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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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From our South Texas Team Leader, Sindy Parsons at sindy@sindyparsons.com, Cupid, was rescued from a shelter, infested with fleas, even in in his feet so his hind legs were inflamed. He was on steroids and medicated bathing, daily for 7 days.
He is to be neutered this week.

Treatment for Heartworm, and his other normal vetting estimated to be at $850.00. He is very good natured and needs this treatment to save his life.

He is at Cole's Veterinary Clinic
2757 Rayford Rd. Suite A - Spring, TX 77386 - 281.465.0880

Help is needed for little Cupid.

See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue for the first 23 days of February, 2015, Coming to $14,411.68 which is an average of $626.59 per day.



To make a one time donation, or a monthly donation to Small Paws Rescue, you may use your major credit card securely, at this site.

If you've made a past donation by credit card, you may e-mail Louie Bertolino at 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! He is waiting for your call!
(He is home today due to 25 inches of snow in the Boston area!

(Please leave a message and Louie will return your call if he 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

Small Paws Rescue Foster and Volunteer Online Application

Click on the Bichon puppy to see page 2 of the Small Paws Rescue Newsletter, including fostering and adoption information.

Dear Small Pawsers,

Small Paws Rescue Online Newsletter, especially to those of you who may have recently seen us on December 19, 2014, on Fox and Friends in New York City , or on Animal Planet on "Dogs 101.", or you may have read about us in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness, 101 Stories about Finding Your Purpose, Passion and Joy . You also may have seen us on "Inside Edition" with Deborah Norville!

If you missed our previous newsletter, here it is.

If you would like to share today's newsletter, this is the link!.

7 Year old "Bella" came through her bladder stone surgery with flying colors! Thanks to everyone who helped her!

Now we have several other needs and other Bichons desperately need help.

From our South Texas Team Leader, Sindy Parsons at sindy@sindyparsons.com, Cupid, was rescued from a shelter, infested with fleas, even in in his feet so his hind legs were inflamed. He was on steroids and medicated bathing, daily for 7 days.
He is to be neutered this week.

Treatment for Heartworm, and other vetting estimated to be at $850.00. He is very good natured.

He is at Cole's Veterinary Clinic
2757 Rayford Rd. Suite A - Spring, TX 77386 - 281.465.0880

And Sara Pace has brought in four more from shelters in the Chicago area.

Each of them will have vetting estimated at $650.00.

Last year in 2014, Sara and her team pulled 75 Bichons just from one of the Chicago shelters, the CACC.

We have no idea why so many Bichons are in shelters in his area in and near Chicago.

I'm so grateful that you allowed us to save their lives.

From Sara Pace at pacess4@att.net:

"Mason" is young, 1-2 years old and weighs 16 lbs. very thin. He was a stray. Needs the "works".
He is at Naperville Animal Hospital as of today.


"Violet" is young, 3-4 years old, has been totally neglected and is happy to be out of there!

This is a short video of Violet's freedom ride!

This is a short video of Violet and Mason after Sara got them back to the clinic.


"Brett" just came into rescue. He is young and estimated at 2 years.


"Romeo" is a one year old "Teddy Bear", a Bichon- Shih-Tzu Mix.
He is a doll!

So we need to raise at least $3,450.00 just for these five.

My most concern is for Cupid who is Heartworm positive.

These are just a few of the needs we have right now with more Bichons coming in from shelters and owners.

I'm getting nervous about our funds. Dale says I seem worried, and I am.

We were in the red on Monday when we paid our bills, so we do need help.

I'm believing in this scripture.

Hebrews 11:1 Faith assures us of things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see.

Faith has brought us this far. Of that I have no doubt.

I'm here and will issue matching challenges.

All My Love, Robin

Submitted by our Team Leader to the Carolinas, LA., and GA., Kathryn Smith

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

See how we REALLY feel about our volunteers!

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and more than anyone else ever will!)

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For Those Who are Broken of Heart from the Loss of a Beloved Pet

Information About Our Programs
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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.~

>When these folks applied to adopt, and we asked how their Bichon was killed by a car, this was their response. We hear this on an average of once a week.

(These are NOT Bichons adopted from Small Paws.)

PLEASE don't take a chance with the life of your Bichon!
We do not adopt to people who allow their dogs to run loose.

To: bonnie@smallpawsrescue.org
Subject: Re: Small Paws Rescue

We had him for the last five years, He is very obedient normally when we say "stay" he will stop wherever he is, so some times we are used to play with him in the yard for he loves to run around the yard in circles, during that time we did not put him on the leash, this particular day he was not on leash and did not yield to the command when he saw some dog across the road. It took off so suddenly the on coming driver did not have time to stop the car. That is how it happened.>


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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