{"v":1,"state":"Missouri","nm":"John Miller – TLC Kennels","hh":[{"y":2020,"u":"https://www.humaneworld.org/sites/default/files/docs/2020-Horrible-Hundred.pdf","t":"Excessive feces and flies; puppies housed outdoors during extreme temperatures and on wire flooring; missing dogs with no records; puppies sold without rabies vaccinations; failure to perform brucellosis testing; improperly acquired quarantined puppies; vaccines stored incorrectly; unlicensed dog dealing/reselling; refusal of inspector access; inadequate shelter and space; overgrown nails; inadequate deworming and veterinary care; dangerous escape-prone enclosures; repeated violations across multiple inspections."},{"y":2023,"u":"https://www.humaneworld.org/sites/default/files/docs/HSUS_Horrible-Hundred-2023.pdf","t":"Received state warning letter for repeated unsanitary conditions; history of violations including excessive feces, inadequate space, exposure to extreme temperatures, and failure to test dogs for contagious disease; puppies sold to Petland stores; repeat offender cited by state inspectors while USDA reported no violations."},{"y":2024,"u":"https://www.humaneworld.org/sites/default/files/docs/HSUS_Horrible-Hundred-2024.pdf","t":"Repeated unsanitary conditions, including fecal buildup around whelping enclosures; missing records for nine dogs, with owner admitting some records were discarded; history of sanitation violations, inadequate space, exposure to extreme temperatures, excessive feces, and failure to test for contagious disease; repeat offender that sold puppies to Petland stores."},{"y":2025,"u":"https://www.humaneworld.org/sites/default/files/docs/HumaneWorld_Horrible-Hundred-2025.pdf","t":"Excessive feces, rodent droppings, and puppies housed on inadequate flooring; incomplete dog records; multiple state warning letters; history of overcrowding, extreme temperature exposure, and failure to test for contagious disease; sold puppies to multiple Petland stores; repeat offender."}],"hn":[],"hm":"https://www.humaneworld.org/en/issue/horrible-hundred","caps":[],"cv":null,"llc":[],"br":[],"ex":[],"lic":[{"n":"43-A-6036","src":"USDA","st":"","exp":"Cancelled 6/11/2026","k":"","c":10}],"oth":[],"rows":[{"d":"2016-01-28","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":45,"b":"38 adults · 7 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/1-28-2016.pdf","f":[],"si":1},{"d":"2016-06-22","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Attempted inspection","n":null,"b":"","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/6-22-2016.pdf","f":[{"h":"🚫 Access","tags":[],"q":""}],"si":1},{"d":"2016-10-19","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":67,"b":"67 age not given","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/10-19-2016.pdf","f":[{"h":"Tall weeds and clutter by pens","tags":[],"q":"The outdoor facility had a pile of tires, rolled up fencing and other fencing supplies adjoining the enclosures with tall weeds (approximately 2-4 feet tall) growing among them."},{"h":"Old food and clutter in storage area","tags":[],"q":"The food and bedding storage area for the outdoor facility had old open dog food (not used for kennels dogs) discarded feed bags and other clutter."},{"h":"Food and hair in walkways","tags":[],"q":"The sheltered building floor had food and hair in the walkways."}],"si":1},{"d":"2017-08-28","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":80,"b":"36 adults · 44 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/8-28-2017.pdf","f":[],"si":1},{"d":"2018-06-12","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":79,"b":"46 adults · 33 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/6-12-2018.pdf","f":[],"si":1},{"d":"2019-09-20","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":79,"b":"63 adults · 16 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/9-20-2019.pdf","f":[],"si":1},{"d":"2021-01-22","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":75,"b":"45 adults · 30 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/1-22-2021.pdf","f":[],"si":1},{"d":"2022-12-08","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":55,"b":"43 adults · 12 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/12-8-2022.pdf","f":[],"si":1},{"d":"2023-04-21","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":60,"b":"33 adults · 27 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/4-21-2023.pdf","f":[],"si":1},{"d":"2025-04-10","s":"USDA","k":"","l":"43-A-6036","t":"Routine inspection","n":4,"b":"4 adults · 0 puppies","u":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/4-10-2025.pdf","f":[],"si":1}]}
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#webpage","url":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels","name":"John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels | Pawthenticity","description":"Dog breeder in Sturgeon, MO. USDA inspectors cited 4 problems across 10 reports. Free to read before you buy a puppy.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.pawthenticity.org/#website"},"about":{"@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#breeder"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#breadcrumb"},"dateModified":"2025-04-10","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#chart","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/charts/john-miller-tlc-kennels-c3721e33d2.png","url":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/charts/john-miller-tlc-kennels-c3721e33d2.png","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Dogs counted at each inspection of John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.pawthenticity.org/#organization","name":"Pawthenticity","url":"https://pawthenticity.org/"},"creditText":"Pawthenticity"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#table","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/tables/john-miller-tlc-kennels-c33a8c410b.png","url":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/tables/john-miller-tlc-kennels-c33a8c410b.png","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"The most recent inspections of John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels, with what the inspector wrote","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.pawthenticity.org/#organization","name":"Pawthenticity","url":"https://pawthenticity.org/"},"creditText":"Pawthenticity"}],"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#chart"}},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://pawthenticity.