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Wednesday February 2, 2011

Gem of the Day: "Yesterday is but a vision, and tomorrow is only a dream. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a dream of hope."
~Anonymous~


Click here to go to Small Paws Rescue Ebay, to bid on this one of a kind "Noah's Ark" dress, made especially for Small Paws Rescue by Sally Flynn, in memory of Small Paws Volunteer, Chris Wierer who passed away January 5.
See More Info below about this exquisite labor of love!



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Small Paws Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Ok. 74107

Click on the Bichon puppy to see page 2 of the Small Paws Rescue Newsletter, including fostering and adoption information.

Dear Small Pawsers,

Welcome to our newest members of our Small Paws® Rescue Online Newsletter, especially to those of you who have seen us on Fox and Friends in New York City, or on Animal Planet on "Dogs 101."

Click Here to View Most Recent Appearance on Fox and Friends On Youtube!

Click here for backstage photos taken at the Fox New studios in New York City!

Welcome! We hope you enjoy reading about the Bichons and the people who love them!

If you missed our last newsletter, here it is.

First of all, little Christmas Eve in Ohio, made it through her heart murmur repair, beautifully!

Thank you all for helping us to help her!

Ok! We have a very special and beautiful item up for bid on our "Small Paws Rescue Ebay" page.

Thank you Sally for this stunningly beautiful donation and all of the love and dedication behind it!

Click here to bid now before this auction ends!

<From: Sally Flynn [mom2daisy@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:11 PM
To: 'Pup3@aol.com'
Subject: Daisy's Donation

Dear Miss Robin,



I never met you in person. I never had the chance to be held in your arms and get a hug or a pat on the head. I never had the chance to give you a few of my kisses and they are sweet kisses if I must say so myself. According to my mom, that could possibly happen one day. Don't worry. I will not become a rescue. My mommy could never part with me but she did promise to try to take me to your next Bichon bash for our vacation.

That is not why I am writing to you Miss Robin. I'm writing because my mommy gave me permission to do something special so I better get to it!

My name is Daisy and boy oh boy, I have a surprise for you! I would like to give you a very special dress made in the memory of Chris Wierer who left us so suddenly on January 5th.

I know how much Auntie Chris loved her Bichon babies and how much she loved Small Paws for all the good it does for so many innocent and helpless Bichons.



Auntie Chris loved all of God's creatures so me and mommy found it fitting to make this design on a dress in memory of her.


If you can't tell from the pictures, it's Noah's Ark.


It is smocked and it even has a petticoat in the dress!


The dress will fit a furry girl of a medium size. Her neck should be between 14 and 16 inches. Her chest can be between 18 and 21 inches and her top line can be between 15 to 18 inches to fit her nicely.
Rather than Velcro, the dress closes with snaps.

I know there are a lot of furry boys and girls in need of help right now. They deserve the chance to have the great love and care so many of us are blessed with.



I hope my gift will bring in money to help these sweet babies that just don't know how lucky they are yet. I trust you will make sure it goes towards something important like that.

I'm also sure this one of a kind dress will be a treasure to whoever gets it and I know Chris will make a star in the sky twinkle extra bright with delight. Hey! I made a rhyme!!

Thank you Miss Robin for everything that you and Small Paws does.

Luv, Daisy Flynn>

Thank you so very much for this work of art, Sally! Let the bidding begin!

Next, we have these two sets of bonded pairs, in boarding, at our Tulsa clinic and though they don't look like Bichons, they have Bichons somewhere in their recent history!

We desperately need a foster home for each of these young bonded pairs who will give someone many years of love and enjoyment!

We will pay to fly them both to an approved SPR foster home, or they are ready to be adopted to an approved forever home!

Fill out our Online Foster and Volunteer Application Form!

Fill out on Online Application to Adopt A Bichon from Small Paws Rescue

Ok. I can explain why we have 2 year old Travis and his litter-mate, Nancy. I know he isn't a Bichon. I mean, not exactly. It's my fault.

This was the first picture I saw of him in an Austin, TX shelter.

He was sick and so was his sister. From his first picture he looked as if he might be a Bichon mix, and he sure looked as if he needed us as his next stop was due to be the morgue, if you get my drift.



Now they are both well and totally vetted and out of nowhere they started growing this wild fur and look to be more like Bichonawannabe's. HA!

It's my fault. I did it. I told Glennda Bruce, our Team Leader to South Texas to pull them both, so, we have them now.

Man, monkey or mouse, they are ours and they need a foster home.

They are great with other dogs and with kids. Sometimes, some of our rescues can't go to homes with kids. Sometimes the little puppy mill rescues are just too scared of sudden movements and sounds.

