Well, i think it sounds fishy. Dale came from a very reputable breeder, and I seriously doubt, he would make such an offer to a passer by in a Petsmarts, even if the dog was of AKC standards.

I would not trust the guy, even if he bred the dogs at her house, b/c who says, after the female gets pregnant, that your friend will get a dog or the money...$10,000 is a lot for not knowing anything about the background of your friends dog. My breeder would want to know what the hips were like, what his family history, health, lineage was like, etc...just sounds weird to me...