Anyone else hear about this?  This is both the name of a website and the name of a book by Jana Kohl who adopted a former puppy mill dog and both their lives were changed.  The dog is named Baby and she was formerly known as #94 (tattooed on her ear) at the puppy mill she was rescued from by another kind woman.  Baby spent 9 to 10 years in a cage, 24 hours a day, pumping out puppies.  She was scheduled to be killed for no longer being able to produce puppies on the day a woman dubbed the "Drive-by Angel" rescued her.  Baby has three legs due to the neglect and malnutrition of the puppy mill and the puppy millers cut her vocal cords so they couldn't hear her bark or cry. :'(  After she was fostered, she was adopted by Jana Kohl.  At that time, which was about 3-1/2 years ago, Jana's beloved dog Blue died and she was looking for a purebred toy poodle and she and a friend both stumbled onto a puppy mill.  Jana was horrified.  It was not the same one Baby was used in but it changed Jana's view, actually her life!  She adopted Baby, vowed to never buy another dog, wrote a book on Baby and her story and is traveling with Baby across the country speaking on the horrors of puppy mills, with the final stop being in Washington, DC.  The book has quotes and pictures of various politicians, athletes, actors, and other famous people with Baby, all to promote her story and the cruelty of puppy mills with the goal of shutting them down! 

I had the privilege of meeting both Baby and Jana at a booksigning the other night.  Baby is so precious, as are her counterparts in puppy mills across the country.  Jana holds her like a, well, baby most of the time, to Baby's apparent liking, and she has a nice stroller for Baby, too.  They also have a huge rock star-like bus with Baby's picture and information all over it so you may see it.  It's heading east. 

Here's their website, which has a wonderful video on it. That's, of course, Baby on the cover.  It also lists where they will be for book signings and Jana's lecturing on Baby's experience and puppy mills, in general.  Maybe they're coming your way!  http://www.ararebreedoflove.com/

I also wrote to a blogger who I read a lot, Mutts from a Baltimore reporter, (not the cartoon Mutts) and he replied and said it would make an interesting blog story so I think he'll help spread the word.

Sorry I got so windy.  You can skip to the link, if you like.  Seeing and petting Baby and knowing her story and how wonderful her life is now just really touched my heart. :)>>>