This pair can go to a home with kids!

They love everyone and everything!

What kind of mix are they?

WHAT KIND OF MIX WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO BE??!

HELP AND WORK WITH ME HERE! HA!


And we still have Lilo ( 3 year old female) and Stich, (3 year old male) whose litter we affectionately named "The Holsteins."

They came back to us after their adopted owners lost their jobs due to the economy. they love other dogs and kids as well!


Bonnie Ferguson and I delivered this litter in at our Tulsa clinic and their Mama IS a Bichon. We were there when they popped their little heads out. We suspect their Daddy was a Shih-Tzu but their Mama was so upset and would only say that she never wanted to SEE him again, so this is all we know.

When they don't wanna talk about it, what are ya gonna do??

Both of these darling bonded pairs need a home TOGETHER.

They may be adopted for a "two for one" adoption fee of only $150.00 for each pair!

Lastly, we want to include this thank you letter from Michele Hughes, our Official Small Paws Rescue soldier, who has been stationed in Afghanistan.

She is coming home safe and sound and sends her most sincere thanks to all of you!

Subject: Thank You
Date: 1/31/2011 12:32:47 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: hughesmi68@hotmail.com
Robin,

To everyone at Small Paws Rescue who supported me during my deployment to Afghanistan this past year. The packages, cards, prayers and letters were greatly appreciated! My time in Afghanistan if finally done! I will be home by the end of next week as I start my travel later on this week.

For those of you who do not know me, I found Small Paws shortly after my first Bichon, Bailey, died back in early 2004. I was in a state of deep depression and discovering this wonderful organization was one of the best things that happened to me.





Members of Small Paws also supported me during my Iraq deployment back in 2004-2005. I want to thank each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart. I couldn't have gotten through either deployment without all of your support.

Robin, thank you for all the prayer requests as well. Keep those coming as I start traveling this week heading home. There are 100 of us going home to help set up shop until the rest of the unit gets home.

I love this organization and could not imagine my life without it. One of these years I want to attend one of the many Bichon bashes that are held, not only for the sheer joy of doing it, but so that I may meet some of you that share our obsession with the breed!

Thank you all again and please pray that we all make it home safe and sound and can be with our families once again!

Michelle Hughes>

So that's the news that is the news!

And please don't worry about us here at the home office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where we have been blessed with 16-21 inches of snow!

Our snow plows are stuck on the highways, bless their hearts. (The snow plow drivers, not the snow plows.)

We are safe in our homes with no plans of driving anywhere for a while!

One of my Bichons, my little heart dog Spunky the Monkey Man, is pretty low to the ground.

Here we are , Spunky the Monkey Man and me,
in warmer times at the Riverwalk in Jenks, Ok.

Spunky keeps announcing, "We awe in a state of emewgency. If you drive you will be in an assident. We awe in a state of emewgency.."

I need to turn off the news. All My Love, Robin

P.S. This was sent to us as a possible way to raise funds for SPR! Enjoy!

He Will Draw Your Dog
Artist turns hobby into fundraiser for shelters and rescues

See vet bills paid by Small Paws Rescue for January of 2011, totalling
$42, 990.13 which is an average of $1, 386.78 per day..

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From Small Paws Ebay!


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I list new items as time allows so check back often. Please remember to leave SPR positive feedback on Ebay when the auction has ended to your satisfaction. Thank-you! Patti

Visit the Small Paws® Rescue Online E-Store where lots of items are on clearance and we have some new items as well!!


Try GoodSearch.com as your search engine and as your online shopping portal!
Small Paws is signed up and each time you use it, either to search or to go to an online seller, funds are sent to Small Paws for the Bichons! You can buy those shoes at Zappos and those books at Amazon *AND* donate to Small Paws Rescue! Try it out! So far, Small Pawsers have done 102, 784 searches and have shopped to raise $1,967.51 for Small Paws Rescue!

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"Trust, a Deadly Disease"
A MUST read, sent in by our Team Leader
to the Carolinas, Kathryn Smith
~By Sharon Mathers. Published 1988 in Canine Concepts
and Community Animal Control Magazine.~

Humphrey Sisco
Dec 26, 1993~ Aug 30, 2006

When I first saw this beautiful picture of Cheri Sisco's "Humphrey", I thought it was truly the epitome of what we do, and why we do it. I wanted to use this black and white picture of Humphrey, taken only days before his death due to congestive heart failure, to let those who may be new to Small Paws, know what we do and why we do it. Without Small Paws, Humphrey would have never known love. He would have died in a kill shelter, sick and alone. Because of Small Paws, and Cheri Sisco, he lived, he loved, and he smiled.

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