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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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    The dog's behavior: Noem wrote that Cricket, a wire-haired pointer, had an "aggressive personality" and was "untrainable". She described taking the dog on a pheasant hunt, where Cricket became overly excited and ruined the hunt. 
    
    The chicken attack: On the way home, Noem stopped at a family's home that owned chickens. Cricket jumped out of the truck and attacked and killed some of the chickens.  
    
    The decision to shoot: When Noem intervened, the dog bit her. Noem wrote that she "hated that dog" and that it was "dangerous to anyone she came in contact with". She then took the dog to a gravel pit and shot it.  
    
    The reasoning: She framed the event as an example of being willing to make "difficult, messy, and ugly" decisions, a point she wanted to illustrate to readers.  
    
    The goat: In the same episode, Noem also shot and killed one of her family's goats, which she described as "nasty and mean" and given to chasing her children. She shot the goat twice after the first shot missed.