These PDF files are the LLC's for DoodlesLA, Montecito Doodles and Wildwood Doodles.
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www.doodleslosangeles.com
Miriam Alperson
31 Locust Ave. Oak Park, CA 91377
"DoodlesLA" in Oak Park California is under investigation by Animal Services and Ventura County Resource Management Agency. I spoke with Code Compliance Officer Victor Coronel who told me that Miriam Alperson (aka "Miri") from DoodlesLA lied to him! He said that Miriam denied selling puppies, but he knows she lied, because there's photos on the website of puppies being sold in her back yard! She lied because DoodlesLA is not licensed to sell puppies! Especially not PUPPY MILL PUPPIES which have been banned from being sold at retail in the state of California! I urge the public not to support these type of unlawful businesses! Anyone with information about DoodlesLA please forward it to me or to Victor Coronel.
Victor M Coronel
Code Compliance Officer
Victor.Coronel@ventura.org
Ventura County Resource Management Agency
Code Compliance Division
O.(805) 654-2463
P. (805) 654-2609
F. (805) 477-1588
800 S. Victoria Ave., L #1760 | Ventura Ca 93009
Miriam Alperson
31 Locust Ave. Oak Park, CA 91377
"DoodlesLA" in Oak Park California is under investigation by Animal Services and Ventura County Resource Management Agency. I spoke with Code Compliance Officer Victor Coronel who told me that Miriam Alperson (aka "Miri") from DoodlesLA lied to him! He said that Miriam denied selling puppies, but he knows she lied, because there's photos on the website of puppies being sold in her back yard! She lied because DoodlesLA is not licensed to sell puppies! Especially not PUPPY MILL PUPPIES which have been banned from being sold at retail in the state of California! I urge the public not to support these type of unlawful businesses! Anyone with information about DoodlesLA please forward it to me or to Victor Coronel.
Victor M Coronel
Code Compliance Officer
Victor.Coronel@ventura.org
Ventura County Resource Management Agency
Code Compliance Division
O.(805) 654-2463
P. (805) 654-2609
F. (805) 477-1588
800 S. Victoria Ave., L #1760 | Ventura Ca 93009
Some changes were made to Wildwood Doodles LLC between Jennifer Tinnin (aka "Jenny") and Michelle Lynn. View changes in PDF files listed above.
I've been in communication with the "Rojo" family who are extremley heart broken over their puppy from Jennifer & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles. They said she's VICIOUS, that she's attacked their children and neither Jennifer or Michelle will help them. They said they got the puppy at Michelle's house who isn't licensed to sell puppies!
I've been in communication with the "Rojo" family who are extremley heart broken over their puppy from Jennifer & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles. They said she's VICIOUS, that she's attacked their children and neither Jennifer or Michelle will help them. They said they got the puppy at Michelle's house who isn't licensed to sell puppies!
Puppy Laundering Scheme Violates California Laws
On December 16, 2021, the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a class-action lawsuit against individuals and businesses who conspired to profit off of puppy mill dogs despite California's ban on such sales. The practice is known as "puppy laundering," a term coined by the Attoney General's Office. Thousands of puppies entered California misrepresented deceiving consumers.
Jenny & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles deceive customers!
"Wildwood Doodles LLC"
Michelle Lynn
6025 W 78th St
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Who is being sued, why, and under what law?
Puppy Mill Brokers like Jenny & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles, sham rescues, interstate transporters and pet stores under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute (RICO), California Unfair Competition Law, California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and other state laws for carrying out a puppy laundering scheme to circumvent California’s puppy mill ban.
What court is the lawsuit filed in?
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Why this case is important?
The California puppy mill ban was enacted to prevent consumers from purchasing animals who come from puppy mills like the ones from which Jenny & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles source their dogs! Jenny & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles try to deceive California consumers into believeing they don't sell puppy mill dogs! Sound familiar? It's only a matter of time before Jenny & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles and others like them are sued for trying to circumvent California’s puppy mill ban!
We're shocked to see that people are still buying dogs from them! How can so many people be complicit in animal suffering?
Are you still in doubt?
USDA Inspection Reports DON'T LIE and theirs CLEARLY states they have 256 DOGS! If that isn't considered a PUPPY MILL then what is?
See their breeder's USDA reports below!
You can also verify that they're a PUPPYMILL by contacting these reputable website's
doodledoods.com
bailingoutbenji.com
stoponlinepuppymills.org
There's even more you should know about Wildwood Doodles...
Wildwood Doodles in Thousand Oaks is under investigation by LA County Animal Care & Control, Agoura Hills Animal Services, the City of Thousand Oaks Code Compliance Department, the Mayor of Thousand Oaks and by order of the Mayor the Chief of Police!
Wildwood Doodles' breeder "Alvin Brenneman" houses 256 dogs at his Amish breeding facility in Indiana. Below is a copy of his 2023 USDA inspection report as proof of how many dogs he breeds!
One of the USDA inspection reports says that when they went to inspect the facility no one was home. The inspector tried to contact them by calling cell/home and leaving message, knocking on door, honking while in driveway. The USDA went back again just a few weeks later and the report states there was 250 dogs at the facility!
THAT MEANS 250 DOGS WERE LEFT UNATTENDED!
