I called him and arranged a deposit amount, and sent it to him. He recievied it of course, and I had 4-5 days to give him the rest of the payment (before getting there and seeing the dog and if I actually wanted the dog) and the deal was, if in the 4-5 days I didnt give him the rest of his money he would return my deposit. On the fourth day, I was at work, which when he left me a voicemail stating that "If I did not call him in 15 minutes, the dog was going to be sold." I recieved 3calls by his count and 0 by my "missed calls list". When I recieved the voice mail the following day, I immediately called him. He informed me he had sold the dog and was going to an individual in Atlanta area, but he had ANOTHER dog which was not a dog who had been introduced to scent work nor bite work and was a mal/shepherd mix that he would sell to me for the same price and would even have the man that bought the dog I was supposed to recieve could drop the dog off for me on his way to Atlanta...the price of the dog was $1,500.So, I told him I wanted my deposit back and he said "Let me see what I can do because I have another dog I can get you to make this OK" Almost a week later he called me back asking if I wanted the dog I had ORIGINALLY WANTED. So, there again I asked if I could just recieve my deposit back since this had all been a negative experience and I was not pleased with what had happened.

Why did I want the deposit back?
1. He told me I would be able to get my deposit back if when I arrived the dog wasn't what he advertised it to be.
2. I sent the deposit on a Friday, and I was told I had 4-5 days to send the rest (without even seeing the dog) and I told him I would be on the road the next Friday (since I work full time) going from Alabama to Texas.
3. He left a voicemail while I was at work without a phone to tell me "if I didnt call within 15 min the dog was sold" and I didnt recieve it until the next day. Sorry, but some people can't have nor answer phones at work!
4. Tried to sell me a dog that I DID NOT NEED NOR WANT, AND MOST OF ALL, IT WAS THE 3RD DAY AND I WAS AGREEING TO PAY FULL PRICE BEFORE SEEN!

IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I CAME ACROSS HIS POSTING THAT WAS THE SAME DOG HE WAS TRYING TO SELL ME AND WANTED EITHER $400 OR $600 FOR HER BECAUSE HE CLAIMED IT KILLED HIS FARM ANIMALS BUT "SHE WAS A GREAT AND SOCIAL DOG" AND HE "JUST HAD TO GET RID OF HER & SHE SEARCHES GREAT" BUT A FEW MONTHS BEFORE HE WANTED $1,000 FOR HER.

I TRIED CALLING HIM ABOUT SETTLING THE ISSUE, BUT HE WILL NOT RETURN CALLS, EVEN WHEN VOICEMAILS ARE LEFT. THIS WAS OVER A YEAR AGO.

NOW THAT I AM WISER AND HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY LOYAL AND HAVE GREAT DOGS AND DO NOT MISADVERTISE, I SEE THAT HE IS A SCAMMER.