Puppy mill is a subjective term. Years ago it did mean "puppy farm" as in a crop, no matter if the dogs were cared for or not. So for many people any commercial breeder is a puppy mill. Most people now think of poorly cared for animals as a "mill". So asking if its a mill will depend on your own veiw of what a mill is.
As for the Yorkie description given as being 30 pounds up to the 1930's.
"Huddersfield Ben" was 12 pounds and one of the most famous early Yorkies CH. Ted (Bens grandson) topped out at 4.5 pounds. |