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How To Find A Great Dog for Your Family

Buying a PuppyBy Stop Online Puppy Mills September 18, 2019

Finding a great dog for your family takes time. Over two million puppies are so sold each year from puppy mills in the United States. Everyone says they do not want to support puppy mills but yet… they are buying puppies at an alarming rate.

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Thinking About A New Puppy

Buying a PuppyBy Stop Online Puppy Mills September 7, 2019

The other day, a good friend of mine said she heard a commercial for a new website where you could buy puppies. The commercial said all their breeders were “good” breeders and maybe she’d look there for a new puppy for her kids. My heart started racing. How do you tell a friend that those… Details

723 Puppies Is Not A Good Thing

Puppy MillsBy Stop Online Puppy Mills August 26, 2019

Every day, I get a stark reminder just how far we have to go to educate the public on the reality of puppy mills. PawPad Doodles self reported selling 723 puppies last year. It’s obvious right? Any breeder who sells 723 puppies in a year is obviously a puppy mill. Details

Fighting for the Dogs

USDA Dog BreedersBy Stop Online Puppy Mills May 9, 2018

Regarding the Washington Post article titled Dog Fight, written by Kim Kavin who is seemingly a commercial dog breeding proponent. There are two sides to every story. You need to hear about what it’s like for the dogs that are in the hands of America’s USDA dog breeders. Details

How Dog By Dog Became A Reality – by Chris Ksoll

Dog Rescue Stories, Puppy MillsBy Stop Online Puppy Mills February 2, 2017

Every person who owns a dog knows they change your life. The first rescue dog I adopted and still have, certainly changed my life in ways I never could have imagined. He is amazing. He has made me a better person. To keep him company, I adopted a baby dog for him. Louie is such… Details

Lucky Puppies

Puppy MillsBy Stop Online Puppy Mills June 23, 2016

At dog auctions, dogs, are sold “as is where is.” Attending an auction clearly defines the priorities of this industry and demonstrates how cruelty can be legal. Eleven “lucky puppies” French Bulldogs and a Pug, were recently rescued from a dog auction in Missouri. These lucky puppies were part of an all bulldog auction where 110 bulldogs were being sold “as is” to the highest bidder. These dogs usually never see the sun or touch grass and do not know what it is like to be loved or have a warm touch from a human. Details

A Behind The Scenes Look at Puppy Mill Dog Auctions

Puppy MillsBy Stop Online Puppy Mills June 7, 2016

My heart was pounding and my palms were sweaty. I shook with tremors as I reached to open my car door. It was April 28, 2012, the day the Southwest Auction Service in Wheaton, Missouri held it’s Annual Bulldog Sale. In the pole barn ahead of me, 110 dogs sat waiting to be sold, auction… Details

Meet Sweet Lilly

Dog Rescue StoriesBy Stop Online Puppy Mills May 31, 2016

Hi my name is Lilly. I’m a Havanese which means my ancestors came from Cuba, but they tell me I came from a puppy mill in Ohio. Instead of living on a Caribbean island, I was kept for years in a tiny cage the size of a rabbit hutch having litters of puppies every time… Details

Meet Blossom

Dog Rescue StoriesBy Stop Online Puppy Mills May 25, 2016

Blossom was rescued by Cause For Paws (CFP) in Illinois. We’re not sure exactly what she is, but her father (who also got rescued by CFP) is a Sheltie and her mom may be a Yorkie. I got Blossom as a foster on May 16, 2016 and I had a feeling she would not be… Details

Meet Josie

Dog Rescue StoriesBy Stop Online Puppy Mills May 22, 2016

Our beloved Amish puppy mill rescue Josie came to us in horrific shape. She was almost bald with open sores from allergies that were left untreated. Upon examination from our vet we found out she had been kicked extremely hard. We rushed her to Purdue University where her ultra sound showed her diaphragm had been… Details