Lions Pride Kennels

Public Record

Publicly reported information linked to this kennel. Sources are cited below each entry. The Boerboel Directory does not validate the underlying claims — please review the sources directly. To dispute an entry, email [email protected].

• Legalserious2025-04-11
  Owner Terry Qualls Jr. convicted of 8 felonies; sentenced to 4y11m–6y11m in Ohio state prison

  On April 11, 2025, the Gallia County Prosecutor announced that Terry Qualls Jr., 48, of Gallipolis OH, was sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 4 years 11 months and a maximum of 6 years 11 months in Ohio state prison, plus up to 3 years of post-release supervision under the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, following conviction on eight felony counts: seven counts of Theft (five felonies of the fourth degree, two of the fifth) and one count of Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity (a felony of the second degree). From October 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024, Qualls stole $73,890.65 from five victims using various LLCs registered in Gallia County to receive payment for construction work never delivered. The convictions are not dog-kennel-specific but the modus operandi and time window overlap substantially with independent kennel-related complaints (see separate entry).

  Sources: Gallia County Prosecutor: Terry Qualls Jr. sentencing (April 11, 2025), Gallia County Prosecutor: September 2024 Grand Jury Indictments — Terry Qualls Jr.
• Community Reportserious2025-01-29
  Multi-party Boerboel-community reports of kennel neglect and financial non-delivery

  Between late 2024 and early 2025, multiple named Boerboel breeders publicly documented failures by Lions Pride Kennel / Lions Pride Transport (operated by Terry Qualls Jr.): Black Iron Boerboels (host of the Boerboel Expo) and Benaiah Boerboels (Tricia Smith) each placed a Boerboel there and recovered the dogs — Black Iron Maggie and Black Iron Benny — in malnourished condition, with Maggie having gone through two heat cycles in rapid succession. Tricia Smith paid $600 for dog food that was never delivered or refunded. Brickyard Boerboels (Jeff Kuntz) had a customer pay for a transport that was never picked up and never refunded. Additional first-person complaints of transport non-delivery and money taken but services not rendered were documented by other breeders. Reports describe the kennel operating under three interchangeable names: Lions Pride Kennel, Lions Pride Transport, and Lions Pride Boerboels. Terry Qualls's spouse Crystal Thomas is named in the complaints. Community members have emailed the NABBR registry ([email protected]) seeking membership revocation.

  Sources: Boerboel Breakdown group — multi-party neglect and scam thread on Lions Pride Kennel, Directory admin personal scam report