Complaint Review: Evan Quintavella- Bulldog Exchange - Loxahatchee Florida

MAria I too am a victim of Dawn Marie. I received my puppy Duke 8/7/08, never realizing what was happening. Duke was an amazing bulldog, unfortunately with many many health problems. I too have spent thousands to keep him alive. Although all the money in the world could not save him, and he passed away on the operating table on Monday 12/29/08 of heart failure while having surgery to correct his elongated soft pallette. If there is any way to contact you to discuss this issue, please let me know thanks so much Liz B

Almost a year ago, I purchased a mini bulldog from Devan at thebulldogfinder.com. The problems began the moment I gave my credit card information. After I paid the initial 1,200 deposit I e-mailed all the forms and specifically wrote on the credit card form, to notify me when the rest of the payment was to be taken. She did not. Instead she ignored my phone calls, e-mails, and voicemail's, and took the money at her convenience. I finally contacted the MBCOA hoping to find out some information, and thats when I heard from Devan immediately. She assured me she was having phone trouble, and actually convinced me that she was going to be in contact with me in the future. I never spoke with her again. I cautiously made my way to the airport and luckily our puppy eventually arrived. After the puppy got here, we immediately took him for his exam, after all we did agree to do so in the first few days. Our boy was in good health but we were notified that his testicles had not dropped yet. It was written down on the papers we received when the puppy arrived, yet I felt entitled to know this information before the puppy was sent out. My vet informed me that this was not normal for a 9 week old puppy and that the breeder should have notified me first and foremost. I contacted Evan and he seemed as though he was going to be helpful. Instead he fed me lies about how he would cover the extra expenses from my puppies surgery. Finally he stopped responding and that was that. My situation is very minimal compared to other stories I have recently read about people who have bought dogs from all over associated with Evan Quintavella. I feel so sorry for those who spent thousands of dollars trying nurse a sick puppy. My message here is that Evan is not trustworthy, and it is a shame that he is running away from his problems. I have since realized that all of the breeders from west palm are all related to him, many I am beginning to believe are shady just like him. If you are looking for a beautiful puppy, please do your research. These people avoided all of the musts when it comes to buying a puppy, such as meeting the puppies parents( They were robbed they claimed) , and seeing their environment was an important aspect I missed out on. Evan, and Devan LIED to me and never even contacted me back. They are too caught up with the dollars and not concerned enough about the beloved dogs.

Almost a year ago, I purchased a mini bulldog from Devan at thebulldogfinder.com. The problems began the moment I gave my credit card information. After I paid the initial 1,200 deposit I e-mailed all the forms and specifically wrote on the credit card form, to notify me when the rest of the payment was to be taken. She did not. Instead she ignored my phone calls, e-mails, and voicemail's, and took the money at her convenience. I finally contacted the MBCOA hoping to find out some information, and thats when I heard from Devan immediately. She assured me she was having phone trouble, and actually convinced me that she was going to be in contact with me in the future. I never spoke with her again. I cautiously made my way to the airport and luckily our puppy eventually arrived. After the puppy got here, we immediately took him for his exam, after all we did agree to do so in the first few days. Our boy was in good health but we were notified that his testicles had not dropped yet. It was written down on the papers we received when the puppy arrived, yet I felt entitled to know this information before the puppy was sent out. My vet informed me that this was not normal for a 9 week old puppy and that the breeder should have notified me first and foremost. I contacted Evan and he seemed as though he was going to be helpful. Instead he fed me lies about how he would cover the extra expenses from my puppies surgery. Finally he stopped responding and that was that. My situation is very minimal compared to other stories I have recently read about people who have bought dogs from all over associated with Evan Quintavella. I feel so sorry for those who spent thousands of dollars trying nurse a sick puppy. My message here is that Evan is not trustworthy, and it is a shame that he is running away from his problems. I have since realized that all of the breeders from west palm are all related to him, many I am beginning to believe are shady just like him. If you are looking for a beautiful puppy, please do your research. These people avoided all of the musts when it comes to buying a puppy, such as meeting the puppies parents( They were robbed they claimed) , and seeing their environment was an important aspect I missed out on. Evan, and Devan LIED to me and never even contacted me back. They are too caught up with the dollars and not concerned enough about the beloved dogs.

