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Thursday Morning August 29, 2007
Gem of the Day: "When you carry out acts of kindness
you get a wonderful feeling inside.
It is as though something inside your body
responds and says, yes, this is how I ought
to feel."
~ Harold Kushner ~
If you have made a past donation using your credit card, you may e-mail Stephanie Hunter, at SPRFluff@aol.com and let her know the amount of your donation to help these Bichons.
You may also call your credit card donation in to Stephanie Hunter at 516-635-1007. She is on Eastern Standard Time! (Leave a message and she will return your call!)
You may also send a check or money order
to:
Small Paws Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Ok. 74107
See vet bills that SPR has paid so far in
2007 totalling $232, 742.49
See our 122 listings of 138 adoptable Bichons! (18 of these listings are of bonded pairs!)
See our 122 listings of 138 adoptable Bichons by Zip Code!
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Well, little Kody made it through liver shunt
surgery! So far so good!
This is from Sue Rambin, our Pacific Northwest
Team Leader!
Subject: Kody
Date: 8/29/2007 8:39:46 P.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: RAMSDDJ@aol.com
Kody had her surgery today and is doing well.
She is in ICU until tomorrow. She did have
ONE large liver shunt, which is a good thing,
rather than several smaller shunts. Dr. Snyder
will be calling Kristine tomorrow afternoon
with another report.
Sue>
So that is good news! Thank you all for saving
her life!
We have more good news! The Pacific Northwest
Bash was held last weekend in Arlington,
Washington at the home of Kristine Cater
where $1,731.00 was raised for Small Paws!
They had 48 Bichons in attendance! Great
job you all! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I also wanted to show you some pics of some
of the newbies that we have at our Tulsa
clinic. All of these babies owe there very
lives to all of you! Are you ready?!
Is this not the most darling little boy?
Baby Figaro tried to croak on us last week.
This is the tiny baby that Dr. Russell was
watching from the "Clinic Cam"
at his home, in the evenings. Figaro had
an upper respiratory infection of some kind.
He was up and wagging his tail at me on Tuesday
but they are still having trouble getting
him to eat on his own. Figaro you can't be
a big boy Bichon, if ya don't eat, son!
This is another of our male puppies. I think
Bonnie just placed him in a home with a griever.
I hope they have running shoes. This one
is a little pistol!
This little girl had a hernia that Doc went
in and surgically repaired. She was just
waking up.
Well, now is as good of a time to tell you
as any other. Remember I told you how the
nine males from last weekend had patches
of fur missing? Well, there is a reason.
They ALL came in with ticks and LICE. UGH.
Doc had to treat them for lice. That's why
this one looks wet.
BLAHHHH poor babies. L I C E. I can handle
blood, guts, barf, and various things coming
out out the other end. I can NOT handle maggots
or L I C E. ARGH!
Here are five of them. They feel so happy
to be clean of BUGS. They are all tail waggers.
Amazing, considering the shape they came
in, in. I'm trying to learn how to operate
a new camera, so this is why they are a blur.
Operator problems. Just move your head back
and forth fast and maybe you will see them
without the blur.
Three of the 17 that came in all at once.
These are little girls. They can't stay with
the boys until everyone is fixed. Don't ask
why.
We have a short movie for you too, of everyone
who is up at Doc's in Tulsa, but with this
other camera I have to figure out how to
edit down in size! Dale is going to help
me tomorrow night! Oh that man we love him
so, don't we?
Speaking of Dale. He supports this magnificent
obsession with every fiber of his body. He's
sometimes worse than I am. Many times when
I have to be out of town. I come home to
find that he has taken in a rescued Bichon
and it's sitting in our kitchen wagging it's
tail, as if I'm not going to notice one more.
I got home on Tuesday afternoon. from Sarah
Montgomery's memorial service, in Austin.
I knew I would be coming home to an empty
house as Dale had come home at noon. to take
all four of ours to Aunt Amy, their groomer. All of mine love to go to see her and cry
to be the first one she lifts out through
the car window.