You'd have to be a FOOL to believe that a 137 puppies are being well socialized and 90% potty-trained like Wildwood Doodles claims on their website! It's all just smoke & mirrors to sell puppies! Jenny & Michelle @ Wildwood Doodles are not breeders and they don't raise any of the puppies themselves...
THEY'RE PUPPY MILL BROKERS!
DOGS ARE JUST BREEDING MACHINES TO THEM A CASH COW $$$ ANYONE CAN BUY FAKE REVIEWS!
No one who loves dogs would ever sell puppies from a place that raises 137 puppies at the same time, that's not love for animals, that's "CRUELTY" to animals! If you buy from them or anyone like them you're COMPLICIT in the SUFFERING of animals!
There are DOZENS of other puppy mill broker website's like Wildwood Doodles, that's why people should educate themselves before buying a dog!!! Anyone who purchases a dog from these types of places is complicit in animal suffering!!!
- The website DoodleDoods.com has "Wildwood Doodles" listed under REPORTED DOODLE SCAMMERS AND PUPPY MILLS.
- And BailingOutBenji.com lists Wildwood Doodles' breeder "Alvin Brenneman" as #5 on their list of PUPPY MILLS. They say that they have records of him selling Goldendoodles, Golden Retrievers, and English Bulldogs to PUPPY MILL BROKERS & PET STORES.
- "Wildwood Doodles" uses FAKE ADDRESSES in their advertising. They're using an address of an empty lot in Thousand Oaks & previously they used the address to The Oaks shopping mall in Thousand Oaks. Their real address in Thousand Oaks is 145 Erten Street.
- "Wildwood Doodles" is not licensed to sell puppies out of their home in Thousand Oaks or Westchester.
- "Wildwood Doodles" is also not licensed to deliver or transport puppies to customers.
As per the email below; The Mayor of Thousand Oaks Kevin McNamee has forwarded the matter to the police chief and city manager to act upon.
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Wildwood Doodles' breeder in Indiana
"Alvin Brenneman" is the owner of:
"Alvin Brenneman" is the owner of:
- Elite Quality Puppies
- HappyPuppyTales.com
- Elite Quality Bulldogs
- EliteQualityBulldogs.com
- Cedar Creek Bulldogs & Supplies LLC
- Brenneman Farms
- BrennemanFarms.net
Indiana has five dog breeders on the Humane Society of the United States' Horrible Hundred list. Indiana is also tied for seventh worst in the entire country! According to USDA licenses, more than 98% of Ohio's puppy mills are run by the Amish, as are 97% of Indiana's and 63% of Pennsylvania's.
Amish & Mennonite Communities in Indiana; Indiana has five dog breeders on the Humane Society of the United States "Horrible Hundred" list. Indiana is also tied for seventh worst in the entire country! The Amish are well known for fresh baked goods, hand-crafted furniture but, in the past five years, records show these communities are expanding into the profitable dog breeding business. These kennels (puppy farms/puppy mills) could have anywhere from 200 to 500 or more breeding dogs. Destinations for the puppies used to be pet stores but, with the internet sale of puppies skyrocketing, it is estimated there are now OVER A MILLION PUPPIES SOLD ONLINE EACH YEAR Learn More
The slide show below proves that "Wildwood Doodles" gets their puppies from Alvin Brenneman's AMISH PUPPY MILL in Indiana!!! One of Wildwood Doodles' customers "Brandon Baer" sent us a copy of his receipt for a Golden Retriever puppy named "Eddy" as proof!!!
According to data from shipping and courier companies that facilitate the transport of animals, California is the #1 importer of dogs in the entire nation. Puppy mills continue to reach California customers through the cloak of sanitized imagery and obfuscated origination information. The disheartening fact is that customers are turning a blind eye to what is really happening when they aren't having to wittness it first hand for themselves. The puppies' parents are SUFFERING in over-crowded puppy mills and customers are complicit in their suffering when they ignore the truth and buy puppies through PUPPY MILL BROKER WEBSITES AND PUPPY MILL DEALERS LIKE WILDWOOD DOODLES!!!
USDA licensed facilities are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Customers who have concerns about a specific USDA licensed facility can file a complaint via APHIS' website:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalwelfare/complaint-form.
USDA licensed facilities are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Customers who have concerns about a specific USDA licensed facility can file a complaint via APHIS' website:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalwelfare/complaint-form.
You can help put a stop to puppy mills by getting your next dog from an animal shelter, rescue group or a humane and responsible breeder you've carefully screened in person.
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More Puppy Mill Brokers & Dealers:
- puppies.com/premier/doodlesdirectusa UPDATE: We were "threatened" to be sued by "Doodles Direct USA." They demanded that we take down this information. We asked them for their address and USDA license #, but they REFUSED to give us either! The CEO of StopOnlinePuppyMills.org told us they refused their request as well, so please help us spread the word about Doodles Direct USA in "Middlebury" INDIANAPOLIS - home to the top two WORST puppy mill offenders according to the ASPCA top worst 100 list of puppy mills! We believe they are one of them in Middlebury! If they're not they should prove it by supplying their info to the public! ZoomInfo.com says Doodles Direct USA makes 5 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR!
The five Indiana puppy mills that made the 2020 list are in the following cities:
- Middlebury (2)
- Nappanee
- Odon
- Shipshewana
- pawrade.com
- crockettdoodles.com Crockett Doodles is a website that lists for sale 10 to 15 different doodle mix dog breeds. Why we do not recommend buying a puppy from them click here for info.
