Elite Boerboels
Elite Boerboels is a Boerboel kennel outside Lisbon, Portugal (Alenquer), operated by Rui Navarro Quaresma ("Dogman Rui"). The operation runs alongside Navarro's training business, TYR Protection Dogs (tyrprotectiondogs.com), where he and three professional trainers place fully trained protection dogs with private clients globally; his wife Sandra is listed as part of the team. Navarro authored "The Boerboel Bible" (Amazon ASIN B0C52DR671), a self-published title on the breed, and runs a YouTube channel at @dogmanrui / youtube.com/eliteboerboels with more than 500 published videos, providing sustained international educational content and brand reach. He is listed with the American Bull and Terrier Kennel Club. A problematic concern about authenticity includes instances where the kennel states it keeps breeding females in South Africa while operating from Portugal and ships puppies to clients in more than 30 countries.. That action is highly suspect and should not be trusted. The operation claims multiple Grand Champion titles at shows in Europe and South Africa within a few years, and the ABTKC listing notes three professional trainers working three days weekly on dogs at the Portuguese facility. No SABBS membership number (Kennel has been banned by SABBS), FCI registration, Portuguese kennel-club registration, or individual OFA or hip/elbow testing records are published on the public website; the championship titles come from kennel-sourced materials and were not independently corroborated during this pass. A third-party review aggregator (Top-Rated.Online, Alenquer listing) contains two notable negative reports investigated: (a) one reviewer reported that an entire first litter died, that a subsequent litter also had a puppy death, and that when the reviewer requested video proof of a live puppy before purchase, Navarro sent a photo of a dead puppy instead; (b) a separate reviewer reported being required to pay €700 upfront to guarantee a puppy would still be available at a scheduled viewing appointment. Other reviews on the same platform are positive, citing excellent communication and high-quality dogs. The puppy-mortality pattern across multiple litters and the reported response to a buyer's request for proof of life are substantive concerns; an authenticated FB/IG/YouTube review of breeding records and litter documentation would be required to further assess them.