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Wednesday May 4, 2011

Gem of the Day: "The question isn't who is going to let me;
it's who is going to stop me."

~Ayn Rand~



We have only HALF of the items needed in order to have a successful online auction! Help!

The Small Paws Rescue Online Auction Is Coming May 13, 2011

Donated Items Are Desperately Needed!



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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.

When it rains it pours. Literally.

Folks, we have flat been busy here at Small Paws Rescue.

That's why you all haven't heard from me for a few days.

We've been putting out fires and swooping up Bichons. Some of them were involved in the recent flooding situations in Arkansas and MO.

We have now accounted for our Alabama Team Leader, volunteers and foster Bichons, although we don't know if Sue Bosco, our AL. Team Leader, even has power back on yet.

Bichons are coming at us in droves, and yesterday we got seven owner surrender forms from a shelter and a vet's office, in MO., alone.

Last Monday night was the highest for one week's worth of vet bills that I can remember, almost $20,000.00 for one week, and no I am not kidding.

See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue for the first 2 days
of May, 2011, totalling $19,828.56.

We got this desperate email about a Bichon who had been displaced by flooding in Arkansas.

Flooding Victim

"We are in a desperate situation here in central Arkansas - tornadoes and now flooding have left many families uprooted or homeless. Our shelter here in Arkansas is over-run with lost, abandoned and surrendered dogs as a result of all the storms. They will have to begin putting dogs down in the morning if relief does not come. It's heartbreaking, it really is.

A Bichon was surrendered earlier today and is not coping well at all - anxious, barking non-stop and keeping the other dogs upset at this point. I know very little about this dog, don't even know it's sex. I'm hoping you can please, please find a place for this poor Bichon.

My name is XXXX. My cell is 501-xxx-xxxx, but email may be the best way to reach me. Here is the information for our shelter:

They work with rescues groups and would be grateful for some help. I'm just a dog lover and concerned citizen, and my heart is breaking for my community.

Thank you for listening and caring."

We now have this Bichon in custody now, safe, sound and dry, thanks to our Arkansas Team Leader, Cheri Sisco. She got right on it, of course.

Then, this is one of the owner surrender forms for FIVE Bichons who are out of time in a shelter in MO.

These are not dogs who MAY be taken to a shelter, but dogs who are IN the shelter now, and are out of time.

This is the kind of thing that we save our spaces for. We are the last line of defense.

The vet bills for these five puppy mill survivors will run right at $3000.00.

We do not have those funds in our checking account at this time.

We need your help.

We also need help in transporting these five little ones from near St. Peter's MO. to near Peoria IL.
How to Become a Much Needed Small Paws® Rescue Foster Parent or Transport Volunteer!

Team leaders for MO. (Deb Fahey) and for IL., Sara Pace, are working together on this. If you can help to transport, let me know.

<Your City and State?: St. Peters Mo.
Name of Bichon/BichonMix in need of rescue:: We have 5 Bichons, 3 females and 2 males that we took from department of agriculture.
Is this dog a Bichon or Bichon Mix?: Yes Bichon
Dog's age:: 3 -6 yrs old
Sex of dog:: Female-male
Has this dog been Spayed or Neutered?: Yes
Can you tell us why this dogs needs to be rehomed?: We are XXX Animal Control these dogs have been here since April 6. When we took them in, we had more kennel space, but now we are filling up with puppies, strays and surrenders. Summer months get very busy as with all shelters and rescues. These dogs need to go into private homes to get one-on-one attention which they cannot get here. We are getting another large group of dogs and will have to make room for them.
Your phone number and the best times to reach you?: XXX
Your relationship to the dog?: Other Animal Control
Housetrained?: unknown probably no - puppy mill
Has this dog ever bitten?: no>

Then, as if that isn't enough, two more were abandoned at a vet's office near Kansas City MO., and they are now out of time.

We got this Contact from the Website:

"I was wondering if you have space for 2 dogs-
they were dumped at XXXX Vet by the owner.

One is a bichon (of course)
11 yrs old with cataracts :(
her companion of 9 yrs is
9 yr old white Bichon/poodle mix
both under 10 lbs

pull fee is zero-

please let me know either way- their time is running out and I'm completely full.

thank you so very much>

So these are but a few situations that we are dealing with here at Small Paws.

Tornadoes, floods, displaced owners and displaced Bichons. Falling from the skies.

The rains came down and the floods came up.

So did the number of homeless Bichons.

We need your help. THEY need your help.

I will issue all matching challenges for the "When it Rains It Pours" Bichons.

Please keep the people and the animals who have been involved in these storms and floods in your prayers.

All My Love, Robin

Remember, The Small Paws Rescue Online Auction Is Coming May 13, 2011

Donated Items Are STILL Needed!


See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue for the first 2 days
of May, 2011, totalling $19,828.56.

Click here for step-by-step directions for making a donation using
our new shopping cart! You do not need to register or obtain a password!

Companies Who Match Employees Donations  

From Small Paws Ebay!


Feedback Score Of 1887 100% Positive Comments.



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Stop by and see what we have to offer.



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!!

From Rose in the Small Paws® Rescue Online E-Store:

Subject: E-store Sale
Date: 4/20/2011 8:17:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: RMCOWARD@aol.com

Hi, I'll be ending the Specials Sales in the Small Paws® Rescue Online E-Storewhen the Spring Auction begins. There are some very good prices right now for two more weeks! Thanks, Rose

Huge Sale happening now in the Small Paws Rescue Online E-Store!


Great logo t-shirt. Fits 11-13 lbs (neck to tail 12 inches) $14.50




Easy to find in your purse. Enjoy your little pal every day. Face turns inside circle. Check them out in the e-store.



Kids Bichon slippers. Ty loves his (Rose's grandson) Fluffy as the fluff, Bella, also for sale in the e-store. Check them out. Slippers sell for $24.


Check out the E-STORE for many new items. Fluff love, Rose-Manager


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

<In a message dated 5/3/2011 8:17:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time, lindawood@sbcglobal.net writes:

I am scheduled to start chemo for my follicular lymphoma May 12. I see the surgeon this morning to find out about getting a port. I would greatly appreciate your prayers that I will be able to take this chemo and that it will do what it is supposed to do. Unfortunately this chemo will not fight the thyroid cancer. >

<Subject: prayer request
Date: 4/28/2011 6:35:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: pacess4@att.net

Hi Robin, Bonnie and Team,
I have a couple prayer requests. Debbie Perrotti, (with permission) a IL volunteer was diagnosed with Leukemia. She has been doing chemotherapy (oral medication). The prognosis is good and we are hoping for remission. She is a wonderful woman and great asset to SPR. She is currently fostering Coco. The Perrotti's fostered and adopted Dolly, who passed last year. I spoke to her the other day and her white count is better. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.

Becky Rednour, another amazing woman and volunteer is in the midst of flooding. She is in Cairo, IL where they are evacuating everyone. Becky is Sally's foster mommy and adopted Sugarman last year. They are trying to stay in their home and have moved everything to the upper levels. If the levy breaks and it floods they could loose everything.

I am also sending this to them and the team, so if they need anything, they know, all they have to do is email or call.

All my love to you both (Becky/Jerry and Debbie/Jimmy!
Sara>


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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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