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Reneevil · 07-15-2013, 12:37 PM

I happened to find out that the place I got my puppy from had in the year 2009 206 adult dogs in a pole barn on her property. I called her dog breeding business a puppy mill. She sent me a note today stating she does not appreciate my spreading lies about her dog business and that she is not a puppy mill and she takes very good care of her puppies with the appropriate shots, vet care, etc. She states her dogs are healthy and come with guarantees. A true puppy mill would not provide a guarantee.
While it is very responsible of her to breed healthy puppies, can a couple of women adequately care for that many adult dogs and gosh knows how many puppies? Can they provide daily exercise, clean crates, etc? To me, not being able to provide a quality of life is one of the definitions of a puppy mill. They are making money while an animal is neglected.
I found information on this breeder through Animal Folks MN. A copy of her inspection report is there.
Am I wrong in calling her a puppy mill?

07-15-2013, 12:37 PM	#1
Reneevil Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Monticello, MN USA Posts: 14	A Breeder told me she is not a puppy mill I happened to find out that the place I got my puppy from had in the year 2009 206 adult dogs in a pole barn on her property. I called her dog breeding business a puppy mill. She sent me a note today stating she does not appreciate my spreading lies about her dog business and that she is not a puppy mill and she takes very good care of her puppies with the appropriate shots, vet care, etc. She states her dogs are healthy and come with guarantees. A true puppy mill would not provide a guarantee. While it is very responsible of her to breed healthy puppies, can a couple of women adequately care for that many adult dogs and gosh knows how many puppies? Can they provide daily exercise, clean crates, etc? To me, not being able to provide a quality of life is one of the definitions of a puppy mill. They are making money while an animal is neglected. I found information on this breeder through Animal Folks MN. A copy of her inspection report is there. Am I wrong in calling her a puppy mill?