NovaScotia

Hello all,
I am new to this site and I need some advice. My boyfriend and I decided to get a puppy after we bought a new town house together and after researching different breeds we fell in love with the doberman. After checking out the DPCC for breeders we wrote several and some breeders weren't comfortable shipping their pups due to heat and not being able to meet us in person, which I repect but of course its disappointing. I got an email from a breeder in Ont. who had a nice website and wrote me this long email about them and their dogs which sounded great and they had puppies available. I was excited and asked to see pics of the puppies in which he replied he would send in a few days but they require a 500.00 deposit to hold a pup for me and he would let me know as soon as the deposit arrived. Well I was anxious and sent a cheque the next day and wrote him back with all my contact info and reminded him again that I want to see pics and know a bit more about the parents. Well a week later my cheque was cashed no reply back from the breeder so we began calling and leaving messages, no anwser , I wrote emails and no response so finally 8 days later I get a voicemail from him saying the pups are good but this is a process we take one step at atime, well jeeze I have yet to see pics of the pups and I have a ton of questions that are going unanswered and I can never get in touch with this guy, so I am stressed out. Thats my story sorry for babbling, please help me!!!!