- puppyspot.com previously known as "Purebred Breeders" do a google search and find out why they changed their name!
- luckypuppyco.com and mypuppycrush.com and mydoodlecrush.com they use MULTIPLE website names and designer made website's to trick you!
- Phone +1 (949) 310-5270 < they use a 949 area code to make you think they're in California but they're not!
A Victim Says -
"I bought my dog, Oakley, from them back in early 2020 and the experience was great, so I reached out again in hopes to purchase her full sibling from the same parents. Ryan said the waitlist for that litter was full, but that he had 9 week old puppies available and his family/friend, Kelly, was already heading to Ca and could deliver the puppy to me for free. After paying a $500 deposit, Ryan claimed that Kelly had already left and my puppy couldn’t be delivered for free, so I paid $750 for a pet nanny to fly with the puppy in the cabin. Ryan arranged for the puppy to be driven from the airport to my home as well. The day of travel I didn’t get any updates until it was about 30 minutes past her expected arrival time. I reached out to Ryan twice before getting a response. I was contacted by my “deliver driver”, Kelly, that the flight had been delayed and she did not have the puppy. This didn’t make any sense to me because the puppy was supposed to be with a pet nanny, not on her own in cargo. I contacted Ryan and Kelly but they were very vague and ignored all my questions. I couldn’t pick the puppy up myself because they refused to give me any flight information as Ryan and Kelly both claimed they didn’t have it. The next morning I found out from Kelly that she picked the puppy up from the airport 4 hours after telling me she didn’t know where she was.. When Kelly brought the puppy to me she told me that the puppy went from Utah, to Pennsylvania, and then to California and was shipped in cargo because they couldn’t find a puppy nanny. I was never updated or given any alternative options as I would NEVER choose to ship a dog in cargo.
When I got the dog she was significantly underweight. I could feel all the bones in her body. The puppy was sick with kennel cough and giardia. I didn’t get the puppy’s DOB until after the puppy was delivered and found out that the puppy was actually 12 weeks old, not 9 weeks old like I was told. My other dog ended up getting kennel cough too and was throwing up blood. Ryan did pay for our vet bills for both dogs when I sent them, which was the only thing that went right during this entire process.
I then got a care package in the mail from a breeder in Honey Brook, PA. This confirms that the dog did not come from my doodle crush as they are located in Utah. I suspect they lied about the flight originating in Utah, which is why they wouldn’t give me the flight info and planned to ship the dog from a different breeder located in PA to Kelly on her vacation in CA. I was never told that my puppy was coming from a different breeder or that the puppy was located in PA. After doing some research, I believe this dog came from a breeder called Beni Goldendoodles in Honey Brook, PA as their website has “available puppies” listed with the same DOB and stud (father) as the information I was given from Ryan about my puppy. They also list that they provide a care package and the products in the photo match the items I received. I saw several negative reviews on this breeder suspecting them of being a front for a puppy mill. When confronting Ryan about it he literally said “nothing to explain. I’ve done so much to accommodate you. I’m done.” As if paying for the vet bills for two sick dogs that was his fault in the first place is enough I don’t deserve an explanation. I’m disgusted by their deception and I hope this review helps anyone considering purchasing from them to look elsewhere."
Another Victim Says -
"Owners Ryan and Kate Burns of My Doodle Crush sold to my mom and others puppies that became very ill. Just 3-days after Mom received Lulu via transport from Utah to California (transport was provided and paid for by My Doodle Crush), Lulu was diagnosed with Parvo and hospitalized at the UC Davis Veterinary Hospital.
9/14/2022: A $300 deposit was put down for the purchase of Lili (now Lulu, DOB 4/13/2022), with the remainder of $1100 being due upon delivery. I was told Lulu had received all vaccinations and was healthy by Sarah Weinstock Jones, an employee of My Doodle Crush. Many text messages and phone calls were exchanged between Sarah and myself.
9/19/2022: Lulu traveled from Utah to California with 6 other puppies in a sedan by transfer driver “Demi (last name unknown)” Ph: 801-970-2828. Two puppies that we know of came down with Parvo. We do not believe My Doodle Crush holds a USDA license as they are shipping puppies, sight unseen, across state lines. Lulu was delivered to my home in No. California.
9/22/2022: Lulu became ill: listless, sleeping a lot, would not eat her food or treats and started vomiting and was taken to UC Davis Veterinary Hospital, where she was diagnosed with Parvo. Shelly was told by the hospital vet that Lulu did not receive all her Parvo vaccinations; she should have been given a 4th vaccine at 16 weeks (vaccines were given at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks). Adopters are told by My Doodle Crush that all puppies are up-to-date with their vaccines.
9/22-28/2022: During Lulu’s stay at the hospital, she slept, had diarrhea, and was vomiting. She was on pain medication, kept in isolation from other animals, and had an IV drip for fluids. Ryan Burns (ph 949-669-5610 aka Sean ph: 949-245-2128) admitted via a phone call on 9/26/2022, “that they screwed up, and Lulu should have been given the 4th Parvo shot.” The current bill for Lulu’s UC Davis Veterinary Hospital medical treatment is $3,000.
