Alot of good advise. All I can say is, I adopted an 8 yo female. She's been a part of our family now for 6 months. She spent 7 1/2 yrs in puppy mill having litter after litter. That was all she knew. Didn't even know what grass was. She is now potty trained, wags her tail, barks. I handle her alot. Body & head rubs, massages. The trust & confidents doesn't happen over night. Havent looked lately, but there was an article on YT main page about working w/a puppy mill dog. Might check that out. The main thing is, it requires alot of patience & time. I can't begin to explain the gooood feelings that comes w/a puppy mills growth into a wonderful world of a good home. It's like they were just born.
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