by Lynn Dee Galey
I hate thieves. They impact our every day lives in so many ways that we don’t even think about it: lock up your doors, cars, children, dogs, guns, crates, wallets, bicycles and anything you don’t want to lose. And unfortunately, unscrupulous behavior extends into dog breeding. Online scammers are stealing photos of quality puppies and dogs – and write ups about the dogs and breeding – from good breeders and use them to create fake websites and lure in unsuspecting buyers. It all looks and sounds good until the buyer sends in a deposit and bam, the scammer blocks them and their money is gone. This is happening across all breeds. People are too trusting in their excitement about a puppy and the internet has made it even easier to steal both photos and people’s money.
I have had photos stolen and used by others. Years ago
I even had a kennel logo stolen and used by a trophy company. So, with puppy
scams becoming even more frequent I am trying to prevent my photos from being
used by putting ©Firelight as a watermark on them. Sure they can photoshop and remove my
watermark but hopefully they will be less inclined to bother. Or, if someone
sees my watermark photo being used somewhere unauthorized, maybe they will notify me. So yeah, I hate thieves and this is one small
step I am taking to make their lives a pinch more difficult.
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