9/26/2022: a phone call was received from Ryan Burns of My Doodle Crush. Ryan would not provide the veterinarian’s name who conducted the health exam, only that “when a breeder brings puppies into a vet, they [vet] look at the 8-week old puppy for 2 minutes to do a health exam. They don’t know the puppy or will even remember examining the puppies. They [vets] don’t want to be bothered with phone calls from the new owners and get annoyed with the breeders when they call them.” Ben Burns (brother to Ryan and employee at My Doodle Crush, ph: 801-628-9217) texted and offered to reimburse $1400 for the price paid for Lulu in exchange for signing an NDA (non-disclosure agreement). When asked, they stated they would not help with any medical expenses as that is between myself and my veterinarian. I declined their offer of $1400. Ryan increased the offer to $3,000 to cover medical bills, or I could “return Lulu for a different puppy.” The same “contract” (NDA) needed to be signed.
There are many complaints on Yelp for My Puppy Crush and Google and at least 37 complaints on Scampulse; https://www.scampulse.com/my-doodle-crush-reviews. My Doodle Crush only wants the “positive” reviews posted for consumers."
POPULAR PUPPY SCAMS & THE LATEST PUPPY SCAMS!
Guardian Home/Guardian Family SCAM -
Another common puppy scam is the use of "Guardian Homes" or "Guardian Families." A guardian home is usually a puppy mill that they've partnered with! If someone is claiming to have dogs in a guardian home ask to go there to meet the dogs in person and see where the pups were born and how they're being raised. If they deny you going there they're probably lying to you about something. Ask for all the guardian home's info; name, address, phone, and vet reference. Do your due diligence by looking up the info online, calling them, and calling the vet. Make sure it's the guardian home's vet and not the seller's vet or better yet ask to talk to both vets! Ask to have a video call, have them show you where the pups were born, where they're keeping them, and ask to see the pup's parents.
Zelle & Venmo SCAM -
The latest puppy scam to hit the internet is done by sending you a code to your cell phone or email. To "supposedly" make sure that you're a real customer, because "supposedly" they've been scammed before. If you give them the code, they'll use it to enroll their bank account with Zelle using your email or phone number. The scammer now has the ability to receive your money into their account. Zelle and Venmo should only be used to send money to friends, family or others that you know and trust. Never send money sight unseen! If they insist on getting a deposit BEFORE you meet them they're SCAMMING you!
A common excuse used by puppy scammers is that you can't meet them in person yet for the protection of the puppies against viruses like parvovirus, but if the mother of the pups is vaccinated she's protected against viruses like parvovirus and she passed her immunity on to her pups through her colostrum.
Educate yourself against puppy scammers and puppy mills keep reading below...
Another common puppy scam is the use of "Guardian Homes" or "Guardian Families." A guardian home is usually a puppy mill that they've partnered with! If someone is claiming to have dogs in a guardian home ask to go there to meet the dogs in person and see where the pups were born and how they're being raised. If they deny you going there they're probably lying to you about something. Ask for all the guardian home's info; name, address, phone, and vet reference. Do your due diligence by looking up the info online, calling them, and calling the vet. Make sure it's the guardian home's vet and not the seller's vet or better yet ask to talk to both vets! Ask to have a video call, have them show you where the pups were born, where they're keeping them, and ask to see the pup's parents.
Zelle & Venmo SCAM -
The latest puppy scam to hit the internet is done by sending you a code to your cell phone or email. To "supposedly" make sure that you're a real customer, because "supposedly" they've been scammed before. If you give them the code, they'll use it to enroll their bank account with Zelle using your email or phone number. The scammer now has the ability to receive your money into their account. Zelle and Venmo should only be used to send money to friends, family or others that you know and trust. Never send money sight unseen! If they insist on getting a deposit BEFORE you meet them they're SCAMMING you!
A common excuse used by puppy scammers is that you can't meet them in person yet for the protection of the puppies against viruses like parvovirus, but if the mother of the pups is vaccinated she's protected against viruses like parvovirus and she passed her immunity on to her pups through her colostrum.
Educate yourself against puppy scammers and puppy mills keep reading below...
PUPPY SCAM STORIES!
Hi Lisa- If you have time for a crazy story, it gets worse. The way I heard about them (the scammers) was for my friend. My friend found them originally, looking for an emotional support dog as her family was in a tragic accident, all survived but their daughter took the brunt of it. In Children's Hospital for months. She sent pics and everything and the person scammed her right into making her deposit. I feel so bad for her. She’s working with her bank to hopefully get it back.
I intended on going to the shelter or a PetSmart day, something lower cost. When I can across that account I just feel for the pictures and videos they sent. Spoke with my husband and evaluated our budget, and decided we could do $550 and was ready to move forward, got out just in time!!
Have a great night.
Morgan
Hi Lisa- Please forgive the length of this letter! I thought you deserved to hear the whole story of what we uncovered about Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles, and what happened next. It might make your blood boil.