Almost a year ago, I purchased a mini bulldog from Devan at thebulldogfinder.com. The problems began the moment I gave my credit card information. After I paid the initial 1,200 deposit I e-mailed all the forms and specifically wrote on the credit card form, to notify me when the rest of the payment was to be taken. She did not. Instead she ignored my phone calls, e-mails, and voicemail's, and took the money at her convenience. I finally contacted the MBCOA hoping to find out some information, and thats when I heard from Devan immediately. She assured me she was having phone trouble, and actually convinced me that she was going to be in contact with me in the future. I never spoke with her again. I cautiously made my way to the airport and luckily our puppy eventually arrived. After the puppy got here, we immediately took him for his exam, after all we did agree to do so in the first few days. Our boy was in good health but we were notified that his testicles had not dropped yet. It was written down on the papers we received when the puppy arrived, yet I felt entitled to know this information before the puppy was sent out. My vet informed me that this was not normal for a 9 week old puppy and that the breeder should have notified me first and foremost. I contacted Evan and he seemed as though he was going to be helpful. Instead he fed me lies about how he would cover the extra expenses from my puppies surgery. Finally he stopped responding and that was that. My situation is very minimal compared to other stories I have recently read about people who have bought dogs from all over associated with Evan Quintavella. I feel so sorry for those who spent thousands of dollars trying nurse a sick puppy. My message here is that Evan is not trustworthy, and it is a shame that he is running away from his problems. I have since realized that all of the breeders from west palm are all related to him, many I am beginning to believe are shady just like him. If you are looking for a beautiful puppy, please do your research. These people avoided all of the musts when it comes to buying a puppy, such as meeting the puppies parents( They were robbed they claimed) , and seeing their environment was an important aspect I missed out on. Evan, and Devan LIED to me and never even contacted me back. They are too caught up with the dollars and not concerned enough about the beloved dogs.

Almost a year ago, I purchased a mini bulldog from Devan at thebulldogfinder.com. The problems began the moment I gave my credit card information. After I paid the initial 1,200 deposit I e-mailed all the forms and specifically wrote on the credit card form, to notify me when the rest of the payment was to be taken. She did not. Instead she ignored my phone calls, e-mails, and voicemail's, and took the money at her convenience. I finally contacted the MBCOA hoping to find out some information, and thats when I heard from Devan immediately. She assured me she was having phone trouble, and actually convinced me that she was going to be in contact with me in the future. I never spoke with her again. I cautiously made my way to the airport and luckily our puppy eventually arrived. After the puppy got here, we immediately took him for his exam, after all we did agree to do so in the first few days. Our boy was in good health but we were notified that his testicles had not dropped yet. It was written down on the papers we received when the puppy arrived, yet I felt entitled to know this information before the puppy was sent out. My vet informed me that this was not normal for a 9 week old puppy and that the breeder should have notified me first and foremost. I contacted Evan and he seemed as though he was going to be helpful. Instead he fed me lies about how he would cover the extra expenses from my puppies surgery. Finally he stopped responding and that was that. My situation is very minimal compared to other stories I have recently read about people who have bought dogs from all over associated with Evan Quintavella. I feel so sorry for those who spent thousands of dollars trying nurse a sick puppy. My message here is that Evan is not trustworthy, and it is a shame that he is running away from his problems. I have since realized that all of the breeders from west palm are all related to him, many I am beginning to believe are shady just like him. If you are looking for a beautiful puppy, please do your research. These people avoided all of the musts when it comes to buying a puppy, such as meeting the puppies parents( They were robbed they claimed) , and seeing their environment was an important aspect I missed out on. Evan, and Devan LIED to me and never even contacted me back. They are too caught up with the dollars and not concerned enough about the beloved dogs.

I wanted to revise this report, however since I cannot and all I can do is provide an update I want to say this: I wanted to clarify my issue was not with DawnMarie, she has been responsive in terms of my issues with our bulldog. Unfortunately, she is the middle person in this whole situation and cannot control Evan's response or lack thereof. Nor can she provide reimbursments. We love our bulldog more than anything and he is even tempered as the website suggests. This report should not be a reflection on the way DawnMarie conducts her business, rather the way Evan does. I hope someday Evan will respond to me, though I doubt it. It would be nice to recieve some reimbursement for all we have gone through, but again wishful thinking. I would purchase a bulldog from DawnMarie again, however making sure that she personally is involved with the selection of the dog to ensure we do in fact get the miniature that we longed for.