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Friday, January 20, 2012
Gem of the Day: "It is a fearful thing
to love what death can touch."
~ Anonymous ~
"Lulu" Danklefsen passed away last
night at age 15.
She had been run
over by a train back in
2005, and lost one
of her feet.
A prosthetic boot
was made especially for
Lulu.
Lulu is once again running on all fours on
streets paved with pure gold.
Thank you Sandy and Paul for loving her so
very much. Story below.
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Dear Small Pawsers,
Welcome to our newest members of our Small Paws® Rescue Online Newsletter, especially to those of
you who may have
seen us on October
24, 2011
on Fox and Friends in New York City, or on Animal Planet on "Dogs 101.", or you may have recently read about us
in
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness,
101 Stories about
Finding Your Purpose,
Passion
and Joy , or you may have seen us on "Inside Edition" with Deborah Norville.
Click here for the latest YouTube video of
our December 12, 2011 appearance on Fox &
Friends!
Click here for new backstage photos and videos
taken at the Fox News studios in NYC on December
12!
Welcome! We hope you enjoy reading about
the Bichons and the people who love them!
If you missed our last newsletter, click here to read it.
Some of you may remember back in February
of 2005, when we were contacted by a local
animal control in Ohio.
They said it was
about a dog that
was found
near the train track,
wearing our tags,
missing
part of her leg.
The vets suspected
she had
been hit by the train.
She had been recently adopted and had gotten
away from her new owners. She was a puppy
mill rescue.
Sandy and Paul took her into foster care
and began the process of surgeries, and rehab.
Then they gave Lulu their last name.
I spoke to Sandy back in November. The producer's
of Inside Edition had shown some interest
in including Lulu's story in our segment.
Sandy told me that Lulu was 15 years old
and was doing great, and that she had just
returned from the groomers.
This morning, I got this e-mail from Sandy.
<Subject: Lulu
Date: 1/20/2012 6:50:31
A.M. Central Standard
Time
From: topflightkennels@yahoo.com
Hi Robin,
This is about LuLu. Yesterday she hadn't
been feeling well. Wasn't eating, so I cooked
up some rice and chicken, she ate very little.
The sad news is she went to The Rainbow Bridge
at 4:45 a.m. this morning. I held her for
3 hours then it was time for her to take
the stairway to heaven, oh God please welcome
her to the Rainbow Bridge to run and play
with all the others that came before her.
This was so quick, she did not suffer much.
As you know she was one tough cookie!
GOD SPEED LULU I
will see you again
someday!
Sandy Danklefsen>
Reflecting back on Lulu's life, brought smiles
and tears for me this morning.
Most rescue groups would have been forced
to euthanize her after the train incident.
But because of you, because of this magnificent
obsession, we were able to raise the needed
funds for her medical care.
Still today we are
contacted as a last
resort
for so many Bichons.
We are asked to take in diabetic Bichons,
Bichons who were having seizures, and of
course, the inevitable, "He is just
too old, and is starting to get sick now
so I don't want him anymore" reason
for surrendering a Bichon to rescue.
Without you, we would not be able to take
in Bichons needing medical care due to disease,
illness, or simply to age.
Without you, Bichons
like Lulu would not
have touched the
lives of so many.
We have many Bichons now, though they weren't
hit by a train, have medical issues that
need attention.
We have heartworm treatments happening in
South Texas, diabetics who are being regulated
in TN., and Bichons being tested for Cushing's
in New York.
Some days, I stare at this laptop screen,
hoping that something will come to me, so
that I can convey to you the urgency of their
needs.
I pray for some miraculous
words. Some miraculous
story. Some miraculous
rescue to tell you
about.
Nothing out of the
ordinary came to me and
that's the reason
you didn't get a newsletter
this morning.
This morning, Lulu
went to be with God, but
if ever there was
a miraculous story, it
was her's.
We don't seem to be able to raise funds for
the "nothing out of the ordinary is
wrong" Bichons, yet when you add it
up, they are costing us an average of $1300.00
plus, per day.
We really do need your help.
If you are able to
help us to continue to
rescue Bichons in
need of medical care, below
is the way for you
to do that.
Godspeed precious Lulu. You were loved. You
were wanted. Godspeed. All My Love, Robin
P.S. Below is an update on one little guy who
was rescued by Small Paws last week after
being surrendered by his owners who were
moving. He is 11, has cloudy eyes and was scheduled
for euthanasia at the shelter, had we not
come for him THAT day.
"Joey" has since had his teeth
cleaned, gotten his shots, and was groomed
before going to his new forever home with
one of his vet's other clients who happened
to be there when he was brought in.
Many thanks to Small
Pawser Mary Morgan
for picking Joey
up from the shelter!
Joey was groomed like a poodle, but I beg
to differ. We made sure to tell him that
a haircut doesn't change who you are!
"A rose by any other name would smell
as sweet."
See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue For
The First 17 Days of
January, 2012 Totalling
$22, 716.03 Averaging
$1,336.23 Per Day.
Companies Who Match Employees Donations
From Small Paws Ebay!
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"Small Paws Rescue Ebay SPR Ebay is open! Come and take a look.
Patti Newlin
If you have items to donate to sell on Ebay,
please email us!
Don't forget to visit
the Small Paws® Rescue Online E-Store
where lots of items are on clearance and
we have some new
items as well!!
Bib SPR 2011 logo.
Navy blue with white
Size for 6 month
and older. Navy with white
embroidered bichon.
Washable. Velcro
fasteners.
Sweatshirt in Navy
with white 2011 SPR
Logo,
featuring Bichon.
Med, LG, XL (ADD
SIZE IN
COMMENT SECTION AT
CHECKOUT)
T-shirt SPR White
Logo on Navy
Remember the Navy
shirts with White
SPR Logo
on the back? We're
bringing them back
due
to popular demand!
They are 100% soft
washable/dry
cotton with reenforced
seams. XL, 2 XL SELECT
SIZE IN COMMENT SECTION
IN CHECK OUT
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness
101 Stories about
Finding Your Purpose,
Passion
and Joy
by Jack Canfield,
Mark Victor Hansen
and
Amy Newmark.
Forward by Deborah
Norville.
Others share how
they found their
passion,
purpose, and joy
in life in these
101 personal
and exciting stories
that are sure to
encourage
readers to find their
own happiness. Stories
in this collection
will inspire readers
to
pursue their dreams,
find their passion
and
seek joy in their
life.
This book continues
Chicken Soup for
the
Soul's focus on inspiration
and hope, reminding
readers that they
can find their own
happiness.
The inspirational
story of Small Paws®
Rescue
is included as told
by author and SPR
Executive
Director, Robin Pressnall,
entitled "Filling
a Need". This
is Robin's second
publication
in the "Chicken
Soup for the Soul"
series.
Robin will sign each
book. Profits from
sales
will go to Small
Paws Rescue and the
rescued
Bichons!
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(God loves you more
than anyone else
ever
has,
and more than anyone
else ever will!)
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heaven?
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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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