– Occasionally the Daily Dog will receive correspondence from representatives of sites we have outed for hosting puppy scams on their pages. The substance of such messages ranges from threats (see the comments section of this video), to assurances about … Continued
– Another month, another site in the Australian canine marketplace that needs exposing – in this case OzFreeAds .com.au free classifieds. Like many other MFA (Made For Adsense) sites, this one exists solely to make money out of Google’s advertising … Continued
– In previous Posts the Daily Dog has highlighted how ineffectual Scamwatch is in assisting Australian dog owners who have been scammed online or who suspect they are being actively targeted by scammers. Unfortunately, it seems Scamwatch is still all … Continued
– As part of our multi-channel approach to helping our members sell their puppies to the right homes, pups4sale makes heavy use of Social Media – primarily Facebook and Twitter. Whilst we also use Pinterest and YouTube channels, Facebook is … Continued
– In this month’s edition of the Australian Puppy Scams Hall of Shame, we feature a site that is particularly well known among the student community. Student Bees is the name of the site, and it is largely built around … Continued
– In this second Post from our series on tips for puppy sellers, we focus on the very important area of the description or ad detail field. Paying attention to the content in this part of your ad is just … Continued
– Yes folks – you read correctly. Acting on a complaint from PETA, RSPCA inspectors travelled over 1,000kms from Sydney to investigate an alleged case of a farmer swearing at his sheep – we kid you not. Now you might be … Continued
– In the April 2015 edition of the Australian Puppy Scams Hall of Shame, we feature petsforsale .com.au, and the range of scammers that infest its pages. In particular we note some new techniques you need to be aware of … Continued
– Recently we highlighted one of the increasingly common fake dog breeder websites that are springing up on the internet like toadstools after rain. Today’s Post is an update on what has happened since, after we reported the site to … Continued
– Fake breed websites have been around for quite some time, but as we show in the accompanying video, the sites themselves are becoming incredibly professional looking and high quality. These attributes make it harder and harder every day for the … Continued