I turned down $200K for my Doberman pinscher - I love my puppy too much to sell her

A woman has divided the internet after claiming she was offered $200,000 for her Doberman pinscher puppy — and turned it down. 

Alexis Elliott, a bottle server in Los Angeles, shared the wild story on TikTok, saying she would never give up her five-month-old dog, Remi, whom she purchased from a breeder when she was eight weeks old.  

'Someone offered us $200K for our puppy, and I told my husband absolutely f*****g not because I birthed her,' she said in her video. 'Would you guys sell your dogs for $200K? Like that is my baby.'

Elliott insisted she wouldn't give away her puppy for any amount of money, even though she would be making a huge profit.  

The average cost of a Doberman pinscher puppy from a reputable breeder is between $1,500 and $2,500, according to Doberman Planet. 

'It just got me thinking. I'm like, "I wonder if people would have taken that $200K?"' she explained while posing the question on TikTok. 

Elliott reiterated that this was not a joke or a hypothetical situation, saying she and her husband received a 'legit' offer. 

'I [would] never sell her,' she added in the caption. 

The video has been viewed more than 935,000 times and has received nearly 5,300 comments since it was posted on December 4.  

Many people admitted their dogs would be long gone if they were offered that amount of money, and some even shamed Elliott for turning it down.

'In this economy, I wish I had so many puppies to sell for $200K a piece,' one person responded. 

Another added: 'The privilege to be able to say no to 200K…'

'It’s a crime to not accept 200K,' someone else claimed. 

Others agreed with her and insisted they would never sell their dog to a stranger no matter what they were offering. 

'I feel like anyone willing to pay 200K for a dog probably doesn’t have the best intentions with the dog,' one user pointed out. 

'I wouldn’t sell my dog for 1 million,' someone else claimed. 

'I would never sell my dog for anything. I love her way too much. I’d probably sacrifice my life for her,' another commented. 

Elliott hit back at her critics the next day after being accused of 'white privilege' and 'giving rich' because of her stance. 

'No, it's giving a conscience. It's giving guilt,' she said. 

The animal lover recalled how she fostered a puppy for a month and the dog's adoptive family lost her in one day.  

'I don't trust anybody else with my dog other than me and my husband,' she said.

Elliott later shared some of the nasty comments she received, including messages from people who said they'd give up their dogs for next to nothing. 

'This is just why certain people should not have pets,' she argued.   

'The amount of comments that say they would give up their dog for $200K or for $20 really hurts my soul,' she added in another video.

'I think there should be more regulations on who gets a puppy. If you're truly willing to give your dog away for $20, please give it to a rescue.' 

There were also plenty of people who accused her of making up the story, insisting no one would be willing to pay that much money for a dog. 

Elliott reminded viewers that she lives in Los Angeles, where many people are incredibly wealthy and frivolous with their money. 

'I had a table spend $30,000 on liquor the other day. I don't think you understand how irresponsible people are in LA,' she said. 

In Elliott's most recent video, she explained how she signed a contract stating she wouldn't resell her dog. 

'It seems like a lot of people don't understand what goes on when you purchase a puppy from an ethical breeder. So I'm going to give you a quick education lesson,' she said. 

She used the app's greenscreen function to show the lengthy application she had to fill out to buy Remi from a well-known Dobermann breeder. 

Elliott then pulled out the contract and read the section in which she agreed not to give away her dog out loud. 

When she signed on the dotted line, she vowed that she would not 'sell, place, or abandon this animal to a shelter, rescue, individual, or by another means, but agrees to return this animal to the breeder.'