Have I Been Scammed?

I finally gave in to the hubby...I agreed to get a dog. Not only has he been sending me links at work on a daily basis of super cute boxer puppies, but he also makes me feel guilty that I haven't let him get one yet. You have to understand...I was not raised with animals...so I'm not an animal lover or hater...I just needed some time to get used to the fact of taking care of something that eats, drools, possibly chews on valuables, and uses the bathroom on a frequent basis! The hubby on the other hand is a complete dog lover! He views dogs as lifelong companions that bring extreme joy to your life! I'm hoping I'm won over!

Now, here's my dilemma...we ordered a dog online. He lives in Kansas, and we had to buy a ticket to transport him here. The hubby had to wire money via Western Union to an international address...which I suppose if it's a scam, I'm glad we didn't enter our bank account or credit card info! So, now we just wait and hope that the little guy exists and gets delivered!

Has anyone else gone through the same process of buying a pet online? I want to hear your good and bad stories...of course...more of the good please!!


Update:

Okay, so we were scammed...but luckily we only lost a couple hundred dollars! The classified site was legitimate; however, the seller was not. As we researched further (which should have happened more beforehand), we found out you are NEVER supposed to send money to anyone you don't know via Western Union because you are not covered by fraud protection! But, I thought it was better for the scam artists not to have our bank account information, though. I guess you live and learn. Honestly, it is not that uncommon for people to buy dogs online...unfortunately, we picked the wrong little pup! Luckily, we were able to find another little brindle boxer pup locally. We picked him up this week, and we named him Cooper!