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The Rainbow Bridge

Inspired By a Norse Legend a Poem By Steve and Diane Bodofsky

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

 

We've said Good Night, but not Goodbye.  These special goats live on in their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters.

NATL PGCH Whirlwind Farms No Boundaries
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1998 NPGA National Champion Buck
Sire:  NATL PGCH Whirlwind Farms Merlin (1991 Natl. Ch. Buck)
Dam:  Whirlwind Farms Sophisticated Lady
Date of Birth:  4/10/96

NB passed peacefully over the Rainbow Bridge on December 14, 2006.

 

PGCH Lynbil Pygmy's Ike

26 Permanent Grand Champions in his 5 Generation Pedigree!
Sire:  PGCH Precious Pygmies Ike (1992 National Ch. Buck)
Dam:  PGCH Creekside Farm Becca Sue
Date of Birth:  5/2/96

Ike went over the Rainbow Bridge on March 22, 2005.  His passing was peaceful.  He lives on in his many kids.

 

Lily Valley Pygmies Rockne
 
2 x Grand Champion
Sire: Smokey Mountains Winchester 
Dam: M & M Pygmies Nyce
Date of Birth: February 1, 1993

Rockne retired from showing due to a shoulder injury.  We euthanized Rockne in the spring of 2001 due to increasing discomfort from arthritis and his bad shoulder.  He had an incredible impact on the quality of our herd, one daughter is a PGCH another has 2 GCH wins.  Their offspring have consistently done well in the showring.  He is sorely missed.

 

Maggidan's Minis Bricklin
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2 x Reserve Junior Champion
Sire: 2 x GCH Lily Valley Pygmies Rockne 
Dam: RSA Hebe
Date of Birth: 2/21/99

Bricklin passed over the Bridge on 11/23/06, he was 7 years old.  Bricklin was wethered in 2005 and lived his last year or so with all the girls.  Here he is hanging out with Sandman our marker buck.  Sandman is 10 years old, when he was about 18 months old we had him vasectomized and made him our marker buck.

Maggidan's Minis Sandman (the white caramel buck pictured above) joined his buddy Bricklin at the Rainbow Bridge on January 31, 2008.  He was born just a few days after Hurricane Fran blew through in September 1996, changing the look of Maggidan's Minis pastures forever.  His sire was Lynbil Pygmy's Crown Royal and his dam was Laurel Mtn. Topaz.  Sandman taught us a lot about how a buck interacts with his herd of does.  In his mind ALL of the kids were his and he was a very proud herdbuck.

 

PGCH Harper Valley Dakota

Sire: Bizzy Acres Noah  
Dam: Lucky Charms Mighty Sassy
Date of Birth: 3/12/95

Dakota crossed over quietly in the night December 5, 2007.  A rambunctious and fractious buck in his early years, he mellowed to being a fine old gentleman during his many years on our farm.

 

Lynbil Pygmy's Crown Royal

Reserve Grand Champion, 2 x Junior Champion
Sire:  NATL PGCH Precious Pygmies Ike
Dam:  Lynbil Pygmy's Lady Di
DOB:  4/23/95

We euthanized Royal in 2001 due to arthritis.  He was our first champion buck and a real gentleman.  We are very proud to have owned him.  We only have one daughter, Pavo, but we have a grand daughter Moonpie.

 

Maggidan's Minis Candy Man
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Senior and Grand Champion
Sire:  PGCH Whirlwind Farms No Boundaries
Dam:  Maggidan's Minis Candy Kisses
DOB: 3/9/03

We lost Candy Man from Urinary Calculi, our first case in 16 years.  We were so proud of him when he won his GCH at the 2005 National Convention.

 

Redbud Eight Buffy
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Grand dam of GCH Maggidan's Minis Candy Man
Sire:  Redbud Eight Dusty
Dam:  Raby's Hillside Acres Sissy
DOB:  10/30/90

Buffy quietly passed away several days after her 16th birthday.

 

PromisedLand Whatta Charm
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2 x Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, Reserve Senior Champion
Sire: PGCH WWF No Boundaries (1998 Natl. Ch. Buck)
Dam: Lucky Charm's Destiny
Date of Birth: 7/30/97

Charm has passed on, leaving us with two outstanding daughters, Whatta Doll and Rockette.

 

Maggidan's Minis Bailey
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Sire:  PGCH Harper Valley Dakota
Dam:  Maggidan's Minis Espresso

Bailey was one of our first Dakota daughters and gave us our second set of quadruplets.

 

Maggidan's Minis Glory Bound

Sire:  NATL PGCH Whrilwind Farms No Boundaries
Dam:  Laurel Mt. Sapphire

Glory was one of our first No Boundaries does.  She was a bottle baby having been orphaned at birth so she was exceptionally sweet and spoiled.  She gave us our first Bad Bob baby, Sophie, and lives on through her beautiful daughter.

 

Maggidan's Minis Raindance
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Sire:  PGCH Harper Valley Dakota
Dam:  Lynbil Pygmy's Classy Lady II
DOB:  5/1/02

Raindance died suddenly (of a massive abdominal tumor) in March 2007.  She leaves us with Moondance her beautiful daughter.

 

Lynbil Pygmy's Starr... Born May 2000 and crossed over April 2007

 

 

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