East Coast Danes
Reviews and Complaints

I submitted a deposit for a Great Dane puppy on January 22nd 2019. I received a response from the business owner stating "i just wanted to let you know that i got your venmo payment today. i have to get the puppy baths done today, get their bags done and all their paper work done so if i don't get a chance to get that contract out to you today it'll be tomorrow. " I followed up with an email on 2/2/2019, 2/6/2019 and again on 2/21/2019 asking for an update on when I would receive a contract stating that I sent a deposit. I received no response until she sent out a group email on 2/24/2019 which stated the following: good evening everyone,

"just wanted to send a quick email out to you all that have deposits for this year. i have been away from my email for a few weeks, literally it has been one thing after another. first my son was sick with the flu the weekend after our last litter went home, he was admitted into the hospital by the second day and stayed the night, it hit him really hard. the day after he came home i came down with it and i have never been hit with anything so atrocious in my life. i was so dehydrated by the end of the first night that i too ended up in the hospital. released the next day i swear i got more sick in the hospital because later on that day i came down with a nasty head cold. it's been 3 weeks and i just had my first real meal on friday and have started to feel normal again. the nausea has been so intense with the flu, left me with no appetite and when i did finally start to feel like eating the thought of actually eating made me nauseous. in between this our septic system leach field collapsed and we had to have another one put in, roof sprung a leak...just one thing after another. but i have had severe migraines from the nausea pills they had me on and couldn't drive at all, never mind even look at my computer screen they were that bad. only good thing was thank god i wasn't this sick when having a litter of puppies, keith helps out tremendously with things at home and with alex and stuff, thankfully he never got sick, but with having 10 or so puppies in the mix it would have been interesting :-).
so since feeling myself on friday i had to really catch up on a lot of things around here and am now getting a chance to get to my email. i haven't even read any yet as i'm sure some of you have probably reached out, i wanted to get with my deposit people first thing. i know a couple of you were waiting for contracts for your deposits, i plan on doing those tomorrow after i get some ink for my printer. our 2 blue girls haven't come into heat yet, i was thinking marchish and they seem to be right on target. they are starting their little prancing/flirting game with the boys they start to do usually a month or so before they come in and a few of my other girls are humping them so i know it'll be coming up in a bit.
so i just wanted to email everyone and let you know what has been going on the past few weeks and please feel free to email with any questions and i apologize for not communicating sooner. with not having puppies waiting to go to homes, email wasn't a very pressing matter but of course now i have over 300 to go through :-). i'll be sure to get those last 2 remaining contracts out tomorrow after i get my errands done and grab some more ink.

Lori"
On 2/25 I received a contract stating I had in fact put a security deposit in the amount of $300.00 and I would be assured a spot in the next litter.

Prior to engaging in submitting a deposit I had asked when the litter would have puppies available. her response was the following

"gestation is about 62 days, but can run about 8 days at the longest then it's 8 weeks after that, that they can start going home. so that would bring pups about the 3rd-4th week of may to go home."

So if I am to believe the above information above, the dog would have been bred the first week of February and have given birth already. I had not heard from Lori regarding whether a pregnancy had occurred and out of both excitement, and the desire to plan ahead for the potential arrival of a new family member, I reached out to Lori on April 1st, 4th and again on the 8th by both email and telephone asking for some sort of update. to date, my attempts to contact her have gone unanswered. I sent an email on the 9th requesting that my deposit be returned. I am simply no longer comfortable purchasing an animal from somebody who lacks the professionalism to return an email or telephone call. I followed up again with her yesterday April 23rd and advised her that I would be contacting BBB and issuing appropriate reviews . Unless it is out of date, her website seems to indicate that puppies have recently been delivered. I'm not sure where my deposit has gone to, but I am left to assume that due to lack of response, my money has not gone towards the funding of a breeding, so the money should be able to be returned.

Do not do business with this person.

