Complaint Review: D & A Kennels - Anton Antonio Dawn Lena

We got an English Bulldog from Anton last year that has had several serious health issues that were supposedly covered by the health warranty, but Anton just lied the whole time pretending to care and saying he will pay for the bills or give us a new puppy. He is a liar and a scam artist.

Right after we got married last year we searched for an english bulldog breeder for a while and found "Anton" in Brooklyn online. I called to ask if he had any puppies and he told me he had an entire litter for me to choose from the upcoming weekend. I told my husband I found a place and let's go check them out. When we got there it turned out that there was just one english bulldog puppy and he claimed that he always kept the "pick of the litter" separate from the rest so as not to make the other puppies less desirable.

Of course, we fell in love with the little guy immediately and we had done some research on bullies to know to look for certain things and he looked really healthy. Anton seemed very caring and even acted very selective about who he sold his puppies to. He showed us pictures of the puppy's parents and bs'd a good amount about the breed in general. He told us over and over to call him if there are any concerns before going to the vet. Long Long Long story short and several thousands of dollars later, our little guy has birth defects affecting his spine, hips, and tail, also has entropion eyelids, serious skin and food alergies.

After initial check ups with a vet in our area who is a bulldog specialist, we were extremely skeptical to bring our baby back to Anton who kept saying we should bring him back so "his vets could take a look at him." Once I explained that we had already brought the puppy to several vets who were expert MRI specialists, etc he told us to fax all the bills and vet reports and doctors letters to his daughter Lena because she handled all such concerns.

Up until that point he was still kind of pretending to be a legitimate professional. Afterwards, however, we got nothing but the run around (he asked us to resend all the paperwork several times, never responded, etc). We are currently looking into a small claims case against Anton and his wife Dawn for $5,000.

Ilovemybully
Peekskill, New York
U.S.A.