Publicly reported information linked to this kennel. Sources are cited below each entry. The Boerboel Directory does not validate the underlying claims, so please review the sources directly. To dispute an entry, email info@boerboelnetwork.com.
Legalnotable2025-07-28
Cuyahoga County criminal case CR-25-700581-A: strangulation, domestic violence, child endangerment indictment dismissed
Pittman was indicted in Cuyahoga County on March 26, 2025 on four felony counts: two counts of strangulation (Ohio Revised Code 2903.18(B)(2) and (B)(3)), one count of domestic violence (ORC 2919.25.A), and one count of endangering children (ORC 2919.22.A). Bond of 10,000 dollars cash/surety/property/10% was posted by Pittman on April 25, 2025. After approximately five pretrial hearings the case was dismissed on July 28, 2025 with the disposition recorded as "DISM OTHER"; the public docket does not classify the dismissal reason further.
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Cuyahoga County criminal case CR-21-657440-A: drug trafficking and drug possession (guilty plea on amended counts)
Pittman was indicted in Cuyahoga County in 2021 on a drug-trafficking count (ORC 2925.03.A(2)) and a drug-possession count (ORC 2925.11.A) by Cleveland Heights Police. Following approximately sixteen pretrial settings between May 2021 and March 2022, he pled guilty to amended lesser-included offenses on both counts.
Legalnotable2018-01-08
Cuyahoga County criminal case CR-17-624557-A: carrying concealed weapons (guilty plea on amended count)
Pittman was indicted in Cuyahoga County on a carrying-concealed-weapons count (ORC 2923.12.A(2)) following an arrest by University Hospital Police Department; he pled guilty to an amended lesser-included offense at pretrial.
Legalinformational2002-09-25
Cuyahoga County criminal case CR-02-427238-ZA: criminal simulation and possessing criminal tools (diversion program)
Pittman was indicted in Cuyahoga County in September 2002 (age 20) on counts of criminal simulation (ORC 2913.32) and possessing criminal tools (ORC 2923.24) following an arrest by Beachwood Police; the case was routed to a pretrial-diversion program. Public docket does not display final disposition beyond CASE CLOSED.
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BBB complaints alleging undisclosed-genetic-condition sale and refund disputes
BBB complaints page documents substantive buyer complaints alleging an undisclosed inheritable umbilical hernia in a puppy sold by the kennel, with subsequent disputes over refund and vet-payment commitments. The buyers vet characterized the hernia as genetic and inheritable.
Community Reportnotable
Substantive Google two-star review describing 12,000-dollar vet emergency in a two-year-old kennel-bred puppy
A two-star Google review from a verified buyer describes a 12,000-dollar emergency vet visit for anaphylaxis, hip and knee swelling, and a throat lump in a two-year-old puppy purchased from the kennel for 3,000 dollars. The pattern of severe genetic and structural disease at age two is consistent with the BBB inheritable-condition complaint.
Community Reportinformational
Google review burst-pattern indicative of potential review solicitation
Per-reviewer audit of all 100 Google reviews found 26 unanimously five-star reviews in a single four-years-ago time bucket of which 81 percent came from thin-profile reviewers (stars-only with no text, accounts with one or two lifetime reviews, or accounts with no visible profile stats); 31 of 85 total five-star reviews are stars-only; zero of the 100 reviews include attached photos. Pattern is consistent with a coordinated review-solicitation campaign rather than organic buyer feedback.
Ownership / Businessinformational
Founding-date discrepancy between marketing and D&B records
Kennel marketing claims since 2006 / 20-plus years; D&B records start date as 2009-09-02 for the operating sole proprietorship. Difference of approximately three years between self-stated and independently-recorded founding dates.
Ownership / Businessinformational
Operates as unregistered sole proprietorship; no Ohio Secretary of State entity registration
Ohio Secretary of State business search returned no entity registration matching Exotic Boerboels, Boerboel Breeders Ohio, or related variants. Pittman operates the kennel as an unregistered sole proprietorship rather than as an LLC, corporation, or registered Trade Name (DBA).
Community Reportnotable
Yelp listing is unclaimed with zero public reviews; "4.7 / 96 reviews" cited across SEO aggregators not present on actual Yelp page
Direct capture of the kennel's Yelp listing on April 25, 2026 shows the listing as Unclaimed with no public-facing rating and zero recommended reviews. The page explicitly invites the visitor to "be the first review for Exotic Boerboels." The "4.7 / 96 reviews" figure for Yelp that appears on the kennel's own marketing site (boerboelpuppy.com) and on multiple third-party SEO aggregators (wheree.com, breederfetch.com, pet.nears.me) cannot be reconciled with the actual Yelp data. Combined with the documented Google review burst pattern, the kennel's effective independent-reputation surface across the major review platforms is materially smaller than the SEO-aggregator framing suggests.
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