ATLANTA -- Animal control officers in Northwest Georgia raided a suspected puppy mill Friday morning – rescuing dozens of dogs from what they describe as “deplorable” conditions.

The raid happened in Chattooga County. The owner of the property says she’ll fight to get back some of those dogs.

The nearly four dozen additions to the Chattooga County Animal Shelter strained the small facility. Animal control officers say they had no choice but to raid the small, rural home – home to too many dogs in a small place.

“The dogs were standing in water and feces, the shelters were deplorable against the wind and rain,” explained Joe Johnson with animal control.

The dogs ranged from small Chihuahuas to medium-sized Boxers and a lot of Dachshunds including two mothers with two big sets of puppies.

Animal control officers said it looked like a classic puppy mill.

“I was also called by a lady in Chattanooga that purchased a puppy from her that died and she’s the one that alerted me to the puppy mill over there,” said Johnson.

“And they said they got a complaint about me selling a Dachshund and I have not sold a Dachshund. I’m licensed through the Department of Agriculture,” said Donna Pegg.

Pegg came looking to see when she could get her dogs back – telling Channel 2 she was not running a puppy mill and claiming she had a license to keep her dogs on the property. Animal control says the license was for only 10 dogs, not the more than fifty they found.

“I got the 13 puppies in there with their momma’s, they were in her house, her house was despicable with feces all in it, a stench through it,” said Johnson.

“Deplorable conditions is where there is poop in every pen, I’ve got pine bark nuggets in the bottom of my kennels, I’ve got cedar shavings in every dog house. They’ve got food and water and I don’t know what’s going on,” said Pegg.

A judge will decide what will happen to the dogs and if Pegg should face any charges.

The Chattooga Animal Shelter is a small shelter and with the added dogs, they say animals they already had will have to be adopted this weekend or they may have to be euthanized next week.