I bought a puppy from Todd Howard @ bigbulldogs.com. I found out 2 months after I bought my pup that he was from Hungary and he was shipped to the USA at approximately 5 weeks old. Has anyone else had the same problem with bigbulldogs.com?
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He is an import broker. He orders puppies from puppymills in Europe (mainly Hungary, Ukraine, and Russia) and then resells them in the US. Most of the puppies that he gets come from puppymills in those countries, even though they will say that they are reputable breeders. I drives me nuts that he has a little blurb on his page about scamming, but yet he buys from puppymills. He always has puppies available, and there is no way that he could have that many if he bred them himself (unless he was a puppymill).
I considered purchasing a French Bulldog puppy from him a few years ago, but I decided to go with a breeder that was closer to where I was located since I do not believe in shipping puppies. Also, I though that it was a little fishy that he could not provide me with pictures of the parents of the puppy that I was wanting to get, nor was he willing to provide pedigrees (I was told to just "take his word for it").
No but everyone knows not to buy a dog over the internet without seeking the dog in person first. You always need to examine the puppies and the parents before the purchase!
Shame on you for not doing your homework before getting a puppy!!!!
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Well, having a dog you've never seen, shipped to you after you bought him online doesn't seem like a good idea to me. Especially a dog that can have so many health problems. Given that the website specifies breeders in California, you can probably report them to the Better Business bureau for having provided inaccurate information.
Was your puppy defective in any way? If not, then the seller took the risk of his untimely shipment, and unless the seller gave you pedigree details, then you can have no complaints.
However, if the pup is ill, or the seller told you that his bulldogs were the parents, showed you pictures of the parents, etc. that is an illegal transaction, deserving of a police complaint for fraud.
California has a puppy lemon law, so the buyer is protected against buying puppies under 8 weeks, or with serious illness..You can contact your local Humane Society, or go online and search 'puppy lemon law, ca' to learn of your rights.
I looked on the site, and although he offers stud service, and claims to be a breeder, he doesn't do as most breeders will do, and post the parent's names of the puppies offered, or any other info, except the picture.
If you didn't visit the kennel to meet mom and dad, then that is always the risk you take..
If there are problems rather than just the ethics of the deal, then you can pursue the above recourse.
Notice on his website,, there is no mention of his facilities, no pics of the kennels, or the dogs indoors, no pedigrees, no claim of genetic testing, no show records of any kind..I see nothing illegal from this angle...His site also reads just like Europpuppy..So I am assuming he borrowed from their site..They (europuppy) actually have a good reputation for delivering healthy pups from overseas..But they are very upfront with letting you know exactly where the puppy is coming from.
Edit: another RED FLAG is they are called, 'English Bulldog' on his site, The AKC and UKC, and Canadian KC all define the breed as 'Bulldog'..no 'English' on it..when you see them advertised as English bulldogs, they are looking for the uneducated buyer> http://www.akc.org/breeds/bulldog/...
Buying a dog over the internet sounds like the stupidest thing ive ever hear. Suppose you do buy this dog, and a week later it falls ill. how are you going to either return the dog and get your money back, or ask for the breeder to pay for the vet bills?
Do not buy dogs from HUNGARY everyone knows that country has more dog mills then the entire worlds put together. 5 weeks was too young, your lucky your dog didnt die!
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