A retiree in Argentina bought two toy poodles for about $150 (American) each. When he brought them home it was discovered that the “dogs” were in reality two ferrets pumped-up with steroids and then had their fur styled to make them look like poodles!
From Mail Online’s article about this very bizarre con…
“Beware of rodent” Gullible bargain hunters at Argentina’s largest bazaar are forking out hundreds of dollars for what they think are gorgeous toy poodles, only to discover that their cute pooch is in fact a ferret pumped up on steroids.
One retired man from Catamarca, duped by the knock-down price for a pedigree dog, became suspicious he had bought what Argentinians call a ‘Brazilian rat’ and when he returned home took the ‘dogs’ to a vet for their vaccinations.
...Imagine his surprise when his suspicious were confirmed – he had in fact purchased two ferrets that had