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I adopted a puppy mill dog from a large scale bust in W. Virginia. I will agree that most of these willing to adopt people do not know exactly what kind of behaviors that they will encounter from puppy mill dogs. It has been 6 months since I adopted Missy… Read more

I adopted a puppy mill dog from a large scale bust in W. Virginia. I will agree that most of these willing to adopt people do not know exactly what kind of behaviors that they will encounter from puppy mill dogs. It has been 6 months since I adopted Missy and we have gone through behaviors such as: total fear of humans, she would literally defecate all over herself if you tried to pick her up. Another behavior that we have almost completely eliminated is, eating her own feses, which comes from having been kept in a small cage all her life and trying to keep her own space clean and or from lack of food. The only thing I hope is that these people understand what could be coming their way and get advice on how to help these dogs through this terrifying time. They will become the some of the most loyal dogs you could possible own. I love Missy, she has made so many changes for the better. This time next year she will be as close to normal as you can get.
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