Lemmi Skip Ruffin - Jollie K9 Kennels Dog breeder trainer SCAM Birmingham Alabama

My husband and I decided to get a puppy soon after we got married in May 2007. I was looking for a german shepherd and came across a 6wk old black female German Shepherd on terrificpets.com and contacted Skip. He was $ 200 cheaper than many other shepherd breeders asked for, but I assumed it was because they weren't champion bloodlines or something. We drove up to his house over the weekend and he showed us the pup. We fell in love with her and he brought out "her grand daddy" and showed us his training skills to inevitably wow us with his talent and background. We decided to take her, since he guaranteed her hips and elbows for life in the paperwork and promised lifetime training. (I know RED FLAG) But the guy and his wife seemed nice.

My husband's grandmother was so excited for us she called him up and bought one of his adult dogs as well and asked him to train the dog for protection work. He delivered the dog to her house and made promises to return to further train the dog; however she was untrained and very timid and shy. When she tried to call Skip for advice and perhaps have him come work with her dog, he stopped answering all of her phone calls. This was Red Flag number two. As our puppy got older, she became more and more aggresive. She is only aggressive towards me however ripping my clothes and snaping randomly-never growling or acting angry, just for dominance I guess. My husband was pretty angry by the huge bruises left on my leg.

Not answering his phone, we checked out Skip's website only to find out it was gone. We tried to Google it, and found one after another rip off report on this man. Not long after, AKC sent a notice suspending her papers upon further investigation.We just want him to face the consequences of what he has done and to find out the real facts about our puppy, such as her actual bloodline, temperment, hip heritage, etc. We are interested if any one knows what steps we can take towards justice. PS: His actual address is 9245 Briarmont Circle Birmingham AL 35217. We went there! There is now two other businesses under this address Angel Pet Transportation Services and Complete K9 Services incorporated. Both with complete different contact phone numbers... Check it out.

Bryan
pensacola, Florida
U.S.A.