Kijiji

Okay, so I have really resisited hard to post about the ads I find on Kijiji.ca For those of you who don't know about Kijiji it is a free online advertising site. You can search and view only local ads, and it really is a neat site. Except for the pet ads. There are hundreds and hundreds of ads for dogs for sale and to give away.

As sick as it is, I am obsessed with it. I look at least once a day. I don't blog about it because I get really, really ticked off, and then end up ranting for six paragraphs!

But today I found an ad that was both humorous and sad, so I thought I'd post about it. Here goes:
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Chihuaua

Price: Free
Ad ID: 98373445
Visits: 127

Address: 534-18 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, T1J View map
Date Listed: 08-Jan-09
To give away to good home. An absolutely neurotic chihuaua. His name is Oliver and he needs an older couple with no children to spend all of his time with. Oliver does not like alot of people around him. He likes the quiet. I have three children and all of their friends in and out of my house all the time and it is very upsetting to him.

Call Ally ***-****
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Okay. There are LOTS of things about this particular ad I hate.
1) Free???? Seriously?? What kind of home are you going to get for free. There have been 127 visitors to the ad already....
2) You gave your address. That is super creepy. Really, really, creepy....
3) "absolutely neurotic chihuaua" awesome. funny. funny. funny....
4) "spend all of his time with, He likes the quiet, it is very upsetting to him" so he has seperation anxiety, probably bites, and is barky....

But at least she is being honest with her dogs issues, and isn't trying to pass him off as a perfect dog. Hopefully the little dude can find a home that understands chihuahua's and will help him to be a better dog. Hopefully he is neutered, and can't make little baby chihuahuas....

Why don't people research before they buy a dog, I bet if she had talked to reputable people they would have told her a Chi wasn't going to be a very good match for a busy household.....

Ugh.