She blatantly asked for donations for his treatment, berated anyone who questioned it because how could she know? (Isn’t it responsible as a pet owner to make sure you can afford their vet treatments?) then posted her PayPal details.I found this thread from Google Sofie and their dog to see how the dog is. I was blocked months ago by Sofie after pointing out the dog was clearly from a breeder. I naively had believed them when they initially said how much they wanted to adopt a dog responsibly.
Personally I love seeing people adopt rather than shop, but I would never weigh in on someones decision to buy a bred puppy unless my opinion was asked for. With Sofie I'd caught a live on Instagram where they were repeatedly was saying how important it was to them to adopt and be responsible, so I sent them some info about a rescue organisation that adopts to people that live in flats (they'd said they were struggling with that). They did not respond to that message.
A couple of days later I saw them talking about Hank - to my mind a very clearly bred puppy - and messaged again to say the owner was clearly a breeder.
I then got blocked and posted about aggressively.
I'm sad to hear Hank apparently isn't being cared for properly and that they are accepting financial help for his vet costs
In retrospect it seems I provoked some narcissistic rage in Sofie. I think they're troubled and toxic. Hope they and Hank get the help they need. Although from my knowledge of narcissists there's limited scope for change.
IMO she got Hank because she wanted a fancy dog and how quickly she was flip flopping about getting a dog, I’d be surprise if she looked into his breed at all.
