Violent thug 'Dr DNA' creating Frankenstein French Bulldogs bred with Dalmatians

Gary Hemming, who has no veterinary qualifications, has sparked outrage by boasting on social media about creating a new breed of designer dogs.

A violent thug who calls himself “Dr DNA” has sparked outrage by creating a new breed of Frankenstein designer dogs.

Gary Hemming, who has no veterinary qualifications, has boasted of intensive breeding techniques that have created spotty pups that are a cross between Dalmatians and French Bull Dogs.

Experts have told the Daily Record that this kind of irresponsible breeding creates dogs doomed to living short lives beset by illness.

But unlicensed dog breeder Hemming says he is creating the dogs to satisfy growing demand for fashionable “designer dogs”.

The growth of unethical breeding has been so alarming that the Scottish Government has announced a major legal crackdown that will outlaw unlicensed dog breeders like Hemming.

But 41-year-old Hemming, from Edinburgh, claims he is intent on bringing a huge “wave” of new designer dogs to the market.

He claims his “Pokadot” factory has invented a “new breed” of spotted French bulldogs which he hopes to sell across the globe.

Hemming - who was previously exposed for producing genetically damaged Frankenstein pups in a BBC investigation - recently posted an online video of one miserable looking pup, with a distended belly.

He claims the dog, “Mr Pokadot”, to be the future of the new breed.

British Veterinary Association President Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux has told of her concern over breeders like Hemming.

Scottish Government to crack down on dodgy breeders like Hemming

The Scottish Government announced in August that it would crack down on unlicensed and unregulated dog breeders like Hemming.

It launched a conuslation last year after a sustained nationwide campaign by vets and animal welfare organisations.

New laws are being drafted that will force any businesses offering dog fertility services to get an annual licence and be subject to regular inspections.

The announcement follows recommendations published by British Veterinary Association, which called for greater enforcement of law breaches.

The Record has told how dog breeding has exploded, with many criminals, with no proper qualifications, being drawn in by the vast returns - with poorly bred pups being sold for thousands of pounds.

Agriculture minister Jim Fairlie said: of the shady operators “It is unacceptable they can operate with little regulatory oversight or accountability.”

She said: “Vets across the UK are extremely concerned about a number of unscrupulous breeders ignoring the health and welfare of animals by cashing in on the huge demand for ‘fashionable’ puppy breeds that have been bred to have extreme features like excessive skin wrinkles or flat faces.

“These animals may look ‘cute’ or unique, but they often experience significant health problems and a lifetime of suffering.

“Such irresponsible breeding has been linked to unregulated dog breeding services like canine fertility clinics, which have been popping up across the country.”

Hemming - who calls himself Gari Ferrari and Dr DNA on social media - referred to his Mr Pokadot pup as “the first and only velvet bigrope pokadot in the world”

He adds: “This boy is the future to pokadot Frenchies. He was born with a natural no tail.

“Yes, we used a Dalmatian to make him many generations ago, this program we have been working on for many years.

“And only now bringing it to the market.

“Always remember he comes from a Dalmatian bloodline. We have used our best females to correct this line and achieve what we have today. We have put so much time and money into this program.

“The most iconic coat pattern ever to be worn on a dog is now on a French bulldog.”

In another post on Instagram, under the handle Pokadot Bullz, Ferrari writes: “All the hard work has been done to perfect and correct the programs. We have corrected it all. - No muzzle, no tail, short legs, short back, smashed face.

“We have the only Dalmatian bloodline in the world.

“2025 is the year of the Pokadot Frenchie in all colours and patterns, including the new shades - lemonshade and orangeshade.

“We are in no rush with the program and plan to perfect it.”

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In another Instagram reel, Hemming posts: “Understanding genetics is very important. The spots are coming.”

Hemming peviously boasted that he had a dog worth £1 million after a French bulldog called Checkmate was born with no hair and a white head.

He boasted: “Checkmate is the key to the unicorn frenchie and its coming.”

A very similar dog was advertised online soon afterwards for a few thousand pounds.

Henmming first came to public attention in a BBC Scotland Disclosure documentary.

He told an undercover reporter he’d sold dogs for up to £250,000.

He said: “I’ve sold females, obviously, in the margin of between 100 and 250 (thousand pounds).

“Every bit of DNA in a dog, in one dog, as in colours and patterns. Like, pink comes from other breeds. Chocolate comes from other breeds, merle comes from other breeds. You can turn them pink.”

Hemming bred a “merle” pattern into one pup named Gamer, which animal experts say is a genetic defect that is linked to blindness and deafness in dogs.

Hemming has moved into dog breeding after a life of crime.

In 2018 he was jailed for 16 months for brutally attacking a taxi driver in Edinburgh, repeatedly punching him on the head and body and biting him, before robbing him of cash, bank cards and his jacket.

In 2013 he was jailed for 80 days for threatening behaviour.

And in 2014 he was jailed for 16 months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, in Wales, for glassing a man in a pub.

According to The Kennel Club, demand for French bulldogs has soared by 1,000 per cent in the past decade. Celebrity Frencg bulldog enthusiasts include Holly Willoughby, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Hugh Jackman and Reese Witherspoon.

Across Britain they have been bred for bizarre physical characteristics, some born with completely flat faces that leave them gasping to breathe.

The “big rope” rolls of skin render dogs half-blind and the hairless mutation leaves them victim to sunburn, skin cancer and other ailments.

The Daily Record contacted Hemming by phone and via his Facebook page but he did not respond.

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