The past 24-hours have been a whirlwind in our household. On Wednesday, our daughter was so frustrated after being taken advantage of by Kathryn Windsor/Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles, she wanted closure beyond just walking away for failure to show the actual living dogs, vet records, etc. and the risk of being given another imposter puppy with distemper, as detailed in the 7/1 Yelp review for Mini Tux. She wanted to see if she could find out more because it really hurt her to be taken advantage of. Fortunately, she's super tech savvy, and she tried matching the three puppy photos sent to us by Kathryn with a better internet image search App called Photo Sherlock on her iPad. We had searched the first photo in Google image search in early June before sending the deposit and it turned up nothing. This time, she got a match right away. This new search immediately revealed that "our" puppy was on a Facebook page for a fully licensed breeder in Louisiana, MNJ Kennels, LLC, posted on July 7th. I immediately sent them an email and a facetime message with the photos and asked if this was their dog. Within seconds mother and daughter team Martha and Lindsay from MNJ called me. It was their puppy…. and they still had him.
Here’s what we pieced together, Kathryn Windsor contacted Martha and Lindsay at MNJ about two months ago and claimed that she and two friends each wanted two dogs for themselves. She never revealed that she had a business advertising herself as a breeder. MNJ Kennels LLC normally sells their doodles for $1500 each and made them a deal for $2500 for two puppies each for Kathryn, Marina Titova (named as Kathryn's partner in our correspondence), and a third woman. A trusted Puppy Nanny service could be hired to fly the puppies to San Diego in-cabin for $550. Each Nanny could bring up to two puppies, so three nannies were booked. What this means is that the total Kathryn would pay for each set of two dogs was $3050 (including the nanny) delivered to the San Diego Airport. Bottom line – Kathryn is a puppy broker, buying dogs where she can find them and selling them at a greatly increased rate, in our case she requested $4800. Kathryn was going to clear more than $3000 per dog and she was planning to get six dogs of different breeds from MNJ, forge the MNJ documents, and resell them all fraudulently as goldendoodles bred by Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles.
“Our” healthy F1bb goldendoodle puppy, and his sister, with perfect health records, and AKC parents were scheduled to fly from New Orleans to San Diego the morning of July 22nd but thunderstorms in the area caused the flights to be cancelled. They were still in Louisiana when I reached out to them. Two additional dogs were also scheduled to fly to San Diego on July 23rd. Working quickly, MNJ cancelled the Puppy Nanny service for them. Sadly, one pair of labradoodles had already been delivered to Kathryn. Immediately photos of one of the labradoodles was posted to all of the Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodle pages and identified as a goldendoodle. The other was delivered to a buyer in Mexico that Martha has already reached through her networks. She discovered that the dog’s paperwork from her had been altered and forged, changing it from a labradoodle to a goldendoodle, and from MNJ to Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles. When MNJ tried to view Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles’ social media, they discovered that they had been blocked, most likely to preempt any chance of seeing their own dogs advertised on those pages, obviously an explicit violation of their signed breeder contract with Kathryn Windsor, Marina Titova, and a third woman.
The MNJ Kennels LLC mother/daughter team is amazing. I can’t say enough about how quickly they grasped what had happened and how fired up they got, on multiple computers and cell phones. I think you would really like them and how seriously they’re taking this fraud. They have a lawyer already. They were originally suspicious of the request for six dogs, and directly questioned Kathryn about any intention to resell them. Kathryn used her con artistry and assured them she was not in the puppy business. Still, MNJ almost cancelled the whole deal based on instinct alone. Luckily, Mother Nature stormed in New Orleans and gave them time to save “our” pup and his sister, and two more. Martha and Lindsay are wonderful, and we spent the afternoon on facetime with them for hours, watching the sweet puppy play in the background with his sister. We were able to help each other navigate some of the social media and internet detective work. Tears were shed, we got to know each other. Martha said, “I’m nice and people mistake that for weak. But you can be nice AND strong.” MNJ offered to divert the Puppy Nanny scheduled for Thursday morning (I can’t believe that was today) to LAX and gave us an unbelievable deal. The puppy arrived before noon today in great shape, happy, mellow and calm. He perked up after he ate and rarely leaves my daughters side already. He’s a good little guy. We tried to avoid getting a dog that had to be transferred by plane, but it felt like the right thing to do after uncovering this amazing story full of thieves, deceit, lies, heartbreak, and finally a happy ending. It’s a true-life tale of dogfishing. That’s what we’re calling it.
This is the first moment I’ve had all day, and I wanted to let you know what happened. I can’t tell you how indebted I am to you for being willing to give us one of your amazing puppies. But, I have to let him go to another extremely lucky family. It wouldn’t be fair to take two, and after these last 24-36 hours, I don’t think I could handle two puppies! Please accept this letter as me regretfully saying that we’re backing out of our agreement. I hope you understand. The worst part is that I enjoyed getting to know you and was looking forward to being part of the Tropico Kennel family. I hope you’ll welcome us back if/when we’re ready for another goldendoodle. Perhaps we can meet in the future for a meal at Centanni.
With gratitude,
Alexandra H.
I intended on going to the shelter or a PetSmart day, something lower cost. When I can across that account I just feel for the pictures and videos they sent. Spoke with my husband and evaluated our budget, and decided we could do $550 and was ready to move forward, got out just in time!!
Have a great night.
Morgan
Hi Lisa- Please forgive the length of this letter! I thought you deserved to hear the whole story of what we uncovered about Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles, and what happened next. It might make your blood boil.
