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The Dogs from the Thorp Dog Auction, 10 March 2007

"Now accepting QUALITY consignments. Only quality breeding stock or healthy and marketable puppies will be accepted."
-- From print ads for the Thorp Dog Auction

Max the Boxer tested positive for brucellosis.
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Meet some of the dogs purchased at the Thorp Dog Auction:

The ad for the Dog Auction at Horst Stables in Thorp, WI, advertises Quality dogs only.

        These are some of the "QUALITY" dogs purchased by rescuers and others at the Dog Auction held at Horst Stables in Thorp, WI. Please click on any photo for a larger view and story, or click through our Thorp Dog Auction Scrapbook to see them all.

Max the Boxer tested positive for brucellosis.
Max
Boxer
 Max the Akita is blind in one eye, among other things.
Max
Akita
 Cheyenne the Akita has a very scarred nose.
Cheyenne
Akita
 Petey the male corgi was sold as a female!
Petey
Welsh Corgi
Nellie the Westie was pregnant when purchased.
Nellie
West Highland Terrier
 One of Nellie's puppies.
Nellie's Pups
West Highland Terrier
 Dooley the papillion whose teeth were so badly infected that he couldn't close his mouth.
Dooley
Papillion
 Lizzie was sold with a terrible case of mastitis.
Lizzie
Basset Hound
Lizzie the basset hound had a severe case of mastitis when she was purchased at the Thorp Dog Auction in March 07.
Lizzie
Basset Hound
 Martin was sold as a purebred poodle.
Martin
Poodle
 Jo the miniature schanuzer with a heart murmur was purchased at the Thorp Dog Auciton in March 2007.
Little Jo
Miniature Schnauzer
 Woo the Shar Pei cannot open his eyes because of entropian eyelids.
Woo
Shar Pei
Coffee the min pin is extremely shy.
Coffee
Miniature Pinscher
 Allie the Shiba Inu - Rat Terrier mix.
Allie
Shiba Inu /Rat Terrier Mix
Charlie was sold as a purebred West Highland terrier.
Charlie
West Highland Terrier
 Cory the French Bulldog has eye problems that must be corrected by surgery.
Cory
French Bulldog
Precious Lady, a scarred golden lab, was purchased at the Thorp Dog Auction, 10 March 07
Precious Lady
Labrador Retriever
 Reddy the red min pin doesn't know how to react to kindness,
Reddy
Miniature Pinscher
 Susie the terrier pup was pregnant when purchased at the Thorp Dog Auction in March 2007.
Susie
Cairn Terrier
 Jimmy was the second dog purchased at the Thorp Dog Auction to be diagnosed with Brucellosis.
Jimmy
Boxer
Dusty the Westie had painful ear infections when he was purchased.
Dusty
Westie
 Carol the Cairn Terrier. Her seller did not know that Carol was pregnant when she was sold at the 10 Mar 07 Thorp Dog Auction, so her puppies were born safe in a rescue.
Carol
Cairn Terrier
 Chip the "Goldendoodle" was severely emaciated had obviously had been eating hay.
Chip
Golden Doodle
Dale the Golden Doodle was dangerously thin, sold as a puppy but was actually at least 2 years old.
Dale
Golden Doodle
Christy the Westie was so frightened of people that she pushed her back up against the wall and trembled whenever anyone approached her.
Christy
Westie
 Underneath all that hair is a poodle!
Puddin'
Toy Poodle
Dude the black miniature poodle might be part maltese.
Dude
Miniature Poodle
Jake, another very hairy poodle.
Jake
Poodle
Sweetie the West Highland terrier
Sweetie
Westie
 Tao the Shar Pei had inturned eyelids that scratched his eyes.
Tao
Shar Pei
Whitey the westie with infected cysts between his toes.
Whitey
Westie
Stanley the schnauzer
Stanley
Miniature Schnauzer
Leroy the schnauzer
Leroy
Miniature Schnauzer
Sheba the west highland terrier
Sheba
Westie
Jimmy the Cairn terrier just was not in the mood to smile for the camera with yeast infections in both ears.
Jimmy
Cairn Terrier
 Solomon the basset hound
Solomon
Basset Hound
Ralphy the cairn terrier
Ralphy
Cairn Terrier
 Rose the basset hound was sold with both of her parents.
Rose
Basset Hound
Samuel the cairn terrier is "undocumented."
Samuel
Cairn Terrier
Bonnie the Shih Tzu is sticking her tongue out because her teeth hurt!
Bonnie
Shih Tzu
Lazarus is terrified of people, ignores food, goodies, and toys, and tries to make himself invisible when anyone approaches.
Lazarus
Cairn Terrier
Dalton the chihuahua had been so traumatized that he attacked anyone who tried to touch him.
Dalton
Chihuahua
   

 

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