Brett~~
Thank you so much for your post! I asked this very question in a thread a little while ago and
almost got "Run off YT"!!! Here is the link because you and others interested in this subject may want to read it.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ight=Puppymill
I have never wanted to appear to defend anyone who mistreats animals so I have had to tread lightly, but I know that most people who own dogs do not place them on the pedestal that we here at YT do.
I do dress my dogs because I like to and I do treat them like my children to a certain extent, but, despite that fanaticism, I understand that
we are not the norm and that what some on here would consider mistreatment may not really be in the "real" world so to speak.