Loud Luxury’s Andrew Fedyk Demands Answers After Dog Dies During $10,000 Training Program

The death of Fedyk’s 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog, Dunkin, has prompted an investigation by Los Angeles Animal Services as other families come forward with allegations involving the same trainer.

Andrew Fedyk of Loud Luxury is demanding answers after his 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog, Dunkin, died less than 48 hours after being placed in the care of a Los Angeles dog training program.

Fedyk and his wife, fashion influencer Madeleine White, had recently welcomed their first child and decided to enroll their two Bernese Mountain Dogs in a four-week board-and-train program for basic leash and behavioral training. According to Fedyk, the couple researched the company beforehand, met with trainer Jeff Todd and ultimately paid approximately $10,000 for the program operated by Smart Dogs Training Academy.

But less than two days after the dogs were picked up, the couple received devastating news: Dunkin was dead.

According to Fedyk’s account, he was told the dogs had been taken to a park in the Sherman Oaks area during a period of extreme heat. Staff reportedly determined conditions were becoming too hot and began transporting the dogs to another boarding facility in Hollywood — a transfer Fedyk says he had not previously been informed about.

During that journey, Dunkin reportedly showed signs of heat exhaustion and died. CBS Los Angeles reported that temperatures in the area reached approximately 99 degrees during the heat wave.

What happened next is at the center of Fedyk’s growing concerns.

Fedyk says Dunkin was never taken to a veterinarian

Fedyk alleges that Dunkin was not taken to an emergency veterinarian when he began showing signs of distress.

He also says he was not informed of Dunkin’s death until hours later and was left with significant gaps in the timeline surrounding what happened to his dog.

“I asked why they never sent Dunkin to a vet if it was heat stroke or heat exhaustion because that’s something, with intervention, that you can save the dog’s life,” Fedyk told CBS Los Angeles. “Nothing was ever done.”

Fedyk has also raised questions about where his dogs were actually being housed. CBS reported that he was told Dunkin’s body was at an employee’s home while the couple’s other dog had been transferred elsewhere. Fedyk additionally claimed the AirTags attached to the dogs’ collars had been removed following their visit to the park.

The family plans to have a necropsy performed in an effort to establish Dunkin’s official cause of death.

Other families begin coming forward

The story took an even more troubling turn after Fedyk began sharing Dunkin’s death publicly.

According to Fedyk, seven different families have now contacted him claiming their dogs also died under unexplained circumstances while in the care of Jeff Todd and Smart Dogs Training.

CBS Los Angeles separately reported that more than half a dozen owners had reached out with similar accounts after Fedyk’s story began circulating online, including one owner who claimed a German Shepherd named Ranger died while under Todd’s care.

“What started as a tragedy with a negligent dog trainer for our dog, Dunkin, has evolved into something way worse,” Fedyk said.

The allegations from those families have not been independently established as fact, and authorities have not announced that the reported deaths are connected.

Los Angeles Animal Services opens investigation

The case has now moved beyond social media.

On August 28, Los Angeles Animal Services confirmed that it received a complaint from Dunkin’s owner and has opened an investigation into the incident.

“LA Animal Services has received the complaint from the dog owner, and we are looking into the incident,” the agency said in a statement obtained by KTLA. Because the investigation remains open, officials said no additional information was currently available.

Fedyk says he has also contacted the Los Angeles Police Department and is seeking a broader investigation into Smart Dogs Training and the allegations made by other families.

As of publication, no criminal charges have been announced. CBS Los Angeles said it attempted to contact Todd numerous times by phone and email but had not received a response. KTLA also reported reaching out to Smart Dogs Training Academy for comment.

“He was my best friend”

Beyond the investigation and unanswered questions is the loss of a dog Fedyk described as an inseparable part of his family.

“He was my best friend,” Fedyk said. “We miss him so much.”

In his original statement, the Loud Luxury member described Dunkin as “hands down the most friendly dog on the planet” while calling on anyone who may have had a similar experience to come forward.

For Fedyk and White, the focus now is on establishing exactly what happened during Dunkin’s final hours — and determining whether the allegations emerging from other dog owners point to something larger.

The investigation by Los Angeles Animal Services remains ongoing.