Missouri Dog Auction

I know I haven't posted in awhile, but did not really have much going on. I am now volunteering with another min pin rescue group called Southern Star minpin rescue. There was a group of girls from the local vet tech school that went to an auction on 4/11/09 and they let us know there would be 27 min pins. They wanted to know if the group could take any and we (as a group) decided that there was room for 4-5 more fosters. They made the 9 hour trek to Missouri with directions of no more than 5 and they would be bringing back more for other rescues.

As we anxiously sat around and waited for the phone call.... The call came after 5 pm. They had more than 5 min pins, at this point they were still waiting in line to pay and just wanted to forewarn us. Some were going for $1 each and they knew if they didn't bid they would be put down. They would call back later and let us know how many as they had purchased about 50 dogs. As we all went into a panic..... Heather did a great job making phone calls and trying to line up additional foster families and/or future adopters. Several hours passed and we finally received the call around 7pm... They had purchased 14 min pins!!! I decided to take 4 - two puppies and two older dogs. Everyone else stepped up and we were able to accept them all, the alternative was they were going to take them to the Humane society!! What! We could not let that happen.

Well, they drove all night and we had to get up at 3:30 am to leave at 4 for the hour drive down to Owatonna to meet in the Walmart parking lot at 5 am. Heather and Mandi met at my house, Bob drove and we all piled in the van with a bunch of kennels. Now remember, these dogs were at the auction all day on Saturday, drove overnight and had not had any food, water, or bathroom break.....They called when we were on our way and were having a hard time breathing in the van, they had over 50 dogs and many had been sitting in soiled kennels.

We arrived and started pulling out dogs, Heather is very organized and was labeling kennels, attaching names to keep everything organized. We were removing them from their kennels and as we put them in ours the smell was becoming pretty overwhelming. One puppy (mine) was in some distress and was hyperventilating. We wrapped him in a warm blanket and I held him on the drive home. We decided being in the cold van with the windows open was much better than the feces smell of 14 min pins for the hour drive.

When we got home, Heather and Mandi went on their way with all but my 4. My group all got food and water, then taken for a walk in the backyard. Now, everyone got collars, names, two baths (some are still a little stinky), weight, etc.

Here is a breakdown of my crew:
Emma 2 year old (possibly pregnant) red min pin. Very friendly and cute.
Isabel (yes Gayle..named after your puppy) 4 yrs old (very possibly pregnant) black and rust min pin. Very friendly and cute.
Rocket 4 month old black and rust min pin. Puppy playful
Ike 4 1/2 month old black and rust min pin. Puppy playful.

If you know anyone who is interested in adopting one of these little dogs. Please let me know or fill out an application on line at http://www.miniaturepinscherrescue.org/

Now, the puppies are laying in my lap sleeping. Full, happy and clean.