The past 24-hours have been a whirlwind in our household. On Wednesday, our daughter was so frustrated after being taken advantage of by Kathryn Windsor/Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles, she wanted closure beyond just walking away for failure to show the actual living dogs, vet records, etc. and the risk of being given another imposter puppy with distemper, as detailed in the 7/1 Yelp review for Mini Tux. She wanted to see if she could find out more because it really hurt her to be taken advantage of. Fortunately, she's super tech savvy, and she tried matching the three puppy photos sent to us by Kathryn with a better internet image search App called Photo Sherlock on her iPad. We had searched the first photo in Google image search in early June before sending the deposit and it turned up nothing. This time, she got a match right away. This new search immediately revealed that "our" puppy was on a Facebook page for a fully licensed breeder in Louisiana, MNJ Kennels, LLC, posted on July 7th. I immediately sent them an email and a facetime message with the photos and asked if this was their dog. Within seconds mother and daughter team Martha and Lindsay from MNJ called me. It was their puppy…. and they still had him.
Here’s what we pieced together, Kathryn Windsor contacted Martha and Lindsay at MNJ about two months ago and claimed that she and two friends each wanted two dogs for themselves. She never revealed that she had a business advertising herself as a breeder. MNJ Kennels LLC normally sells their doodles for $1500 each and made them a deal for $2500 for two puppies each for Kathryn, Marina Titova (named as Kathryn's partner in our correspondence), and a third woman. A trusted Puppy Nanny service could be hired to fly the puppies to San Diego in-cabin for $550. Each Nanny could bring up to two puppies, so three nannies were booked. What this means is that the total Kathryn would pay for each set of two dogs was $3050 (including the nanny) delivered to the San Diego Airport. Bottom line – Kathryn is a puppy broker, buying dogs where she can find them and selling them at a greatly increased rate, in our case she requested $4800. Kathryn was going to clear more than $3000 per dog and she was planning to get six dogs of different breeds from MNJ, forge the MNJ documents, and resell them all fraudulently as goldendoodles bred by Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles.
“Our” healthy F1bb goldendoodle puppy, and his sister, with perfect health records, and AKC parents were scheduled to fly from New Orleans to San Diego the morning of July 22nd but thunderstorms in the area caused the flights to be cancelled. They were still in Louisiana when I reached out to them. Two additional dogs were also scheduled to fly to San Diego on July 23rd. Working quickly, MNJ cancelled the Puppy Nanny service for them. Sadly, one pair of labradoodles had already been delivered to Kathryn. Immediately photos of one of the labradoodles was posted to all of the Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodle pages and identified as a goldendoodle. The other was delivered to a buyer in Mexico that Martha has already reached through her networks. She discovered that the dog’s paperwork from her had been altered and forged, changing it from a labradoodle to a goldendoodle, and from MNJ to Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles. When MNJ tried to view Mini Tuxedo Goldendoodles’ social media, they discovered that they had been blocked, most likely to preempt any chance of seeing their own dogs advertised on those pages, obviously an explicit violation of their signed breeder contract with Kathryn Windsor, Marina Titova, and a third woman.
The MNJ Kennels LLC mother/daughter team is amazing. I can’t say enough about how quickly they grasped what had happened and how fired up they got, on multiple computers and cell phones. I think you would really like them and how seriously they’re taking this fraud. They have a lawyer already. They were originally suspicious of the request for six dogs, and directly questioned Kathryn about any intention to resell them. Kathryn used her con artistry and assured them she was not in the puppy business. Still, MNJ almost cancelled the whole deal based on instinct alone. Luckily, Mother Nature stormed in New Orleans and gave them time to save “our” pup and his sister, and two more. Martha and Lindsay are wonderful, and we spent the afternoon on facetime with them for hours, watching the sweet puppy play in the background with his sister. We were able to help each other navigate some of the social media and internet detective work. Tears were shed, we got to know each other. Martha said, “I’m nice and people mistake that for weak. But you can be nice AND strong.” MNJ offered to divert the Puppy Nanny scheduled for Thursday morning (I can’t believe that was today) to LAX and gave us an unbelievable deal. The puppy arrived before noon today in great shape, happy, mellow and calm. He perked up after he ate and rarely leaves my daughters side already. He’s a good little guy. We tried to avoid getting a dog that had to be transferred by plane, but it felt like the right thing to do after uncovering this amazing story full of thieves, deceit, lies, heartbreak, and finally a happy ending. It’s a true-life tale of dogfishing. That’s what we’re calling it.
This is the first moment I’ve had all day, and I wanted to let you know what happened. I can’t tell you how indebted I am to you for being willing to give us one of your amazing puppies. But, I have to let him go to another extremely lucky family. It wouldn’t be fair to take two, and after these last 24-36 hours, I don’t think I could handle two puppies! Please accept this letter as me regretfully saying that we’re backing out of our agreement. I hope you understand. The worst part is that I enjoyed getting to know you and was looking forward to being part of the Tropico Kennel family. I hope you’ll welcome us back if/when we’re ready for another goldendoodle. Perhaps we can meet in the future for a meal at Centanni.
With gratitude,
Alexandra H.
MARTHA OF MNJ KENNELS TELLING HER STORY ON FOX NEWS:
Good Morning Lisa-
Thank you for sharing the SCAM story on your website. What an atrocious experience and how generous and understanding of you to work with the victim and her family. I wanted to share my story and one of the reasons I chose to wait for a puppy from Tropico.
