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Who is Mig?
Mignonne, or Mig, is a Maltese
who was born on April 26, 2001. She weighs 6 pounds
and is about 9 inches at the shoulder. She's the standard
size of a Maltese; anything much larger may have been
bred with another kind of dog since the breed's look
and size really hasn't changed at all in the past 3000
years. Her name is pronounced the same as "Filet
Mignon" and means "sweet" in French.
(As in: "Oh, what a sweet little thing!")
She was rescued as a puppy from an AKC registered breeder
that was no better than a puppy mill. The state and
humane society shut the "breeder" down and
removed over 230 dogs, that were in poor condition,
from stacked-up crates in her house and garage. Some
of the pregent mothers where even blind and deaf. Some
of the dogs were in such bad condition that they had
to be put to sleep. She had been charging over $2000
for each of the puppies and selling ill puppies by faking
health certificates, puppies that were not well enough
to pass off as healthy were abanonded at local shelters-
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These dogs even came from champion lines... So, please,
even if you are going to buy a pure bred dog from, what
you hear is, a respectable breeder, insist to view the
facilities at which the dogs are kept as well as the
puppies parents! If it weren't for the concern and efforts
of the breeders customers, the state and humane society
never would have been able to act, let alone have even
been aware of the situation. |
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