• A Tribute - One of the hardest things about working puppy reports is trying to convey to the pet shop customer the types of lives the parents of their puppy live.  This tribute to the "breeding stock" in commercial kennels will show you how these animals live.  Almost all of these images are from licensed, USDA facilities, most with no violations on their USDA inspections.  These are the conditions that most Midwestern puppy mills keep their dogs and it is completely legal. Click here to see a Tribute on YouTube.

• Blue Ribbon Kennel - Missouri produces more puppies for pet shops than any other state--in fact, they produce almost as many puppies as all the other states combined.  One of the reasons that Missouri puppy mills flourish is that they are endorsed and promoted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture.  You can read all about the Missouri Blue Ribbon Kennel Program on the Missouri Department of Agriculture's website. Now, an exclusive from PetShopPuppies, Inc., go inside a Missouri Blue Ribbon Kennel, "Missouri's Elite Puppy Program," and see what it means to be the best!  Note: While we commend the Blue Ribbon Kennels for exceeding industry standards, we still feel it is essential to inform the pet shop customer of they types of lives these dogs live.  The cages you will see are the cage these animals live in their entire lives.  Wire floors allow the feces and urine to fall through the cage; automatic feeders allow food to be given to dogs from the outside of the cage; automatic waterers also allow the dogs to be watered from outside the cage, but they must lick a small ball repeatedly to release one drop of water at a time.  These standards of care make it possible for a breeder to only touch or handle their dogs a few times a year--when they vaccinate/deworm, when they are placing dogs together for breeder, and when a female whelps puppies.  Click here to see a Blue Ribbon Kennel on YouTube.

• Hundreds of thousands of dogs live on Midwestern Puppy Farms; their only purpose in life is to breed and produce puppies for pet stores around the world - mostly in the U.S.  Midwestern dog auctions are a way for puppy farmers to buy and sell their "breeding stock."  This rare and disturbing video shows you numerous dog auctions, where dogs are sold like used cars and referred to as "Model Numbers" (year of birth).  As you watch this video, keep an eye on the dogs as they are lifted high in the air, flipped over to show swollen vulvas and pregnant bellies, spun around for the audience to see and bid, and barkers scream and point out the highest bids; watch the dogs, watch how they have given up all hope in life -- they have no fight left in them.  They simply accept their fate in life.  Click here to see Dog Auctions on YouTube.

• Georgia's Eyes - Genetics are a complicated concept but one genetic abnormality involving several breeds is easily prevented.  Some breeds, such as Collies, Australian Shepherds, and Dachshunds have a color pattern known as merle or dapple.  These dogs have a molted, swirl pattern and can be quite striking.  But when two merle/dapple dogs are bred together, they produce what is known as a double dapple or double merle.  Often, for reasons unknown, the offspring are born with defects of the ears and eyes.  Deafness and/or blindness is common.  The founder of PetShopPuppies has one such dog.  She was rescued from a Missouri dog auction in 1999 and has been a family pet every since then.  Georgia is deaf.  She is blind.  She has no eyes.  In this touching video, Kim's granddaughter gives a 2-year-old's version of why Georgia has no eyes.  Click here to see Georgia's Eyes. (Windows Media File on PetShopPuppies)

We will routinely upload more videos to show you the truth behind that puppy in the pet store window.  The suffering the adult dogs endure in USDA licensed kennels is beyond belief -- it's barbaric!  And yet, it is legal, it is licensed, and it is the norm.  These are not videos we have conjured up or clips we picked through to show you the worst of the worse; in fact, we have worked hard to show you the norm and in most cases have removed the extreme graphic images we see nearly on a daily basis in the Midwest.  You can see all of our videos on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/petshoppuppies