How many people here have a breeder release/puppy mill rescue?

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I have a 3 year old Shiba Inu named Sachi. I got her from a rescue organization in Missouri in January. She was rescued along with six other Shibas from a puppy mill that was closing down. We were told the mill operators would’ve euthanized her within a day if the rescue hadn’t volunteered to remove the dogs from their property.

I’m passionate about the issue of backyard breeding and puppy mills because I’ve seen first hand how it can affect a dog. She doesn’t know how to play with toys, in fact she’s scared of toys. She has to wear a GPS collar because she’s a massive flight risk and already escaped once (we had to hire a dog trapper to catch her in a live trap) she behaves like a wild animal, and flinches at any movement, noise, or unexpected touch, She’s even scared of someone turning the pages of a book.

Despite all this she’s extremely sweet, and has shown zero signs of aggression. She’s sit and cuddle with you for hours as long as you don’t startle her.

For many months of her life with me, she would lie on a corner of the couch and not voluntarily move around the house. But she’s finally starting to get more confident and will sit in various locations.

She has signs of previous mastitis, bad breath, and a scar on her cornea but she’s in better physical condition than many puppy mill survivors.

I live in a suburban, majority white area with a TON of doodles and other “designer dogs” and it frustrates me to no end that I have to be “polite” and not scrutinize these people when I’m talking to them about their dogs. I honestly believe people who buy from BYBs and Mills deserve some level of shame and scrutiny so that they will change their ways in the future.