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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Gem of the Day: Welcome to a special Saturday edition of the Small Paws Rescue Newsletter, with matching challenges made in memory of LuLu Danklefsen.

Also, now is the time to send in your stories and pictures of your Bichons to Bev Bev Van Zant at beverlyvanzant@gmail.com!

Her Online Bichon Bash is coming up! For each of your Bichon's story that are used on her blog, Beverly sends in a donation!
Read last years stories! Scroll down for details!



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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 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.

First, LIVE from Manhattan in NEW YORK CITY, from Deborah Berger and her celebrity Bichon, Boris, we have this challenge for anyone who has ever loved and lost a beloved furbaby, in honor of LuLu Danklefsen. Thank you Deb.

"Lulu" Danklefsen passed away on Friday 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.

Subject: Deborah Berger
Date: 1/20/2012 6:54:19 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: normetski@aol.com
To: pup3@aol.com

Hope this video puts a smile on your face. In answer to your request this is my response. My first true Heart Dog was a rescue and her name was Lulu, who went to the bridge August, 2006. To this day my eyes well up when I think of her, a few months later my first Bichon, Tosca, who just about made it to 17, passed to the bridge, both of them were blind and deaf and had kidney problems. Because of Tosca I started reading about Bichons which led me to SPR,
which eventually brought me Mr. Manhattan, aka Louie Vuitton now known as Boris Berger. Then within the year I lost my little yorkie, Carmen and then Thanksgiving 2010 my dear Oliver, a rescue cat went to the bridge. I've never forgotten the love and selflessness each one imparted.
Including Boris, I have 3 more rescues for a total of 4 in a Manhattan Condo, thank goodness Central Park is a block away. Boris would like to honor each one with a $50.00 challenge for a total of $200.00.
So please, I know almost all of you have experienced loss with your pets. Lets honor this little Lulu and her wonderful parents who gave her the life she so deserved.

Many thanks, Deborah Berger and a grateful Bichon named Boris Berger>

And from Deb Snider, in Norman, Oklahoma, we have this poetic challenge. Thank you, again, Deb! Who will buy a line?!

From: Deborah Snider [mailto:egsnider2@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:05 AM

Hi Robin. I ‘d like to issue the following matching challenge, in memory of LuLu and to help with our daily expenses for the never-ending stream of new kids. As a volunteer, I know the costs associated with helping each and every one. But LuLu wants us to do our best. She knew how hard life could be, and how sweet with love and care.

There are 24 lines in this verse. I would like to get this started with a $20 donation, and ask that 24 other SPR folks step forward with a $20 donation to “buy a line”.

I will match each, up to a total of $500. Let’s do this in LuLu’s memory, and for all the dogs that have no one else to come for them, but Small Paws. I’d remind us all, as Robin has - we are the last chance for so many. Saving the lives of these wonderful beings is well worth the effort. Thank you for your support - and please “buy a line”!

I am LuLu, and I have
A tale to tell to you
A little bit about my life
And something you can do.

My early years were not too good
Spent in a puppy mill
I was saved, but didn’t know.
It would get worse, still.

I did not know that I was safe
and ran away, to find
that great big trains cause great big harm
to small Bichon behinds.

Saved yet again, I found a home
where love was all around
For once I knew without a doubt
That true love knows no bounds.

My life was rough, but ended well
with many years of love
Give one more dog the chance for this
And joy comes from above.

Look once into my eyes
And you will clearly see
That my life now is up to you
I’m waiting – come for me. >

And from Nancy in MA., we have this challenge in honor of Lulu. Thank you Nancy.

<From: "thepetnanny" <thepetnanny1@verizon.net>
Sent: Fri, January 20, 2012 17:41
Subject: in memory of Lulu

I would like to issue a challenge to all SPR family in memory of Lulu. She's shining down on us and hoping that we will donate just a little something in memory of her. I would like to issue a matching challenge of $25.00. I hope some people can match me in memory of Lulu. Sounds like she was pretty special.

Godspeed Lulu
Nancy Lohnes>

And we have something special coming, right around the corner! Thank you Bev and Tyler, again! This is such a lovely thing that you do for Small Paws!

Ok, get out your pictures and stories! On your marks, get set, GO!

Subject: The Online Bichon Bash in March!
Date: 1/20/2012 3:16:31 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: beverlyvanzant@gmail.com

Dear Robin and Bonnie,

The 4th annual Online Bichon Bash for Small Paws is right around the corner!

The entire month of March, I will devote every day to posting about Small Paws on my blog (www.PetCareBev.com) in order to raise money for Small Paws.

Here is my challenge to all Small Pawsers everywhere: Send me your stories! Send me your photos! Send them me at beverlyvanzant@gmail.com.

I want to flood my blog with the Fluffy story of how wonderful Small Paws is!

And for every story and photo that I'm able to use, I pledge $5.00 to Small Paws. (Here's a link if you'd like to see all the stories we posted last year to raise money: http://petcarebev.com/2011/03/) Last year, this cost me $300.00 I would love to see that amount doubled!

C'mon people! Send me your stories, run up my contribution, and force me to eat mac and cheese for the month of April!

Thanks, everyone, for your help and participation in the Online Bichon Bash for Small Paws!

Yours in Fluffiness,
Bev Van Zant
and Tyler Small Paws >

That's all for now. Louie is standing by to take your donations by email or by phone!

If you've made a past donation by credit card, you may e-mail Louie Bertolino at louieb@smallpawsrescue.org to let him know the amount of your donation for the Bichons.

You may also call Louie on his cell phone at 1-424-442-9484
Louie is on Eastern Standard Time!
(Please leave a message and Louie will return your call if he is not available!)

Have a wonderful weekend! All My Love, Robin

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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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!


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!

How to Become a Much Needed Small Paws® Rescue Foster Parent!

See how we REALLY feel about our volunteers!

Prayer Reports and Requests

(God loves you more than anyone else ever has,
and more than anyone else ever will!)

Hear the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir sing "So You Would Know."

Will God let us have our beloved pet's in heaven?

Information About Our Programs

(Let Us Help You to Keep Your Pet During Tough Financial Times)

"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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