She WAS a friend I THOUGHT I could trust. I'm surprized you found out so much about her, ES. This has been a very trying experience for me but I can assure you, it will never happen again.

She lied to the police chief and told him the check was for a secret shopper and telling me it was for her "widow's benefits. I called DCF on her to insure the safety and well being of her son and there was an active investigation going on, so she told me they were holding her check till the investigation was complete and closed.

The reason I won't be able to get Lexie Joon back is because I'd have to hire a lawyer and go through the courts. And I can't afford a lawyer. I thought because I have the original contract from the breeder that it would be easy. It sucks. But Chief Lukas has assured me that Lexie is there and in excellent health and condition. Everytime I think about her with that scam artist, I start to cry. I feel like I let her down. Hindsight has 20/20 vision. I'll believe her sending me my $110 back when I actually see it in the mail.

I'm going to go light a candle for Lexie right now that she stays safe and happy.

Thank you all so much for helping me through this.