Doug Goodman

I responded to an ad in the Houston Chronicle for German Shepherd puppies. I received the below email in return. This sure sounds like a variation on the Spanish Prisoner/Nigerian Fraud.  

"Thanks for the email and the interest you have for the german shepherd puppies.   Please there is only one puppy left, It is a Male. He is called jack, he will make a good pet and companion. He is presently available for adoption. He is 11 weeks and 4 days old.The puppy is current on all shots and worming's and examined by my vet. He is AKC registered. Attached are the pictures of jack for you to view in this email.  

The puppy comes with a puppy pack with food, coupons, toys, and a snugly blanket from home with the scent of their litter mates and mom and a scrapbook of their first weeks of life!   This guy is raised around kids, other dogs, and in our home he is well socialized. Jack do well with other pets, whether they are canine or feline. I have seen this here in our home. (It is a known fact that if you keep a dog away from a cat until the dog is fullgrown, he will dislike cats as soon as he meets them.  But, if puppies are introduced to cats at a young age and live with them, they find cats to be very "normal" and do not have the same feelings about cats as those that have not been around cats until fullgrown or nearly so.)  In fact,the puppy care much about companionship and do best with a "friend".  For this reason, many have chosen to get two puppies at once so that while the family is gone to work and school, the puppies will have company. He love to be cuddled and loved on. So for someone that has time to sit and love on a pet, this is perfect for both parties.

Though German Shepherd Dogs can be trained in hunting, and because of this they tend to be thought of as a barking breed,I have not found that this is true of this breed in general.  Sure, when my dog is outdoors and he see or smell a rabbit, deer or another dog that has gone through our yard, he get excited and will bark.  But I would say that as a general rule, he only bark a couple of times a day, and that only lasts for a very few minutes, sometimes much less.  We've found that all I have to do is say, "no!  Don't bark!" and look at him seriously, and he'll hang his head and stop immediately.  But then I've also trained him when I tell him "Bark!" he know to bark and he get his tasty little treat.  He love this command because of what he is going to get, and I love interacting with him in this way.  

I am in need of a home for the puppy where he can be  treated with lots of love,care and attention.I need a Christian and responsible family.  I am presently located in Douala, Cameroon. I am from Houston, Tx working here as a teacher working with the Voluntary Service Overseas Program in Cameroon. I teach students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Some of my students use sign language; some use lipreading and their hearing aids or cochlear implants.Some go into a regular classroom with an interpreter.They are all cool kids. I love teaching them.  

I brought the puppy here by Air Transport, i will use same means to send the puppy to you.The shipping is completely safe for your new baby.

There are certain temperature requirements that do need to be met so we do our best to get your new friend to you.However his safety is my first concern. You will need to pick him up from the closest international airport. You can send your full names,address and the name of the closest international airport for the flight reservation.The flight information stating exact departure and arrival time and flight number will be sent to you when the flight reservation is made.  As for the finance,you will be required to pay an adoption fee which will cover the flight and adoption cost.I will like to know the closest international airport so that i will find out from the airlines how much it will cost for the puppy to be flown there.   

I will like to know how many persons live with you at home and are there any pets or kids in your home.I will also like to know if you have any experience dealing with a German Shepherd Dog before? How do you plan to take care of the puppy and what do you to earn a living?   My term of adoption is that you will agree to take full care of the puppy when you adopt the puppy,you will take care of the puppy's up bringing,feeding,health issues,medication and other related issues as concerns his well being.   Feel free to ask any other question, if there is anything you need to know. "