It’s been all over the news that the Wisconsin Humane Society bought Puppy Haven Kennels, a puppy mill in Markenson, so that the 1,100 plus dogs could be taken out of cages and put in loving homes. When I read about this for the first time in the Journal Sentinel I pleaded with my mom to get one, but that’s pretty standard procedure in my house. My brother and sister and I have been begging for a dog for as long as I can remember, so I definitely found it surprising that we actually ended up getting one of the puppy mill dogs.
On Monday night my sister was so excited because my mom told her that they could go look at the dogs the next day. When she told me about it I just shrugged it off as another fruitless trip they would make to the Humane Society, where my sister would fall in love with a dog that my parents thought was too big, too hyper, or too much of a shedder.
When they came home, though, my sister was holding a tiny girl poodle mix who instantly became the favorite member of the family.
We haven’t decided on a name yet, but I like Genevieve and my sister likes Zoey. Any suggestions?
