We have all read the term and maybe even seen Oprah. For those who have never seen the pictures or cold reality of what they are here is some information.

The newest thing this year here in Livingston, MT has been sidewalk selling as I call it. This too is bad breeding practice. You will never find me on the side of the road with a box of puppies. These people may raise the puppies in their home or outside. The point being that a reputable breeder will NEVER do this. I had a gal at the store ask if I was the one who had the puppies on the side of the road, with my kids holding signs to sell them. My only reaction was "I do NOT sidewalk sell my dogs". 

I would like to note that not every breeder or every kennel is a puppy mill. My dislike of a kennel is my personal opinion and does not mean that if they are a kennel they are a puppy mill.

Puppy Mills-

These are people who breed for quantity not quality! They do not care about the animal they are there for the bucks. Do you think a breeder who cares about the animal have them outside away from their home, in wire cages, where the animals can live as property. NO animal should have to live issoulated and alone. I as a small in home breeder find these people repulsive and discraseful to the rest of us. I can not image having my babies live outside or in a kennel. My babies have a nice warm bed to sleep in and a loving family ALL living under the same roof!

Where did the puppy in the bin come from? Well the pet shop owner will tell you from a reputable breeder that they know. Sometimes even in the same state you live in. Well the fact of the matter is NO reputable breeder will ever sell their puppies to a pet store! You will hear many lies from store owners as to where they got them. Truth is they are not going to say well down the road there is a large kennel with puppies in cages that have never been held before.

Pictures are graphic!

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