couple of them:. We also met them in a parking lot in Tacoma. I wish I would have listened to my gut when they said they wanted to meet in a parking lot. We unfortunately had to put our baby Cole down. Another warning about buying puppies from Kelly Tanksley. The best way to avoid getting scammed by these people and stuck with hundreds of dollars in vet bills and possibly a dead puppy is simple:.
The woman who sold the dog to Ms. Tufton is Kelly Tanksley. She has also used her maiden name, Kelly Coughlin. Some people have said she sometimes uses the names Alex, Alexis, Ashley, or Jessica. The couple Ms. Tufton met drove a blue Volkswagen Passat with a Diesel engine. Save Save. I hope these disgusting people get caught and punished to the maxxβ¦. May she rot in hell one day and she will!!!!! I also bought 2 puppies from someone I believe is definitely a scammer.
Thankfully they are seemingly healthy but we have no idea anything about their actual breed nor their future health. And like you. I should have gone with my gut. I had only intended to get one, but took them both because I knew she was a skanky horrible puppy scammer. When I got them home they were so thirsty they almost drowned in the water I gave them. I later confronted her via text.
