[SophieKatesMom]

Sophie Kate is also a Puppy Mill Yorkie, just like the rest of you I didn't know anything about Puppy Mills other than the word(s). Sophie Kate was given to me one week after her original purchaser bought her from a service called Kijiji? (sp) and decided she was "untrainable". I was suppose to babysit her for one week because the owner was stressed over "the puppy situation" and was afraid her husbands aggressive treatment towards Sophie Kate would turn physical.

After a week I left her at my Vet for boarding while we went out of town, it was suppose to be a day boarding and her owners were suppose to pick her up. I got a call the following Monday from my Vet stating that Sophie Kate was still there and if I didn't want her the Vet Tech would gladly take her home. I told my Vet "No need, Sophie Kate is now my dog" and I promptly went and brought her home.

Two years later I have a wonderful little dog who I consider one of the great loves of my life (seriously). I only have to deal with a sassy Vet Tech who threatens to kidnap Sophie Kate everytime we are in there.

I guess my point is there are a lot of us who have puppy mill dogs, most the time it is because we didn't know better and fall in love. As wrong as it is to support a puppy mill I know next time I will go a different route, as I am sure most of us will.

All we can do is educate ourselves and others and be thankful for the little four legged loves that we have.