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  • I think I recognize the dog in the tree as a photo I saw posted here a couple months ago. This guy needs a closer look. Do we have anyone in the Rotterdam, NY area who would feel comfortable enough to cruise by and see what's up and whether they even have any dogs?

    None of the outdoor photos of the dogs look like what I saw in the satellite image I looked at earlier.

  • I am 99% sure that the pic of the puppy head shot, Tri coloured dog is taken off an Australian site as well…

    Im off to check Imright, then I will email the person whose photo is :mad:. This is sooo wrong...

  • I too belive I have seen some of these pics elsewhere, but of course now I can't remember where ..I will research and see what I can find out..

    Yes, trouble needs to be heading this man/womans way…big time..

  • Yep I was right, that cute puppy pic is from this ladies site, so have emailed her with the site details, so now its up to her to do whatever she deems fit :mad:.

  • Yup, many "steal" pictures from other sites… and use on advertising for puppies... sad as that is... it happens all the time....

  • this is sort of the opposite of kennel blind. most breeders are proud enough of their own dogs to post pics of them. this person is obviously so embarassed by her dogs she doesn't want anyone to see them.

  • The name and address are apparantly legit on the whois info. DeMarco is one half of a 85 year old funeralhome in Rotterdam.

    http://www.demarcostonefuneralhome.com/

    I love how he states fanconi is a condition that sometimes happens in basenjis. If it weren't so sad, it'd almost be funny!


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  • Interesting, a Michael A DeMarco Jr of Stamford,CT with beagles had all his AKC privileges suspended for the next 10 years in February 2009.

    Here is the April 2009 secretary's page listing the notice.
    http://www.akc.org/pdfs/about/secretary_page/0409.pdf

    Here is the notice that appears in the report

    NOTICE
    The AKC?s Management Disciplinary
    Committee has suspended the following
    individuals from all AKC privileges for ten
    years and imposed a $2000 fine for conduct
    prejudicial to purebred dogs, purebred dog
    events, or to the best interests of The
    American Kennel Club based on their violation
    of the AKC?s Cruelty Conviction Policy:

    Effective February 6, 2009
    Mr. Michael A. Demarco, Jr. (Stamford,
    CT) Beagle

  • Notice he says "A visit to my ESTATE is encouraged." Somebody ought to take him up on that!

  • Notice he says "A visit to my ESTATE is encouraged." Somebody ought to take him up on that!

    I saw that and thought the same..

  • I made a visit via satellite to Mr. Demarco's "estate" at 353 Melrose St in Rotterdam. I'm not sure I would call it an estate. In fact, I'm quite sure I would find some other descriptor for it.

  • Can anyone make a drive up and see it?

  • If anyone chooses to do this, please be careful. I'm wondering whether this is a scam. If it is, the scammer is already a criminal. I would suggest to drive past for a general impression, but avoid knocking on the door.

  • @sharronhurlbut:

    Can anyone make a drive up and see it?

    Google street view has been through that area, so you can look pretty closely online.
    Just Google the address in google maps, zoom in as far as possible, then click on the little yellow figure above the zoom, and drag him to the street in front of the house. You can then look around.

    The registrant address is in Rotterdam, however the IP is in Dallas.

    I hope that a cease and desist letter from the people whose pictures he stole will be enough to get his site down for a while.

    -Nicole

  • I wonder if the "estate" this guy is talking about is in Wimauma Florida? :D

  • I actually called Michael Demarco's number that was listed on the WhoIs page and spoke with him about the ad. He mentioned that he was not a breeder, nor is he selling the dogs, but is merely webhosting the site for a 'client,' named Frank that lives somewhere in the Tricities just outside of Albany. I asked for Frank's number, but Demarco said he didn't have it on him, so I left him mine. Frank actually called me 10 minutes later.

    I asked Frank how many puppies they had available and he mentioned that they only had 1 tri-male that was three weeks old. I asked about the dog's pedigree but he kept asking me if I was a breeder. I asked if he did any testing, he asked if I was a breeder. I asked for more history about the dog and it's lineage and he asked if I was a breeder. I told him that I was not, but was merely looking for a companion dog for our male red. I asked him if HE was a breeder but he stuttered and said that they were not breeders and were a small outfit. I kept prodding about the puppy's dam & sire, to which he replied that he'd have his wife call me to answer all my questions about pedigree. I'm guessing they're picking the 'suckers' and first time buyers out there?

    I'm going to call Demarco again tomorrow and have Frank's wife call me. So far, I think it's really sketchy that I have to go through a middle person to get into contact with someone about a dog. Does anyone have any suggestions of questions I should be asking Frank's wife? Should I say that I would like to start breeding? Would that open a door for more conversation?

    lol, I was tempted to ask Demarco how the Beagles are doing… 0_o

    Emm

  • Emm,

    Just please be careful.

    -Nicole

  • If you do call again, I would just play it like you were a person just looking to buy a dog… and since you already have one, shouldn't be a stretch for them to realize that you know something about the breed, hence the questions.

  • Sounds like mess…that poor pup. I hope someone kind and knowledgable buys it.
    Sigh

  • I left my contact info on the website two days ago, but haven't heard anything yet..will keep you posted if I do..
    This is all weird..

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