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Wednesday Evening March 09, 2011

Gem of the Day: "Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain."
~ Author Unknown~

Click to hear the song. You know the one!

We are climbing up this mountain with our baby Samantha under our arms.
At the top, medical care and a surgeon await.


Samantha is under one year old, (the vet reports that she still has some of her deciduous puppy teeth) and weighs just under 11 pounds. She also has a broken hip. She needs surgery to repair it as soon as we can raise funds.

We have matching challenges for every budget ranging from $500.00 to $5.00.

I hope there is a someone who can meet each one of them.

Many thanks in advance to the challengers and to
those who are able to answer them!

See a short video of this darling baby girl. This was sent by vet techs the Roanoke TX. vet clinic who is caring for her now.

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If you've made a past donation by credit card, you may e-mail Susan Sebring at susan@smallpawsrescue.org to let her know the amount of your donation for the Bichons.

You may also call Susan on her cell phone at 785-224-7839

Susan is on Central Standard Time!
(Please leave a message and Susan will return your call if she is not available!)

You may also send a check or money order to:
Small Paws Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Ok. 74107

Click on the Bichon puppy to see AN UPDATED 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.

As you know our bank account was at -$4,757 as of this morning, after paying the following vet bills last Monday night.

See Vet Bills Paid For the first 7 days of March, Totalling $8126.60

The Veterinary Surgical Center in OKC, OK., and my hero, Dr. Skip Tangner, will do this surgery for us at a reduced rate of $2000.00.

We are trying to get our bank account up to where we can pay the vet bills we have so far AND pay for Samantha's surgery.

Samantha is being kept on pain meds until we can get her in for surgery, which I'm praying can take place on Friday.

This is a picture of her with "Malcolm" another dog they have at the Roanoke Animal Clinic, that looks like a black cocker spaniel mix, just to show you how small she is. This clinic, and their personnel, has been fabulous to Small Paws and to Samantha.

See another short video of this darling baby girl trying to walk.

We have the following matching donation challenges for you this evening!

I am praying over each and every one of them, that they can be met.

I am here. I'm not going anywhere. Susan Sebring, the Co-Founder of Small Paws Rescue is standing by to take your calls. 785-224-7839

Ok. We are going up this mountain. Are you ready?!

First from Sara O’Neil, at setup012@msn.com, we have a challenge that was called in to Susan for $500.00. Thank you so much Sara! Is there anyone who has been blessed enough to be able to match Sara's challenge?!

And from Susan Garrison, at scgmiata1@comcast.net, one of our Team Leaders to the Great State of Florida, we have this challenge for $500.00. Thank you Susan!

"I challenge everyone one to look into this precious girls eyes and give until you can't give any more. This baby needs all of us to give."

And LIVE, from Manhattan in New York City, we have this challenge from Deborah Berger and her Bichon, Boris. Thank you Deborah!

Here is the challenge. Turn up your speakers!

from our friend Sue Hodges, in Southern California, we have this challenge for $100.00. Thank you Sue!

<Subject: RE: Hit By Car Medical Emergency Bichon Female Under 1 Year Old
Date: 3/9/2011 12:26:27 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: Sue.Hodges@klgates.com

Robin, Please issue a $100. matching challenge to help with little Samantha. Best of luck!

Sue>

And from Sandy we have this challenge for $100.00. Thank you Sandy!

<From: sandy@zirkel.us
To: pup3@aol.com
Sent: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 2:12 pm
Subject: SAMANTHA

GOOD MORNING ROBIN, YES SOMEONE IS HERE AND ALSO VARY SAD TO HEAR ABOUT SWEET LITTLE SAMANTHA . I WANT TO START THE BALL ROLLING WITH A CHALLENGE OF $100.00 TO ANY ONE OUT THERE WITH LOVE IN THERE HEARTS FOR OUR LITTLE ANGELS. PLEASE TAKE THE MONEY OUT RIGHT AWAY. I'LL PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR LITTLE ONES OUT THERE THAT NEED OUR HELP AND LITTLE SAMANTHA. ALL MY LOVE AND PRAYS MOMMA LOVGREN>

And we have this challenge from Sherry Keller. Thank you Sherry!

<From: skeller2@pdq.net
Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 2:44 pm
Subject: Hit By Car Medical Emergency Bichon Female Under 1 Year Old
To: "Robin" <pup3@aol.com>

Please issue a challenge for $100.00. Thank you, so much. Prayers for all and many thanks. Sherry <

And we have this challenge for $50.00 from Wichita KS. Thank you Debbie, so very much!

<Subject: Re: Hit By Car Medical Emergency Bichon Female Under 1 Year Old
Date: 3/9/2011 12:31:45 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: debslocation@yahoo.com

Issuing a $50.00 challenge for those fluffs we have loved and now have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. My Chloe was so very precious. Debbie - Wichita, KS>

And from Grand Rapids Michigan, we have this challenge for $50.00. Thank you Darla!

<From: Darla Alexander wintercomesearly@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 3:22 PM
Subject: little Dallas girl

Please issue a matching challenge of $50 for little-Dallas-girl-hit-by-car-on-interstate's surgery, in memory of my two SPR bichons, Luba and Jubilee.

Darla Alexander
Grand Rapids, MI>

And from The Villagessss, Florida's Friendliest Home Town, we have this challenge for $50.00. Thank you Lynn!

