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Thursday , June 23, 2011

Gem of the Day: "You've got to give a little, take a little,
and let your poor heart break a little.
That's the story of, that's the glory of..love."

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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 have seen us on Fox and Friends in New York City, or on Animal Planet on "Dogs 101."

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

If you missed our last newsletter, here it is

This is as serious of a newsletter as I've ever written in the last thirteen years.

I've been asking God to give our Board the strength to make hard decisions, in order to preserve the organization as a whole.

Last night, I spoke with our Board of Trustees by phone, and with Vicki Furstenburg, one of our North Texas Team Leaders, and with Sindy Parsons, one of our South Texas Team Leaders.

Dr. Cindy Leigh, the other North Texas Team Leader is one of our Board members, and I had already spoken to her earlier in the evening.

Christina Waterman, our other South Texas Team Leader, is out for a while due to the sudden loss of a relative, whose funeral is today. Please keep her in your prayers.

The problem I'm about to share with has been heavy on the minds of our board members, for weeks now.

We are all in 100% agreement that without immediate help, this decision needs to be made, but we are also in 100% agreement that it is breaking our hearts.

We have 19 Bichons in the large state of Texas, both north and south Texas, who are either currently waiting for foster homes now or will be in the next few days,

I've tried and I can't seem to raise funds for even three of them to have treatment for heartworms and they are hard positives.

The cost for Heartworm Treatment, just for these three, is $1500.00.

I don't even know what else to do for those three Bichons.

The other 16 are either being vetted or in quarantine, sometimes at the rate of up to $24.00 per night.

WE SIMPLY CAN'T CONTINUE TO TAKE BICHONS IN, IN TEXAS, WITHOUT PLACES FOR THEM TO GO.

We have many volunteers listed, who for one reason or another, aren't able to help foster.

I understand that. Really I do.

It's summer and there are lots of things going on for people to be doing.

Vacations, ball games, golf.

Of course we understand that and that people need to have time with their families.

Summer is also the time we are being slammed hard with Bichons on the euthanasia list, all throughout Texas and other parts of the country, and folks, WE HAVE NO WHERE FOR THEM TO GO.

Our vets give us only a certain number of spaces for rescue. They are full.

Paying boarding takes away from the amount of funds we can spend on actual vetting.

This morning, there is a little two year old female who was found hiding under a car.

Her time is up today and she is on the list to be euthanized at the shelter TODAY.

If we take "Emma", that makes 20 with no place to go and that makes nights when we are lying in bed, counting Bichons instead of sheep.

You know me by now.

You know that I will do anything and everything in my power to save the lives of Bichons who are about to be killed in a shelter, usually not due to dog issues, but because of "people" issues.

It's summer. The move is on for people to move and to abandon Bichons and other dogs that have given love and comfort for 10 years or more.

I know that some people think, "Leave them at the shelter. Small Paws will take the Bichons because they always have."

I know this because they have told me this.

We can't take in more Bichons in Texas until we have places for the ones we have now.

I'm putting together some pictures and bios to tell you about the Bichons we have now, a few at a time over the next few newsletters.

If we fly these dogs to other foster homes in other states, we will still need funds to do that.

It runs an average of $220.00 per dog to fly one.

Times 20, and you can see the problem.

After we paid our last vet bills, last Monday night, our bookkeeper Dave Hagadorn told me this balance:

"-$3,772 not left over."

We have raised $1150.00 since then, which is not keeping up with what it costs to operate for even a day.

We are still -$2720.00 in the red.

We are going to have to be on hold in Texas, while we try with everything we have to move some of the dogs we already have now, in Texas, into foster care.

We have got to find a way to have more foster homes.

If you are in Texas and can offer to help with fostering one of these dogs please let please let Susan Harbor know at slharbur@iowatelecom.net.

She is keeping track of dogs needing foster care and of you who are willing to take one of these precious lives into your home.

Was your adopted dog from a shelter?

If so, please think about giving life to another one just like yours.

If you are not in Texas and can take in a foster dog, please let Susie know.

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If you can help with an airfare, please let me know.

We need help to be able to save lives.

I think so many folks have thought that others will step up, so they aren't needed.

This couldn't be farther from the truth.

We need you. They need you.

Please pray for the shelter dogs in Texas, and for the Team Leaders who are exhausted and don't know where to turn next.

This is critical.

Thanks for reading this. You can probably tell I'm beside myself over this.

This is hard for everyone, I know.

All My Love, Robin

Two year old Gucci needs either a permanent home or another foster home.
He is currently in South Texas. He was brought into the shelter with a broken back and leg. He is all well, now.


Cooper is about 2 years old. He finished his heartworm treatment at the end of April. Our vet wants to wait 3 months after treatment before he is neutered, because his heartworms were so bad. He wears a Belly Band, and most of time it is not used. He is in San Antonio.

12 year old Samson is heartworm positive.


Two year old Zeke is heartworm positive. He was found as a stray and was rescued from a shelter.

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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!!

The Auction is closed but the fund raising goes on. Explore the E- Store and E Bay of SPR to help continue the funds coming in. The e-store has new items already since the auction, and many new things arriving every few days. Check out the Salt and Peppers, the colorful bumper stickers that match the new mouse pads. And WATCH for the new items coming.


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Thank you for your continuing support.

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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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