Winnipeg Free Press By: Jessica Scott-Reid This file photo shows a conibear trap which killed a dog named Pippin in 2012. It took 30 long minutes for Ruby the dog to die, as her neck was crushed in the grips of a metal conibear trap. Her owner, Cathy Gagnon, could do nothing but futilely struggle to remove the trap, watching her companion gasp for air and slowly die. The incident happened just north of Winnipeg last month, as Gagnon and Ruby were enjoying a winter walk. Opinion It took 30 long minutes for Ruby the dog to die, as her neck was crushed in the grips of a metal conibear trap. Her owner, Cathy Gagnon, could do nothing but futilely struggle to remove the trap, watching her companion gasp for air and slowly die. The incident happened just north of Winnipeg last month, as Gagnon and Ruby were enjoying a winter walk.