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addevo · 11-26-2010, 08:04 AM

I found this shocking ad for a yorkie on Petfinder.com. A mill dog is being accused of killing another dog. I know they were bred to hunt rodents, but could a Yorkie actually kill another dog? Even a small dog?

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/17986474

In case the link doesn't come through here is the text of the ad:

"Mary is a very sweet 5 year old Yorkie who is a tramatized mill survivor. She has some typical mill survivor behavior such as running in circles when outside of a crate. She LOVES being held and shows no aggression towards other dogs.

But there's something about Mary we need to discuss: Mary is accused of killing another dog at the mill. That being said we have observed that when she meets a new dogs her introduction to them is running full force into them but in a playful way - not aggressive. We can only assume she did this to another dog at the mill and a fight occurred. Other than being charged with Murder 1 Mary is a sweet dog who has the unfortunate black mark on her record but anyone who understands puppy mill dogs will know that this does NOT make Mary a "bad" dog. Imagine being crammed in a cage with tons of other dogs with inadequate food, water, shelter, and love. Many things happen in mills that would not of happened had the dog been cared for. "

11-26-2010, 08:04 AM	#1
addevo Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alexandria, VA, USA (near Washington, DC) Posts: 312	Has anyone ever heard of this behaviour? I found this shocking ad for a yorkie on Petfinder.com. A mill dog is being accused of killing another dog. I know they were bred to hunt rodents, but could a Yorkie actually kill another dog? Even a small dog? http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/17986474 In case the link doesn't come through here is the text of the ad: "Mary is a very sweet 5 year old Yorkie who is a tramatized mill survivor. She has some typical mill survivor behavior such as running in circles when outside of a crate. She LOVES being held and shows no aggression towards other dogs. But there's something about Mary we need to discuss: Mary is accused of killing another dog at the mill. That being said we have observed that when she meets a new dogs her introduction to them is running full force into them but in a playful way - not aggressive. We can only assume she did this to another dog at the mill and a fight occurred. Other than being charged with Murder 1 Mary is a sweet dog who has the unfortunate black mark on her record but anyone who understands puppy mill dogs will know that this does NOT make Mary a "bad" dog. Imagine being crammed in a cage with tons of other dogs with inadequate food, water, shelter, and love. Many things happen in mills that would not of happened had the dog been cared for. " Last edited by addevo; 11-26-2010 at 08:05 AM.