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My first yorkie Lacey was a petstore puppy. I was only 15 when my parents bought her. They did not know any better. I did not even know we were getting a dog. I came home from school and she was on my dad's lap. I found Lacey's AKC papers the other day. I looked at them and she came from a breeder in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The pet store where my parents bought her was in Houma, Louisiana. Winnsboro is in the northern part of the state. We live near the coast. So Lacey was shipped a good 5 or 6 hour drive to the pet store. Lacey lived a very happy life with us for 13 and half years. She was very rarely ever sick. The only time we had to bring her into the vets was for her shots. Until she got kidney failure at age 13. I do however notice a difference between Lacey and my new yorkie puppy Chloe. Lacey was very skittish. She came to love us and was terribly spoiled. But, it took us awhile to win her over. Because she got sometimes scared everytime we tried to pet her. Not sure if she came from a puppy mill or not. Chloe is the opposite. She can't get enough of us and we only had her just under 2 weeks. Chloe seems more socialized than Lacey ever was. Chloe was bought from a local breeder instead of a pet store. I feel so sorry for any animal that has to spend part of their life in a pet store or a puppy mill. I wish I could rescue every last one. My heart just breaks for them.