My definition of a puppy mill a person or group who constantly breeds dogs, either one breed or multiple breeds, with the sole purpose of financial gain. the pups produced will be sold asap, so they dont use up the breeders resources, and the breeding stock is kept in good enough condition to be effective (to be breed) and nothing else. when the breeding stock is no longer effective, they are dispose of, either by euthanasia, or the county shelter, or sold to make an extra buck on them. puppy mills dont worry about the protein % on the food, or whether is kibble or raw. they dont worry about vaccine protocols. they dont worry about pedigrees and bloodlines. they dont worry about socialization. they dont worry about accommodations. and many dont even worry about sanitation. jmo Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================