Wire Fox Terrier Rescue Midwest Off the Wire

Many people in the Midwest are shocked to learn of the puppy mill auctions which actively take place in the States of Ohio and Missouri. The Amish dog auction in Holmes County, Ohio and the astonishing number which exist in the State of Missouri need to be abolished as all puppy mills and dog auctions should be. On our Adoption Info page we have just a few of the websites listed which actively dedicate themselves to educating and stopping these horrific situations. With Google and other search engines being such advanced tools for knowledge, it allows the public to be aware and get educated as to what is going on around us.

Puppy Millers or breeders do not care well for these precious angels. They are never bathed or groomed, receive medical attention or care and rarely if ever see outside of their kennel or cage. They never get a loving hand or touch or any sort of affection. Often times, they are abused and mistreated with violence. When you see that puppy in a pet shop, ask to see pictures of their parents.

The question has been raised in the past as to where does Rescue obtain puppies. One wire fox terrier breeder went so far as to post a comment on a breeders site only to have to apologize after the fact. We rescue dogs from puppy mills in the Midwest. We use our personal funds and wire money to rescue contacts in that particular state who obtain the dogs. The transport chain of kind volunteers bring the dogs to Rescue in Iowa. Every breed Rescue has a different philosophy on this. Some refuse to help these dogs as they feel it is putting funds in the puppy millers' pockets. Other Rescues, such as ours, feel that these dogs more so than any others truly need saving. These millers would get the money anyway from another miller who will continue to starve, abuse, mistreat and cause these animals to live in horrific conditions. Also, when Rescues step in and remove these dogs from milling situations - the cycle is broken and these dogs cannot produce more dogs and those dogs produce more dogs etc. Often times, we get a female and when she is taken to the vet for spaying, it is discovered she is pregnant. Hence the picture of all the puppies on the stairs on the Home page. Other times we are able to get the puppies from the miller before they can begin to live a horrible life. A puppy miller will start breeding the female dogs as soon as she first comes into heat which could be 5 months old.

At a recent puppymill auction in Missouri, WFT Rescue was there to save
3 wire fox terrier puppies. These girls can be found on the Gallery. Also
at this auction was Onana, a Welsh Terrier, and her beautiful puppies.
She is 3 years old and so accustomed to living in a house and house trained,
we just knew she was someones pet at one time. Although there were other
Welsh Terriers at this auction and knew we could not take them all, we just
could not leave Onana behind with her babies. We did contact Welsh
Rescue but they declined as they do not take dogs from puppymills. So here
they are at Wire Fox Terrier Rescue in Iowa and just as cute as can be.
There are three girls and two boys - born February 9, 2008. They are being
adopted quickly and now there is only 1 little girls available. They are
health checked, microchipped, fecal checked and vaccinated for their age.
They will require an owner who is terrier experienced, home and has time
to train, play, socialize and teach them how to be a good puppy.

We received an email from Sally in Missouri alerting us to a Wire Fox Terrier being offered free in her local classifieds in Rolla, Missouri. The ad was horrifying and read: I have a free wire fox. He has a deformed foot. He can be brought to Rolla to the dump on V if you get him the the morning so he doesn't have to sit in the truck when its hot. Obviously this little boy needed our help. We asked Sally if she could secure him for us and help transport him to Rescue. She agreed and we cannot thank her enough - Thank you Sally! We are calling him MISTER - he is 2 years old. The groomer said he was scared of the bath - probably never has had one before. But he was very good for the grooming. He is friendly and adorable. More info on this little boy will follow. Please keep him in mind if you would like to help him have a normal, safe life he deserves.