[MyTrixie143]

To me a puppy mill is where there are too many dogs and puppies to take care of. If the puppies or dogs are being neglected then it is a puppymill. Everyone has a limit of dogs a person can handle. Some people can only handle to dogs while others can handle more. I believe it is the living conditions and care of the dogs and puppies that counts. Each dog should be able to get the proper grooming, attention/training and health care every day. If you have too many to where this doesn't happen, then I would classify it as a puppy milll.
Puppymills have too many dogs where the dogs are poorly groomed, get little attention or interaction, have health and behavior problems and sometimes live in unsanitary conditions. Also, puppymills have a tendency to keep their dogs in cages/crates all the time. In addition, since they have so many dogs they have poor breeding practices. If you have a bunch of dogs or different breeds running around with each other all the time and arn't seperated, how is someone going to know who a certain female is pregnant to?

For example, I have six dogs. Six dogs is not my limit yet. All my dogs get bathed and groomed every week, get special attention and training every day and are all healthy and just spoiled rotten. If you have the time, money, and space to care for them then you should be alright. I myself have plenty of time for my dogs, they are a huge part of my life, even a part of my career. But 30 dogs is even too much for me to handle by myself. If you reach the point to where you can't care for them every day on a one on one or individual basis, then you have too many.
On the otherhand, a relative of mine, only has one dog and the dog does not get any grooming, training nor is properly taken care of.
It all depends on how much a person can handle. JMO