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Breeder Database","item":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Missouri","item":"https://pawthenticity.org/states/missouri"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels","item":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels"}]},{"@type":"LocalBusiness","@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#breeder","name":"John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels","url":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Sturgeon","addressRegion":"MO","addressCountry":"US"},"description":"Dog breeder in Sturgeon, MO.","identifier":[{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"USDA APHIS license","value":"43-A-6036"}],"subjectOf":{"@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#inspections"}},{"@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#inspections","url":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels","name":"John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels: kennel inspection records","description":"John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels is linked to 10 public inspection reports from USDA. The records run from January 28, 2016 to April 10, 2025 and include the number of dogs counted at each visit and every problem the inspectors cited, with a link to each original report.","creator":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service","url":"https://www.aphis.usda.gov/"}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.pawthenticity.org/#organization","name":"Pawthenticity","url":"https://pawthenticity.org/"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"inLanguage":"en-US","temporalCoverage":"2016-01-28/2025-04-10","dateModified":"2025-04-10","spatialCoverage":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Sturgeon","addressRegion":"MO","addressCountry":"US"}},"about":{"@id":"https://pawthenticity.org/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels#breeder"},"keywords":["dog breeder inspections","USDA inspection reports","puppy mill","John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels","Missouri"],"variableMeasured":["Dogs counted at inspection","Adult dogs","Puppies","Problems cited by inspectors"],"distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"text/csv","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/data/breeders/john-miller-tlc-kennels.csv","name":"John Miller \u2013 TLC Kennels: inspection dates, dog counts and citation counts (CSV)"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/1-28-2016.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, January 28, 2016"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/6-22-2016.pdf","name":"USDA attempted inspection report, June 22, 2016"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/10-19-2016.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, October 19, 2016"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/8-28-2017.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, August 28, 2017"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/6-12-2018.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, June 12, 2018"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/9-20-2019.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, September 20, 2019"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/1-22-2021.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, January 22, 2021"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/12-8-2022.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, December 8, 2022"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/4-21-2023.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, April 21, 2023"},{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentUrl":"https://reports.pawthenticity.org/43-A-6036/4-10-2025.pdf","name":"USDA routine inspection report, April 10, 2025"}]}]}
Inspection Report Details
DateSourceTotal DogsNotesReport
All inspections and findings in full
John Miller – TLC Kennels is linked to 10 public inspection reports, carrying 3 inspector findings, from January 2016 to April 2025.
Across 9 inspections between January 2016 and April 2025, inspectors recorded between 4 dogs and 80 dogs at John Miller – TLC Kennels. The most recent count was 4 dogs on April 10, 2025.
Every public inspection on file, oldest first
Date
Licence
Type
Dogs counted
Inspector findings
January 28, 2016
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
45 dogs
None
June 22, 2016
USDA 43-A-6036
Attempted inspection
No access
None
October 19, 2016
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
67 dogs
3 findings
August 28, 2017
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
80 dogs
None
June 12, 2018
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
79 dogs
None
September 20, 2019
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
79 dogs
None
January 22, 2021
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
75 dogs
None
December 8, 2022
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
55 dogs
None
April 21, 2023
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
60 dogs
None
April 10, 2025
USDA 43-A-6036
Routine inspection
4 dogs
None
What inspectors wrote
October 19, 2016 — Routine inspection, USDA 43-A-6036
67 dogs recorded (67 age not given).
Tall weeds and clutter by pens
The outdoor facility had a pile of tires, rolled up fencing and other fencing supplies adjoining the enclosures with tall weeds (approximately 2-4 feet tall) growing among them.
Old food and clutter in storage area
The food and bedding storage area for the outdoor facility had old open dog food (not used for kennels dogs) discarded feed bags and other clutter.
Food and hair in walkways
The sheltered building floor had food and hair in the walkways.
Has John Miller – TLC Kennels been cited by inspectors?
Yes. Inspectors recorded 3 problems across 10 visits. Each one is quoted in full above, in the inspector's own words.
How many dogs does John Miller – TLC Kennels keep?
At the most recent inspection on file, April 10, 2025, inspectors counted 4 dogs (4 adults · 0 puppies). The count is taken by the inspector on the day, so it moves with litters and sales.
What licences does John Miller – TLC Kennels hold?
We collect and organize public records from government sources, including USDA APHIS and state departments of agriculture. We do not conduct our own inspections.