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  1. 27-04-2007, 10:32 AM #1
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    Pet pooch scam is baa-king mad
    April 27, 2007 01:00am

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    Sheep sold as poodles for $1600 each
    Film star wonders why new pet won't bark
    Couple suspicious when told their dog "had hooves"

    THOUSANDS of Japanese have been swindled in a scam in which they were sold Australian and British sheep and told they were poodles.

    Flocks of sheep were marketed as fashionable accessories - available at $1600 each - by a company called Poodles as Pets.

    A real poodle retails for twice that much in Japan.

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    The scam was uncovered when Japanese film star Maiko Kawamaki went on a talk-show and wondered why her new pet would not bark or eat dog food.

    She was crestfallen when told it was a sheep.

    Hundreds of other women got in touch with police to say they feared their new "poodle" was also a sheep.

    One couple said they became suspicious when they took their "dog" to have its claws trimmed and were told it had hooves.

    Police believe there could be 2000 people affected by the scam.
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  2. 27-04-2007, 11:34 AM #2
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    somebody make a new zealand joke
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  3. 27-04-2007, 12:03 PM #3
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    for god sake dont show this to the NZ folk, god help anyone that owns a poodle
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    hey - it doesnt mention NZ sheep anywhere lol... hahaha you aussies and your dodgy poodle/sheep
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  5. 27-04-2007, 01:56 PM #5
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    Yeah, saw this one this morning.

    Geez, for such a smart race, the Japs can be really dumb sometimes!
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    im moving to japan and breeding some poodles then!
    $3200 a puppy not bad at all!
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    oh well, they'll probably just fatten up the sheep and eat it. lamb is expensive in japan
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    LOL, maybe they were sold as "sheep dogs"!
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    Aaaahahaha.... Some people are just too dumb to see the difference between a sheep and a poodle! Lol...

    I wonder if I could re-badge my car into a BMW and sell it over there for like a 100 grand!! Fast cash!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by davey g-force View Post
    LOL, maybe they were sold as "sheep dogs"!
    lol, thread win.
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