DKV Rottweilers

Contacts

• Phone: (404) 850-9992
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://www.dkvrottweilers.com

Locations

About DKV Rottweilers

DKV Rottweilers, also referred to online as Der Körperkraft Von Rottweilers, is a Rottweiler breeding operation based in the McDonough, Georgia area, run by Angel and Liz Gutierrez. The business advertises German-line Rottweiler puppies and select adult dogs, placed nationwide through private delivery rather than a physical retail storefront, using a structured buyer-approval process (a "Buyer Readiness Experience" and questionnaire) described on its own site, dkvrottweilers.com.

The company operates several branded domains beyond its main site — including rottweilers-for-sale.com and german-rottweiler-puppies-for-sale.com — which each self-identify as DKV/the Gutierrez family rather than appearing to be unrelated lookalikes.

The company's own marketing material is inconsistent about its age: its homepage states "more than 30 years," a state-specific landing page cites 27 years, and its Instagram bio cites "28+ years." Because these figures conflict across the company's own current pages, an exact founding year could not be confirmed and is left blank on this profile rather than guessed. A Georgia Secretary of State business-entity search for the LLC was attempted for this profile but the search interface blocked automated access this session, so the entity's registration status could not be independently verified; a third-party data aggregator (ZoomInfo) lists the business as "DKV Rottweilers LLC," which is uncorroborated by a primary registry.

Is DKV Rottweilers Legitimate?

No Better Business Bureau profile or accreditation record for "DKV Rottweilers" could be located as of this August 2026 research pass. No court judgment or consent order against DKV Rottweilers or Angel/Liz Gutierrez was found in the sources reviewed for this profile. A search of Georgia's own official pet-dealer license database (kellysolutions.com/GA/petdealers, maintained for the Georgia Department of Agriculture) returned no licensed pet dealer matching "DKV," "Gutierrez," "Rottweiler," or "Der" as of this review -- the database only matches names starting with the search term, so this does not rule out a listing under an unsearched name, but it did not turn up an obvious match for a business of this scale, which Georgia law generally requires to be licensed once a breeder sells more than one litter or over 30 dogs in a 12-month period.

Two ComplaintsBoard.com postings, filed about a week apart in September 2019 by the same complainant (Debbie Shai, also identified in the second posting as Debbie DiGerolamo, of The Bronx, NY), allege she purchased a Rottweiler puppy from DKV on July 20, 2019 that was diagnosed with a heart murmur two days after pickup, later confirmed by echocardiogram as congenital; she alleges the puppy's paternal grandsire died of a heart condition. DKV's side, as recounted in those same postings, states the puppy received veterinary clearance before sale and denies knowingly selling a sick animal; the postings say DKV offered a replacement puppy and a $3,500 payment, which the complainant declined. The two postings show inconsistent resolution status — one is marked resolved on ComplaintsBoard, the other describes an unresolved, ongoing dispute — so the actual final outcome between the parties could not be independently confirmed. One of the two postings also includes text the complainant attributes to a Henry County Code Enforcement email, alleging DKV was issued a $900 fine for exceeding the county's residential pet-count limit without a required zoning permit, and separate text she attributes to a Georgia Department of Agriculture response describing an open inquiry as of October 2019. USAComplaints could not independently authenticate either document against a primary county or state record, so neither should be read as a confirmed regulatory finding -- but their presence in an already-cited source means a completely unqualified "no regulatory action was found" would overstate the certainty here.

A separate RipoffReport.com listing titled "DKV Rottweilers / Atlanta, GA" alleges rude and dishonest conduct; its full text was behind a paywall this session and could not be read, so its specific claims are not repeated here. RipoffReport's own site search for "dkv-rottweilers" reports 63 results, but that count reflects the platform's broad keyword search rather than a confirmed number of reports specifically about this business, and the individual reports were not reviewed this session.

These are consumer allegations and unverified third-party postings, not adjudicated findings.

Payment Policy

DKV Rottweilers' own posted payment policy (rottweilers-for-sale.com/paymentpolicy) states it has used Square as its exclusive payment platform since January 1, 2024, after using PayPal for over 20 years prior. Square processes major credit/debit cards, ACH bank transfer, Cash App Pay, and gift cards, with a stated 3% processing fee; the policy separately notes buy-now-pay-later options are available for DKV merchandise purchases specifically, not for puppy purchases.

• Waiting-list deposits are required to join the list, are described as non-refundable but creditable toward a final purchase, and are valid for up to 24 months.
• For already-born puppies, full payment is required at reservation; deposits and payment plans are not offered for born puppies.
• Optional payment plans while waiting are capped between $100–$500 per month and cannot exceed 50% of the puppy's purchase price, subject to the breeder's discretion.
• If a buyer declines to proceed after paying, the policy states funds convert to non-expiring "DKV credit" rather than being refunded in cash — the site describes all payments as explicitly non-refundable.

This is the company's own stated policy, not independently audited; it is consistent with the refund dispute described in the Legitimacy section above.

If You're Considering Buying From, or Have a Dispute With, DKV Rottweilers

Based on the pattern in the complaints reviewed for this profile, a few concrete steps are worth taking before and after a purchase:

• Read the specific written health guarantee for your puppy before paying — not just the general marketing pages — since the company's posted policy makes payments non-refundable.
• Schedule an independent veterinary exam, including a heart auscultation, as soon as possible after pickup; the complaint pattern found here centers on an alleged undisclosed congenital heart condition.
• Keep all written communications with the breeder, the sales contract, and any veterinary records in case a dispute arises.
• If you believe you were sold a misrepresented animal, Georgia's Department of Agriculture (agr.georgia.gov) licenses and handles complaints about pet dealers and kennels in the state; this profile could not confirm whether DKV Rottweilers currently holds a state pet-dealer license, so checking directly with that agency is a reasonable next step.

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