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December 2011
Volume 2, Issue 11
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Pixie the Story of a Mill Auction Dog by Frank J Schemberger, Pet Journal Contributor A New Morning For dog number 0695885-001 the morning of March 11th, 2009 was different than any she’d known before. Her life until that time consisted of a small cage, food, water, a breeding mate, and a litter of pups twice a year. Oh yes, and her Universe was the cold dark barn where she and her fellow inmates were kept in. They weren’t sure what lay beyond the barn. Glimpses of sunlight and new smells an occasional open door didn’t provide much of a clue as to what the outside world was really like. On this morning the miller came through “the door” with an empty cage and set it next to hers. The 4 year old female poodle had seen others placed in cages and go out that door. She became nervous at the thought and remembered her previous litters leaving forever in a cage, too soon for her to finish her important behavioral teachings. This time she thought “was it my turn to go, I don’t have pups to surrender today, so it must be for me!” Her question was soon answered. The miller grabbed her, put her into the wire poultry cage and headed for the door. The cold blast of air was her first taste of the outside world, even colder than her barn. She started shaking. Her eyes had trouble staying open due to the sun she had seldom seen, and a subzero wind chill caused the squinting to continue. She had just a glimpse of the “outside world” before she was loaded in the van with other cages and dogs. She clenched the wire floor as the van started its trip that would take her to the Thorp Dog Auction. 0695885-001’s journey was underway. Photo courtesy of Legacy Studios
The Rescuers, Protestors, and Dogs.…. The morning of March 11th was frigid, even by Wisconsin standards. That didn’t deter the hopes and emotions of rescuers and protestors who started their trips from all over Wisconsin.
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