I had done some research and wanted to work with a reputable breeder with integrity. Different sites and locations offered Goldendoodle at various price points- yours has been among the highest. However I had already determined that the reputation of the breeder was more valuable to me (aka peace of mind)- you had been referred but I was unsure if you would select me to adopt a Tropico puppy based on our correspondence. So I also began considering other breeders.
I contacted mdhomeminiaturedoodles.com as they had full size Goldendoodles available but I inquired about teacup. They informed me that they had one available with a guardian family at half the cost of a Tropico puppy. We exchanged information and they were preparing to send contracts when they informed me that they only offer nanny delivery during COVID. I should mention that during the entire interaction, something just didn’t feel right. Can’t explain what or why- but I did research on the address listed and it didn’t seem legit. The mention of the deposit so many times seemed too desperate.
I explained that there were many scams, that I was not familiar with the breeder and felt uncomfortable sending half the cost of the puppy as deposit. I suggested we meet at their local police station parking lot for cash exchange or once the puppy delivery service was delivering the puppy, I would Venmo full payment and the service could authorize release. Or... I suggested they offer an alternative based on my concerns. I never heard from them after that. Once I read your scam story, I went back to the website of the company I talked to and it has now been removed.
I feel fortunate that you have accepted me as a Tropico family member and that I followed my instincts and waited for one of your puppies. There are terrible people out there with unscrupulous breeding practices and others that are just out for the opportunity to advantage of others. I knew you were the breeder to work with when you questioned my intentions to breed and became defensive of your puppies and offensive thinking I may have other plans for your puppy. You proved to have the breeder integrity that was important to me. Anyway, just thought I would say thank you for sharing that email because you’ve done a service to many seeking a Goldendoodle puppy. There is a demand, there are many puppies out there. But people should really think about who they are working with and what they are getting. Not to mention the breeder practices to meet the current demand.
I’m looking forward to meeting our Tropico puppy soon-
Kim Christine B.
Thank you for sharing the SCAM story on your website. What an atrocious experience and how generous and understanding of you to work with the victim and her family. I wanted to share my story and one of the reasons I chose to wait for a puppy from Tropico.
I had done some research and wanted to work with a reputable breeder with integrity. Different sites and locations offered Goldendoodle at various price points- yours has been among the highest. However I had already determined that the reputation of the breeder was more valuable to me (aka peace of mind)- you had been referred but I was unsure if you would select me to adopt a Tropico puppy based on our correspondence. So I also began considering other breeders.
I contacted mdhomeminiaturedoodles.com as they had full size Goldendoodles available but I inquired about teacup. They informed me that they had one available with a guardian family at half the cost of a Tropico puppy. We exchanged information and they were preparing to send contracts when they informed me that they only offer nanny delivery during COVID. I should mention that during the entire interaction, something just didn’t feel right. Can’t explain what or why- but I did research on the address listed and it didn’t seem legit. The mention of the deposit so many times seemed too desperate.
I explained that there were many scams, that I was not familiar with the breeder and felt uncomfortable sending half the cost of the puppy as deposit. I suggested we meet at their local police station parking lot for cash exchange or once the puppy delivery service was delivering the puppy, I would Venmo full payment and the service could authorize release. Or... I suggested they offer an alternative based on my concerns. I never heard from them after that. Once I read your scam story, I went back to the website of the company I talked to and it has now been removed.
I feel fortunate that you have accepted me as a Tropico family member and that I followed my instincts and waited for one of your puppies. There are terrible people out there with unscrupulous breeding practices and others that are just out for the opportunity to advantage of others. I knew you were the breeder to work with when you questioned my intentions to breed and became defensive of your puppies and offensive thinking I may have other plans for your puppy. You proved to have the breeder integrity that was important to me. Anyway, just thought I would say thank you for sharing that email because you’ve done a service to many seeking a Goldendoodle puppy. There is a demand, there are many puppies out there. But people should really think about who they are working with and what they are getting. Not to mention the breeder practices to meet the current demand.
I’m looking forward to meeting our Tropico puppy soon-
Kim Christine B.
You can't always trust reviews they might be fake!
For example this breeding business listed on Google Maps & Google's recommended local business list is completely fake. All the information is fake, the address is fake, all the photos are fake, and all 41 reviews are fake as well. We reported the listing to Google several times and they're still recommending them as a legitimate local business.
WARNINGS FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES!
Find a responsible breeder and visit the premises. NEVER buy a puppy on the internet site unseen!
Responsible breeders provide a loving and healthy environment for their canine companions, one that they will be proud to show you. You should never buy a puppy without seeing where the dog and their parents were raised and housed with your own eyes, no matter what papers the breeder has. Beware: AKC and other types of registration papers only tell you who a puppy's parents were, not how they were treated.
Don't believe promises that puppies are "home-raised" or "family-raised" Many puppy millers pose as small family breeders online and in newspaper and magazine ads. We have often helped local authorities in the rescue of puppy mill dogs. In almost all cases, the puppy mills sold puppies via the internet using legitimate-looking ads or websites that made it look like the dogs were being "raised with children" coming from somewhere happy and beautiful —claims that couldn't have been further from the truth!
An excerpt taken from a website that belongs to one of the breeders listed on: THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S 2020 HORRIBLE 100 LIST
"Allison Hollow Puppies is our family business. The Filipetti family has more than 20 years combined experience breeding dogs and have been providing happy, healthy puppies since 2014. Along with our children we ensure that our puppies are well-socialized and ready for adaption. Our kids are very involved and play with every puppy and like to meet their new families."
