"Jackie Hibbard's voice softens when she recalls how her dog, a terrier-mutt named Itchy, was hit and killed by a car two years ago.

But even in death, Itchy is there every morning when the 40-year-old Gilliam, Mo., resident wakes up. Itchy lies on the bedroom floor, her head on her paws and her eyes wide open.

Ms. Hibbard had her freeze-dried."

- Freeze-Dried Fido: Man's Best Friend For Life -- and Beyond --- Bereaved Pet Owners Adopt New Form of Taxidermy; The Profits are `Phenomenal'
By Jeffrey Krasner. Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition [New York, N.Y] 09 Jan 2001