I'm sure there are still puppy mills, but I do know there are good people that breed dogs and aren't doing it as there main source of income so they tend to treat the dogs better (don't breed them everytime they are in heat, etc). My sister knows someone who breeds Yorkies in Oklahoma, I think they only have a few of each sex of adult dogs, not sure though and they sell them locally (my sister bought one) but they also sell them to a broker for a guaranteed price and the puppies are shipped to California, not sure where they go from there. But, these puppies in Oklahoma aren't in a puppy mill. |