Dog rescued after forced to breed

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - It's not exactly a puppy mill, but the premise is the same. 
    
Officials say one dog was forced to breed over and over again and she is only 3-years old.

Carob the dog is about 3-years-old and Animal Humane says her body tells of a life of confinement.

Carob has calluses on her backside from sitting so much, her front teeth are almost gone and vets say she likely tried to chew her way out of a cage. 
    
It appears she was used as a money maker for her owner forced to deliver litter after litter of puppies.

“They’re pretty much used as a machine to create puppies to be sold,” Dawn Glass said.
    
Glass, with Animal Humane, says when the person was done using her they may have dumped her off and that is way she came in as a stray. 
    
She says the practice is called backyard breeding. 

“If you see an add in the newspaper that says chocolate lab puppies and you never kind of look into that, this could be the dog they're coming from, who's been locked up in a small enclosure her entire life and has never known human love,” Glass said.
   
Backyard breeders are not certified operate for profit.
    
The dogs often live in horrible conditions and are forced to produce high volumes of litters.
    
Glass says it's a big problem in New Mexico and the dogs from backyard breeders often end up populating shelters

“If you do decide to purchase a purebred dog it's so important that you do your due diligence and make sure they're certified by the state and they have the proper paperwork to be a licensed breeder,” Glass said.