A WOMAN thought she had her hands on a pedigree poodle pup before it grew into something else altogether.
Camila Yañex told Twitter how her sister had tried to give her parents a fluffy poodle but it ended up looking like a sheep-herding border collie mix.
Taking it in stride, Camila from Argentina writes "ha ha ha" in the caption next to a picture of a very happy, but certainly not poodle-like pet.
A popular and desirable breed, pedigree poodles in the UK can fetch anywhere from around £800 to £4000 per pup.
"There are lots of different red flags that may signal a breeder is not to be trusted and is not putting the health and wellbeing of their dogs first," Tim Stafford, Director of Canine Affairs for Guide Dogs, told Country Living.
One of these red flags of an irresponsible breeder could be that they don't know much about the dog.
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Breeders "should be able to answer any questions you may have on the breed," said PDSA vet Claire Roberts.
If they are struggling to tell you anything about the dog, she explained, it could suggest they are a bad breeder or possibly lying and should be avoided.
This new pooch-owner certainly got more than she bargained for when what she hoped would be a relatively docile poodle grew into a border collie-like dog, which usually has extremely high energy levels.
The PDSA states that poodles are not sporting or working dogs. However, border collies are and "love to be on the go all the time" and need plenty of "adventures".
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Other online users laughed with her at situation. "It's smoked," one wrote.
Another commented: "Smiling about how he cheated them."
A third said: "That one is on its way to becoming a meme: you have been warned."
Other unlucky dog owners have had a shock when their perfect pups turned out to be completely different breeds too.
In a similar set of circumstances, another woman believed she too had bought a pure-breed poodle pup, but instead of becoming the tiny 'toy poodle' she expected – its body kept growing.
Casandra Garcia from the Philippines is unsure of the dogs breed, but she confirms it is definitely not what she thought she bought.
One woman purchased a 'pure breed teacup Yorkie' for thousands of pounds but it grew into a strange canine without much fur.
Completely unrecognisable, she poked fun of her new mutt on TikTok but said she wanted to sue the lady that scammed her for £1,600.
Elsewhere, a dog-lover raced to pick up a free 'pure-breed pitbull'. However, she quickly noticed something wasn't quite right.
The dog ended up being some kind of indistinguishable dark brown dog, which was a mix of all kinds of breeds.
Despite not being the dog advertised, Madi said: "Definitely not a pity, but wouldn't want her any other way."
In the US, a woman had the shock of her life when she claims she took in a stray husky-like pup to later discover it was something far more deadly.
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The owner, who appropriately goes by @Raised.by.Wolvex, calls it a "wolfdog".
She regularly posts clips of the wolf mutt, called Awilix, along with her two actual huskies, Suka and Xena.
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