[Ashley V]

Chip was just 7 weeks when we got him... he was sitting in an xpen with an adorable bow in his hair and just got a bath (hmm I wonder why). Adam went to pick him up and Chip scooted backwards and whined really loud... he was petrified. He had NEVER had human interaction before this moment. It took us FOREVER to get him to trust people and he never will trust them 100%. They told us he was eating dry food and he couldn't even chew it. He threw up 5 times the next day after he came home and went into hypoglycemia because he hadn't eaten in probably awhile and almost died. He laid there on the car seat shivering with his tongue limply sticking out of his mouth practically dying on his way to the vet. He was 7 weeks old. I'm not even adding in the fact of his severe allergies and LP. Then there is Smokey... born in a puppy mill and shifted from home to home like a piece of furniture... so scared to be in a crate and to be alone that he had diarrhea every time he was put in a crate or gated by himself. He lost over half of his body weight because of this. He cowers when we go to pet him and I remember the time I went to kiss the top of his head and he shook for 30 minutes and wouldn't even come near me. It has taken him over a year to finally realize that he isn't going to be hurt anymore and to trust again. That is just the tip of the ice berg of what my boys have been through. They are only 2 years old and I'm sure there are going to be a lot more problems down the road.

Last July, the mill that Chip came from, the owner shot every last dog because the kennel inspectors told him to get those dogs to the vet ASAP.

I commend these girls and I would be right there with them.