Responsible breeders provide a loving and healthy environment for their canine companions, one that they will be proud to show you. You should never buy a puppy without seeing where the dog and their parents were raised and housed with your own eyes, no matter what papers the breeder has. Beware: AKC and other types of registration papers only tell you who a puppy's parents were, not how they were treated.
Don't believe promises that puppies are "home-raised" or "family-raised" Many puppy millers pose as small family breeders online and in newspaper and magazine ads. We have often helped local authorities in the rescue of puppy mill dogs. In almost all cases, the puppy mills sold puppies via the internet using legitimate-looking ads or websites that made it look like the dogs were being "raised with children" coming from somewhere happy and beautiful —claims that couldn't have been further from the truth!
An excerpt taken from a website that belongs to one of the breeders listed on: THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S 2020 HORRIBLE 100 LIST
"Allison Hollow Puppies is our family business. The Filipetti family has more than 20 years combined experience breeding dogs and have been providing happy, healthy puppies since 2014. Along with our children we ensure that our puppies are well-socialized and ready for adaption. Our kids are very involved and play with every puppy and like to meet their new families."
"Bogus Rescues" designer and purebred puppies from other states sold as rescue dogs, outsmarting city ordinance!
In 2018, the Chicago Tribune exposed the fact that commercial dog dealers were creating bogus rescue groups to keep selling puppies to pet stores in areas that have banned the sale of puppy mill dogs in stores. Two massive puppy mill brokers created “rescue” groups to sell essentially the same commercial breeder puppies to pet stores, taking advantage of some potentially ambiguous language in some cities’ laws. Some, if not all, of the dogs sold by Lonewolf’s “rescue” arm, Dog Mother Rescue Society, appear to come from the same commercial breeders as the puppies sold by their for-profit kennel, according to the Tribune and national animal welfare groups that investigated the issue. The article reported that sometimes puppies from the same litter were sold in two different ways, with one littermate going to a pet store in one town as a traditional, purebred dog and the others sold as “rescues” in towns that prohibit the sale of puppy mill dogs in stores. The Tribune found Dog Mother Rescue Society selling hundreds of puppies in this manner, allegedly misleading families who think they are doing a good deed by getting a rescued puppy.
SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST SCANDALIST LIARS!
There's a man that was going by the name "Dylan Wilson" but who's now going by the name "Omaar." He uses the phone# 818 390-0569 to post several ads in the Recycler for goldendoodle puppies, maltipoos, yorkies, and a few other dog breeds. Suspect of his ads I decided to contact him and ask him a few questions. These are some of the lies that he told me; he claimed to own both of the puppy's parents and sent me a photo of the puppy's supposed father. A google image search proved otherwise, the dog he claimed was the father was actually a labradoodle not a goldendoodle owned by an out of state breeder who'd never heard of him. The photo that he sent me of the puppy's supposed mother was actually a dog that belongs to one of the members of a popular K-pop band called BTS. He told me that he lived in Colton, then a few days later he told me that he lived in Loma Linda, so I asked him for his exact address. He gave me the address to a Strabucks, after I mapped it and realized he had given me Starbucks address, I asked him why he did that and was told that he wanted to meet me at Starbucks with the puppy, because he supposedly lived in the "canyons" and it would be difficult for me to find his house. An internet search of the phone number he uses "818-390-0560" shows that it belongs to "John Marrero & Maria Alcaraz" in Pacoima. 10562 Haddon Ave #711 Pacoima, CA 91331 Los Angeles County. So now I'm wondering what the heck is this guy up to?!? At first I assumed he was re-selling puppies from puppy mills, but now I'm wondering how can he get away with having NINE puppies in a small apartment?!? This guy is advertising the puppies for $2900-$3500 how is that even possible?!? I took one glimpse at his ads and knew he was a scammer, that's why I contacted him! Here's a link to his 9 puppy ads in the Recycler: https://www.recycler.com/Dealer/12134921/ I reached out to the Recycler's fraud department and forwarded them all the emails he sent me with the stolen photos and false information, so lets see if the Recycler does anything or just lets him keep advertising and scamming people like Google does.
Are Breeders Scamming Customers with Vitamin Supplements & Dog Food?
Pet owners may want to think carefully about the credibility of any breeder who insists on vitamin supplements or dog food purchases as a condition of the sale or health guarantee! Remember just because a breeder seems nice doesn't mean they're honest in every regard. Most breeders want to make the most $ that they can. NuVet Labs supplements and Life's Abundance dog food have tried NUMEROUS times to get us to promote their products by offering us commission. If you feed a good quality dog food you don't need supplements which might actually do more harm to your dog than good!
Arbitrary Stipulations for Warranty Voiding by DoodleDoods.com
Be aware that some breeders may stipulate that your puppy’s health warranty will be voided for arbitrary reasons. For example, they might say a warranty will be voided if you ever feed the dog a brand of food that is different than what they recommend or sell on their website. It’s pure speculation, but a theory is that because most people will not feed one brand of food exclusively for the first 2 or 3 years of the puppy’s life, it will automatically make it so the breeder doesn’t have to be held liable for anything they guarantee.