Small Paws® Rescue

Buckeye Ohio Dog Auction
(Held on public property, owned by tax payers.)
April 17, 2004

Read The News Accounts Of Amish Puppy Mills

Thanks to our supporters, our Ohio Rescue Team attended this auction. There were nine Bichons on the auction block. We brought them ALL on home!
Here are some pictures and comments from this day
.
9 Fluffs rescued, 5 Males and 4 Females
Here is a list of their Numbers, Names and Birthdates:
#25- Ohio Marion, 12/23/02 AKC.. (Possible Hernia)
#26- Ohio Warren, 10/20/03
#27- Ohio Marietta, 10/3/03
#28- Ohio Shelby, 8/24/03 AKC
#29- Ohio Logan, 6/4/03 AKC
#30- Ohio Xenia, 10/22/03
#31- Ohio Geneva, 10/22/03
#37- Ohio Bucheye Brutus, 5/12/03 AKC
#38- Ohio Hamilton, 1/4/03

Buckeye Male Born 5/12/03

Hamilton Male 1/4/03

Ohio Logan Male born 6/4/03

Ohio Geneva Female born 10/22/03

Ohio Shelby Born 8/24/03

Ohio Marietta Born 10/3/03

Ohio Marion Female Born 12/23/02

Ohio Warren Male Born 10/20/03

Ohio Xenia Female Born 10/22/03

The Sign.

The tent were some of the dogs were kept and previewed.

The Amish buggies in the parking lot.

Amish Buggies with dog crates.

The tractor trailer where other dogs were previewed.

The tent and trailor.

PART OF OUR AUCTION RECOVERY CREW!

One of the Bichons in Waiting that we brought on home!

One of our Auction Recovery Team and one of our newest rescues says good-bye to that trailer, forever.

Carrying our babies to the car to come on home!

"No one is ever going to hurt you again."

"Commentary...those of us in rescue need not have worried about "sticking out". There were hundreds of people in attendance and the gym bleachers were full, with dozens of folks standing around the auction block on the floor. More than half the crowd was Amish. It did appear that many "English" folks were there as a form of entertainment, and some looking for pets.

Now, I did ask one of the staff how I could find out about their next auction or get on a mailing list and she said that everyone who registered would get mailings. I asked how it had been advertised, and she said in newspapers and in the AKA material/paper, but I don't know what that org is...a lot of the dogs were noted registered with the AKA.

I do believe that the dogs sold for a whole lot more than we were expecting, but the only place I follow prices is in your SPR material.

I'm sure you'll get lots of details from your crew about the dogs in general, and the sale itself.

PS I don't know anything, really, about horses except what I see on Animal Planet but many folks who live in Amish territory say they don't take good care of the buggy horses. I don't know how often they need water but had none today and it was warm.... As I pulled up along side them many of them turned as if to ask "is it time to go? are you here for me?" Many were scared. It's said they are very intelligent creatures, too."

Buggy horses waiting.They seem to be asking if we have come for them, too.

Buggy Horses.

Subj: Ohio Auction Story
Date: 4/19/2004 8:48:57 AM Central Daylight Time
From: lfausey@columbus.rr.com
To: pup3@aol.com

When I read about the Buckeye Dog Auction I thought this was my
opportunity to settle my own inner conflict. I've had mixed feelings
about our buying dogs at auction, so here was my chance to see one for
myself. Besides, this would be a 'clean' auction, not held at a puppy
mill.
Sharon and I left Columbus at 6:15 A.M. and drove up to the beautiful
rolling hills of Amish Ohio. We were glad we were there by 8:25 because
there was already a line to get into the huge semi truck trailer to
view the little dogs that would be auctioned. The larger pups were in
tents. There were rows of buggies along the edge of the parking lot
and a string of buggy horses-with no water. As we crowded into the
trailer I saw stacked crates with many breeds of small dogs. Finally
we came to the bichons. There were 11 of them, including 2 little
puppies that never showed up for auction. The first dog I saw,number
25, I will never forget. She was terrified. She was small, young, and
had recently had a litter. Her eyes pleaded for help as she huddled in
the back of the crate. Others pressed against the front of the cage,
wanting to be touched. I was glad when we left the trailer. Outside a
late-coming Amish miller arrived with his dogs and unloaded them. One
was a year old bichon. What a filthy dog! I don't think he'd ever
been cleaned. He had dreadlocks. The miller saw me taking a picture
and threatened to take my 'film' if I took any more. This in a public
parking lot! What was he afraid of? Inside the school gym, the
bidding began. First we waited anxiously through all the equipment
sales. Ted, our bidder, paced. This was his first time. He and Robin
were on the phone several times discussing how much money he could
spend. Finally the dogs began being brought in. Young Amish boys
would carry in two at a time and place them on a table in front of the
auctioneer. It went so fast! Some of the pups flattened themselves on
the table in fear. Finally it was time for the Bichons. The prices
went up and up! Somehow Ted hung on and we ended up with all 9 of the
bichons brought out! We were so proud of Ted! Then we all went out to
the semi truck trailer to collect the new Small Paws babies. Young
Amish boys carried them out, one at a time. We gifted each with a new
collar, a new name that ended in Smallpaws, a new life, and sometimes a
few tears. At the moment tiny Ohio Marietta was placed into my arms I
knew I had no more doubts, this was good work and the right thing to
do. We took the frightened dogs in to the vet who did an instant
Brucellosis test, then loaded them into crates for their trip to the
vet. Sharon and I had received a tip about a bichon being sold at a
flea market in nearby Farmer Town, so off we went. We found a pathetic
looking, frightened dog there with a lot of other dogs. She had bare,
irritated patches on her back and was filthy and STANK! We only had
$50 between us, but we made our offer and the owner took it so we drove
home with stinky Rosie as a bonus dog. We have got to work hard to get
these mills closed. It is a heartless, cruel business. Linda Fausey

SCARBOROUGH FAIR

Are you goin’ to scarborough fair? parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there, she once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without no seams nor needlework, then she’ll be a true love of mine

Tell her to find me an acre of land, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Between the salt water and the sea strand, then she’ll be a true love of mine

Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
And to gather it all in a bunch of heather, then she’ll be a true love of mine

Are you goin’ to scarborough fair? parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there, she once was a true love of mine

UPDATES! May 4, 2004
All of these Bichons are fully vetted and in foster care with Sandy Danklefsen who akso did these beautiful pictures!!