Thank you for doing this and I do wish you lots of luck. I look forward to seeing a picture of your new furbaby.

That's exciting. I hope your two dogs will help her be brave through the change. It will take quite some time, and you'll see changes over the months to come. Post a pic when you can. 7 is not so old, she has lots of life to live with your TLC. I'm happy for you. You need a pup to help you watch TV!

Amish are cruel people and dogs are like livestock to them and they treat them badly. Kudos to you for saving this poor little dog. My friend got a cavalier spaniel from an Amish farm and he's a lovely pet for them. Good luck. We do everything here in PA to crack down on these miserable people who treat their dogs horribly. when they're done breeding, they're shot.

Lily - that's wrong and foolish to call all Amish cruel. As with all people there are good and bad in every bunch.

There are good and bad of course. Unfortunately they have a bad reputation for a reason.

What we need are laws in every state banning puppy mills all together. As long as people can make money, they will always exist. : (

I'll be sure to post a picture of our new one when I can get a good one of her. We're waiting to name her till after we see her personality.

I've read other dogs can really help a mill survivor learn to be a dog. I hope my 2 big lugs can do just that!

Best of luck - I hope she turns out to be a good fit for your family. If you end up bringing her home, pics must be posted!

Awe, I hope it all goes well. I’m sure there will be challenges in the beginning but giving an animal the love and kindness that they all deserve will reap some wonderful rewards. I also hope that you’ll post some pics when you can, how exciting.

Raye, if you ever visited an Amish puppy farm you'd agree. The conditions are deplorable and a few years ago when an Amish farmer was told to treat his dogs with meds for fleas and ticks, he shot all 79 dogs! One of the mascots for a humane group here is a french bulldog who an Amish farmer was going to shoot because he had mange. Some kind person took him and he was near death for a long time but recovered and is now the mascot against cruelty to animals. I have lived among the Amish all my life. Maybe not all of them are cruel, but many are. The animals live in wire cages and never ever step on grass. They are terrified of human touch because no one ever touches them. They are so grateful to finally be loved so after they recover from their ordeal, make lovely pets.

I want to follow the thread. Wish laws would be enforced against such cruelty. Glad you are rescuing a little pupper. Good luck.

Congratulations! As smart as poodles are, I expect that this will be a rewarding experience for all. Please share some pictures if all goes well.

I'm dying to see pictures of this sweet little dog. Rescues are special because they appreciate you for saving them sometimes from wretched places.

Thank you so much for opening your home and your heart

The Amish are known for their mistreatment of animals. I am not going to say all of them, but many use up and then dump their horses. I bought Bane because he was said to be an Amish horse. I felt like if any horse needed a good home, an Amish horse would.

I have a puppy mill survivor. The owner was convicted of neglect - yeah! I’ve had Diamond for almost 2 years. She had a LOT of anxiety at first but has gotten better and she still continues to improve. It will really help to have doggie siblings - Diamond is an only child. I think the most important thing is to make your new baby feel safe, don’t push her into doing something that scares her. Comfort her if she is scared - the “experts” have now decided that that is ok, it won’t be rewarding her for being afraid. It takes a lot of patience but is very rewarding when you see improvement. Good luck.

I too lived near the Amish for several years...and I do agree with you. Not

all, of course, but there are a lot that are cruel, cruel to the animals. And, not

only the animals, but to their own children too. All peace and love, they

certainly are not. It makes me angry that they get away with this stuff.

Congratulations on your new upcoming pup! That is so nice that you are saving a life. And the fact that she has been in a foster home for a little while will make the transition a bit easier. I, too, am looking forward to seeing pictures.

Best of luck to you with your new addition. My first thought was the same as yours-your dogs will show her how to be a dog! We all want to see pics and updates in the coming months! Last year my daughter adopted a cat from a hoarding situation. The hoarders were evicted and decided to put 91 animals in a U Haul and let them free in a more remote area. Fortunately the truck was pulled over! The cat has adjusted quite well. Animals are very resilient. My suggestion is at the Meet and Greet walk all 3 together. It’s ok even if a separate person holds each leach and younwalk single file as long as you are reasonably close to one another. The dogs will consider themselves a pack that is walking together. They form a connection.

Good luck! I can't wait to see the pictures!

Would love to hear of your little ones progress. Thank you for adopting and NOT shopping!

Our old neighbor adopted a little Amish-rescued poodle. When they brought him home, he’d never walked on grass in his 3 years of life and they had to teach him it was okay. poor baby, he eventually warmed to them but quaked whenever anyone else came near.

Best wishes on your new addition. Patience is key! Another friend adopted a mixed-breed, okay a mutt, who had severe anxiety. To build her confidence, my friend took her to training classes then agility training, and now they do competitions! To see that little dog go, you’d never know it was the same dog.

Thank you for rescuing a mill survivor. Patience will be important in integrating the new pup into your family. Please keep us posted.

Oh, I so hope all goes well. May the remainder of her years be filled with love.

You & your furfamily will make all the difference in the world to an innocent creature who needs a break. Best wishes for many years of fun and happiness for you all :-)

I couldn't have said it better than Nickel_kg. Enjoy your new pup - you are rebuilding a life!

It will just take a little time and a quiet life for her. My two dogs were rescues but never were abused that I know of and adapted well. But the two cats I rescued in June came from bad situations. The hoarder cat must have been loved because she is a sweetheart. The domestic abuse cat may have been abused herself because although she is warming up really well now, the slightest unexpected sound has her racing down the basement steps.

I've lived in an area where raising dogs to fight was prevalent in one ethnicity, does that mean that all people of that ethnicity were violent dog abusers? Nope, painting all Amish as animal abusers is the same concept.

I'll never understand how anyone can be cruel to a helpless animal. And I wish there were better laws that would appropriately deal with people who do this, regardless of what their culture is. Thank you for giving her a second chance, she is one of the lucky ones.

Share, how did the meet and greet go with your dogs? Were you able to bring the poodle home to integrate her into your family?

I hope it went well. You're doing a wonderful thing!

share - how did it go?? pics please!!

PICTURES PLEASE!!

Just read this. It’s a great thing you’re doing. I hope it’s going smoothly.