Robin,

Please issue a $50 matching challenge for little Samantha. I hope we are able to raise the funds to help her.

Lynne McGibney
The Villages, FL>

And from Andrea Romans we have this challenge for $50.00. Thank you Andrea!

<Subject: RE: Hit By Car Medical Emergency Bichon Female Under 1 Year Old
Date: 3/9/2011 3:30:42 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: andrearomans@msn.com

Hi Robin,

I would like to issue a $50 challenge for little Samantha. She looks just like my Mom's little dog Buffy. My Mom lives in OK and found Buffy walking out on the road in the middle of nowhere all by herself. We think she may have been a puppy mill drop off. So in honor of Buffy (who may be related to Samantha, you never know:) I would like to issue this challenge.

Thank you, Andrea<

And from Madge Wilson, we have this challenge for $25.00. Thank you so very much, Madge!

<Subject: Bichon Hit By Car
Date: 3/9/2011 12:41:11 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: wilsondon@frontier.com

Hello Robin: I would like to issue a $25.00 challenge. I have several Vet bills of my own this month for my 3 fluffs, so this is the best I can do right now. Good Luck!!
Madge and fluffs>

And from our dear friend Stephanie Hunter, whose Dad passed away this week from cancer, we have this challenge. Stephanie, we are so very sorry for the loss of your father. We love you.

From: DANCINBLVD@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 3:19 PM
To: pup3@aol.com
Subject: Re: Hit By Car Medical Emergency Bichon Female Under 1 Year Old

See the Obituary for John Hunter and please sign the Guest Book Online.

I want to honor my dad who passed away this past Monday from cancer. I'd like to challenge anyone who has been affected in any way by cancer to please match me for $15.00. Stephanie>

And from Sheryl Street, Team Leader to The Great State of Utah, we have this challenge. Thank you Sheryl. So very much.

<Subject: Re: Hit By Car Medical Emergency Bichon Female Under 1 Year Old
Date: 3/9/2011 12:43:55 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: mickeystreets@aim.com

This little darling looks so much like my little LolaLily who I let go on ahead 13 mos. and 7 days ago. I will issue a challenge of $5 per doggie. Right now that is what I can afford. And maybe that is the only amount some others can afford to. >

Samantha needs us. So many others do too. I pray each and every one of these challenges is able to be met!

All My Love, Robin

See Vet Bills Paid For the first 7 days of March, Totalling $8126.60

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Prayer Reports and Requests

(Note from Robin: I need to apologize. I would never, ever leave someone's prayer request out of a newsletter on purpose. I lost one this prayer request and I think what happened is that my "smart"phone didn't "sync" with my laptop and it failed to put this prayer request in my "mailing news" folder.

I hope that each of you know that I would never, ever keep a prayer request from going out because the dog wasn't a Bichon.

Again, I apologize for missing this prayer request. Please pray for Teddy now, as he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is a Pomeranian.

Melba, I am so sorry for this diagnosis. We are praying for you both.

From: "Melba DeMartini" <mdemartini@satx.rr.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 2:14 pm
Subject: Teddy

Robin: No need to bother yourself on Teddy's behalf. The biopsy came back as positive for prostate carcinoma. For over 7 years, I have contributed whatever I could to help Small Paws, even though I have never owned a Bichon. I guess prayers would be coming Teddy's way if he was a Bichon. I'm sorry, but this seems to me to be the way it is. Melba

mdemartini@satx.rr.com writes:
Dear Robin: Do you remember me? Melba DeMartini, the lady that
asked you to rescue my Teddy's mama from that horrible Missouri puppy
mill. Because of you, Teddy and I had 5 wonderful years with
Peaches. We lost her year before last with lymphoma, and, now,
Teddy's life is in danger. Vet did ultrasound because of elevated
liver enzymes, and found suspicious mass and mineralizations in his
prostate. He had fine needle biopsy yesterday and we are waiting for
results today. Oh God, please let it not be cancer, for cancer of
the prostate in dogs is very aggressive Vet said. Teddy is 12 years
old and has been (along with Peaches) the absolute light and joy of
my life. Don't know how I will be able to bear losing him also.
Could you ask the prayer warriors to say a prayer for my baby? Keep
up the wonderful work that you do. We all love you for it. Melba>

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

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Lyrics to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"

If you need me, call me. No matter where you are, no matter how far. Just call my name. I'll be there in a hurry. On that you can depend and never worry.
You see, my love is alive It's like a seed that only needs the thought of you to grow. So if you feel the need for company, please, my darling, let it be me. I may not be able to express the depth of the love I feel for you, but a writer put it very nicely when he was away from the one he loved. He said down and wrote these words:

No wind, (No wind) no rain, (no rain)
Nor winter's cold
Can stop me, babe (oh, babe) baby (baby)
If you're my goal

No wind, no rain,
Can stop me, babe
If you wanna go

I know, I know you must follow the sun
Wherever it leads
But remember
If you should fall short of your desires
Remember life holds for you one guarantee
You'll always have me

And if you should miss my love
One of these old days
If you should ever miss the arms
That used to hold you so close, or the lips
That used to touch you so tenderly
Just remember what I told you
The day I set you free

Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (Say it again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (Say it again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (One more time)
Ain't no river wild enough (Say it again)
To keep me from you

Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you.




"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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