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| Dawn, Splash and Roxie |
Dawn has shared her life with a variety of "creatures great and small". She has had a long love affair with horses,
but is best known for her work with hedgehogs. She is author of the book, "The Happy, Healthy Hedgehog", and has trained
veterinarians and veterinary technicians on hedgehog handling and care.
Dawn has been an invited speaker to WEZAM, the Wildlife Exotic and Zoo Animal Medicine conference, at the University
of Wisconsin. Her articles on hedgehogs, chinchillas, guinea pigs, and other small pets have appeared in numerous trade
and consumer publications. Dawn developed and sponsors IHOG, an agility program for hedgehogs, is a judge for the International
Hedgehog Association, and has assisted with 4-H small animal projects.
Dawn describes herself as a perpetual student, participating in clinics and apprenticeships on a regular basis to continue
her training. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Holistic Health.
Through her stature in the exotic pocket pet community, she has developed a practice that includes rabbits, guinea pigs,
snakes, poison arrow frogs, bearded dragons and even millipedes, in addition to hedgehogs, dogs, cats and horses.
Dawn and her husband currently share their mini-farm with their two pound puppies, Splash and Roxie, their barn cat Callie, five hedgehogs,
Aldebaron, Esmirelda, Damien, Princess Ramina and Lady Morgana, the troll in the basement and a lot of nature spirits.
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