My research project Blog 3

I have decided to do my research project over the sad subject of puppy mills. I am a huge animal lover and I can not stand the idea of the way these animals are being treated in these mills. I know first hand the cruelty of these mills. I begged and begged for a puppy for my eighteenth birthday. So I went online and checked out breeders. I knew exactly what I wanted; a Yorkshirer Terrier, that was until I came across the picture of this little puppy. It said Shi-Pom puppies for sale $400.00, it gave an address located near Indy. I slowly got the 400.00 and immediatly called the lady who had been running the place. I should have known something was up when the lady would not let us go to her house. As she was giving me directions I could hear what sounded like fifty dogs barking and whining. It got to me pretty hard. I sat at a little grocery store out in the middle of nowhere with my friend Curtis. The lady pulled up in an old beaten car and demanded the money before I even got to see the puppy that I had paid for. As she opened up the car door and stench of dog feces and pee hit me like a wave. But in this tiny little cage was a tiny little puppy. I was extremely shocked at the condition of this little dog. She had feces all over her and fleas were jumping off her. But still the instand I saw her eyes I could not turn away. The lady never gave me papers for my dog and as soon as I picked up Daisy Mae she jumped in her car and left. It broke my heart to see the condition she was in and I could only imagine the state the other dogs were in. I spent the next few days cleaning her and spending lot's of money at the vets. The poor dog had worms, fleas, ear mites, and was mal nutritioned. Ever since I brought her home she has been the most loyal and amazing dog. She is so sweet and I truly believe I have saved her life and I know she is thankful for that. Speaking of my dog Daisy Mae, she is looking at me with those big brown eyes because she is ready to go outside and play. I would be so lost if I did not have this beautiful dog by my side!