We at East Coast Danes continue to strive for excellence daily, being that we have been a small family breeder for going on 17 years now, and our dogs are a big part of our family. As to the complaints on this site...our babies come with a 100% genetic guarantee in our contract that is very clearly outlined. The contract and guarantee is made available to view throughout the purchase process. This along with the availability of continued advice and support for the lifetime of the puppy you purchase is second to none.
Yes, we do have 2 residences; one n Massachusetts where I have resided for 39 years, and one in South Carolina that we purchased back in 2012. Starting out as just a winter home for us and the dogs, we did decide to stay here where both of my parents have had stage 4 cancer. With mom passing away in December of 2014, we are still now caring for dad who is in a wheelchair and on oxygen. As this is our primary residence now, we do still own our property in Massachusetts and are there a minimum of every 2-3 months, as all of our friends and family and property are there.
We NEVER ship our puppies by airline or personal transporter. We personally deliver all of our babies to their new homes in the Northeast to insure a proper fit for both the puppy and new prospective owners. Our puppies best interest is always first and foremost the most important thing and only entrust ourselves to care for them until they are in their new homes.
Also in our contract, for ANY reason at all throughout your puppies life that you purchase from us, if you need to give them up for any reason at all, they are to come back to us and not be rehomed, brought to a shelter/rescue group or given away to a family member. This is a practice of any good breeder, to be responsible for their puppies and take them back if needed and we back this up 100%. Thankfully in 17 years, we have only had to take back 3 dogs due to family situations changing and not being able to care for their dogs anymore but we ALWAYS take them back.
Please visit our site that is currently in the process of being updated and feel free to contact us with any questions a needed.

Thank you,
Lori Palmer and Edmund Opozda, www.eastcoastdanes.com [protected] email: [protected]@yahoo.com

I first contacted Lori in October regarding a Great Dane Puppy. I was specifically looking for a breeder in Massachusetts where I live. She portrayed herself to live here, but at the time said that she was temporarily in South Carolina caring for her ailing mother. I did not end up purchasing from the litter in October but did put in a deposit for fist pick on an early 2015 litter.

In early January I checked her website and she had a new litter up (that she had not told me about) so I contacted her. I wanted to see the litter and make a pick in person. At that time she let me know that she was still in South Carolina so I could not see the puppies. Between that, and several other issues, I ended up just getting a bad feeling, which is my right as I had not signed a contract of any type. I decided to forgo my deposit ($300) and go with my gut and get a puppy from a breeder I trusted. I will admit that I was not 100% honest with her as to the reason I decided to not purchase a puppy from her, but I didn't feel that saying "I don't trust you" was appropriate.

After doing more research I did come to find that Lori does not currently live in Massachusetts, nor has she for over 18 months. She does still own a home here, but she is not residing there/There was no intention of having a litter of puppies here. When I found this out I did ask her to refund my deposit as I feel she took it under false pretense and misrepresented her location, which was a major deciding factor for me. Her response was a rant, nasty and totally unprofessional, and, although it went on tangents about a number of different issues, it never actually addressed the information she provided when she took my deposit.

I really want to be clear: I am making no comment as to her dogs, breedings, conditions or anything else. I have tried to contact her to resolve this.

I was 100% ready to give up my deposit, for my own piece of mind, until I realized that she was not truthful about what I was putting a deposit on. The $300 is not what concerns me, and I want to be clear-this is not about the money-I was willing to give that up. If any of her responses had been professional or not just plain nasty I would NEVER have posted this, but not in any of the ranting, aggressive emails that she sent did she every directly address my request for the return of my deposit. I am happy to answer questions about my experience or share her correspondences with me directly with anyone interested. Please contact me at kbliss.[protected]@gmail.com

Do not buy a Great Dane from this breeder. I bought a male great dane from Lori in 2010. He had all kinds of physical problems. 4 eye surgeries for "cherry eye", in both eyes and dog needed to be put down at 18 months due to incredible suffering and pain from Wobbler's Disease. I have never written a complaint in my life but after reading the other complaint about East Coast Danes from 2012, for some of the same things, I had to write something. I loved this dog very much and to look at he was beautiful however there was nothing we could do for him and all the vet's I spoke with recommended putting him down. When I called Lori she wanted nothing to do with the situation. Bad lines in these danes...stay away from this breeder!

Deceptive and Irresponsible Breeder. Sold us a Great Dane Pup that in 19 months has proven to be a genetic train wreck. The dog has had four surgeries on his eyes for Entropian and Everted Third Eye Lid and now needs a fifth in order to be able to see out of his right eye. The dog also needs a surgery to repair blocked anal sacs and an infection. The dog also has multiple personality phobias.

Lori Palmer has not assumed any responsibility for any of this. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND STAY AWAY FROM LORI PALMER! She is a scammer and a thief and she is detrimental to The Great Dane Breed.