I have 2 dogs, One is a mixed pup (Husky, German Shepherd, Symoed and something else)...and my Pembroke Welsh Corgi.
Its just funny you would mention the puppy mill thing, the Corgi was a puppy mill dog. Guess after being the last of the litter she was a quick sale kind of thing, I knew something was up.
When I got her she was covered in ticks, couple of dozen or more. I stopped counting after a while. The flee's that I collected came out to be far too many to count. She was muddy from head to toe.
Figured after the vet bills and the tests..ect that she went through my troubles were over. Nope...3 weeks later she contracted a bad bout of Parvo, I had to sit and watch her suffer again.
Luckly this story does have a happy ending, through her time in and the pictures I'd taken a case was made against the breeder. My pup gave the SPCA the fuel needed to start that fire. So in a way she is a lucky dog, and most def. my little girl.
Keep the faith Faceless, what will help your pup through this is your love and dedication, it will be returned a thousand times fold...I promise this.
Tala (the mixed dog) is my special girl, she is...well smart but really, really simple. Nothing really interesting about her journey in to our home...except she ate just shy everything in it. I love em both, some days that is..lol