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NAME: Sophie
BREED: Pekingese
AGE: 5 years old

NAME: Lovey
BREED: Yorkshire Terrier
AGE: 6 years old

ABOUT THE DOGS: Sophie, aka Biter, a 5-year-old female Pekingese, was one of the dogs removed from World Kennels on May 2. Last Chance for Animals, the rescue group who took her in, believes that Sophie was born at World Kennels purely for breeding purposes and had never lived outside of her wire cage. Sophie is thought to have had 5 or 6 litters. LCA volunteer Kim Sill was the first human outside the kennels to have contact with Sophie. From day one, Sophie has been aggressive to every person she comes in contact with, except for Kim, to whom she is very attached.

Lovey is a three-legged Yorkie, also from World Kennels. She was first seen by LCA getting trampled by the other dogs in the cage. Once removed, she immediately started licking Kim. The licking started off cute but has since become a bit of a nuisance.

ABOUT THE OWNER: Founded in 1984 by Hollywood actor Chris DeRose, Last Chance For Animals advocates conscious and informed lifestyle decisions, and the organization is committed to disseminating truthful information about societal animal abuse to improve the treatment of animals. LCA continues to conduct undercover investigations with its many volunteers and has succeeded in putting puppy mill pet stores out-of-business and making puppy mill kennels compliant with USDA regulations. Learn more about the group at LCAnimal.org.

BEHIND THE SCENES: An initial edit of the Last Chance for Animals segment featured Cesar working with Sophie and Lovey, as well as a brief background of the puppy mill story. After the National Geographic Channel saw the segment, they wanted to do a longer and more involved story about LCA and its exposure of puppy mills. Dog Whisperer Producer Christina Lublin worked intensively with LCA, and they came up with an undercover investigation in which Cesar could participate, resulting in an hour-long look at what happens at a puppy mill.