Good for you! I also live in MO and not all breeders in MO are puppy mills like everyone thinks-I have had a great experience with where I got Jaxon from- 2 guys in Truxton, MO.
I have sent 6 friends to them over the past 2 years & everyone has had a great experience. Please let me know how you do on the law change-I believe that every state should have this passed-maybe some of those bad breeders will be put out of business!