Around 6 that evening, Dale came in through
the back kitchen door. I was across the house
fighting with my AOL (Agony on Line) which
was telling me that my mail was temporarily
unavailable. (Temporary my foot. It was this
way almost all day today, too.)
Dale was standing there down in the kitchen,
holding one of our Bichons, or so I thought.
He hollered to me, "Why is this little
white dog sitting on the back steps?"
What a funny guy. That's obviously my Spunky
Monk--
Wait. WHO IS DAT?
Dale thought it was someone I brought home
with me and didn't know why this sweetie
was sitting out in the heat, on the back
steps.
Well, she was out there because I DIDN'T
KNOW THAT SOMEONE HAD DROPPED HER OVER OUR
FENCE AND ABANDONED HER HERE AND NO I AM
NOT KIDDING.
She was covered in fleas. We Front-lined
her. Her coat is a mess. She is just a doll.
She was wearing a collar (which was trying
to choke her it was so tight) with no tags
and she is not microchipped. Pinned to her
collar was a tiny gold angel medal.
I thought of naming her AARP. (Abandoned
at Robin's Place) but good sense hath prevailed
and I guess her name must be "Angel."
She is just a pup, maybe 8 months old. Someone
has HACKED off her tail. It's about 5 inches
long. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? She's VERY
sweet. Barked all night because she wanted
to come inside and sleep with us, bugs and
all, instead of bunking with Sally Anne in
the air cooled garage. Spunky Monkey asked
me if we were trading Sally Ann in for a Bichon. No such luck. (JUST KIDDING,
HONEY)
So, that's the latest news on our newbies.
If you'd like to help us to pay vet bills
for the 17 newest Bichons that have come
in, this is how to do that.
I'm waiting until I talk to Dr. Skip, the
surgeon, tomorrow to tell you about our next
possible medical emergency. I want to make
sure of costs before I tell you about it.
It's about one of the female pups that is
here in Tulsa. She falls over fainting. We
believe we know what is wrong, but I will
wait until I talk to Dr. Skip.
If I ever need surgery I'm going to glue
cotton balls all over me, do the Bichons
wave, and hop up on his table. He is THAT
good.
If you are new to Small Paws Rescue and have any questions about who we are, they may be answered in the following links.
Guidestar.com (You will need to register to be able see all not-for-profit's info now. Guidestar has changed this to require everyone to register now. You can still get the basic Guidestar service for free!)
Small Paws Rescue Mission Statement
If you can't find a way to make your credit card work online, and we have your credit card on file already, please e-mail Stephanie Hunter, at SPRFluff@aol.com and let her know the amount of your donation to help these Bichons. Please, at the same time, copy me at pup3@aol.com so we will know what is coming in.
You may also call your credit card donation
in to Stephanie Hunter at 516-635-1007. She
is on Eastern Standard Time!
Click on the quilt to see more pictures!
The gift shop is now sold out of tickets
for the 2007 Blanketeers raffle quilt. Thank you to everybody who has purchased
them and helped us sell so many in such a
short time.
There are still a few tickets in the hands
of Blanketeers, and these will be available
- first come, first served - at bashes or
picnics we attend this Summer. (we will have
a very few at the NW bash Aug 27 in Arlington,
WA and there should be a few at Tulsa.)
The drawing will be held and the quilt awarded
at the Okie Picnic in October. You need not
be present to win. We'll get it to the winner
if they're not at the picnic.
Printing is limited to 1000 tickets, at $5
each, and we believe they will sell out well
before the drawing at the Oklahoma Picnic,
October 27, 2007.
(Claudia Bilotti of Stamford, CT won the
2006 quilt! It appraised for $3400.00!)
Contact dianamca@smallpawsrescue.org for more information.
One of the ways you can help is to donate
your car, boat or motor home to Small Paws!
We are now set up to sell these items on
our Small Paws EBay Page!
This is an article with more about donating a motor vehicle to Small Paws!
And visit our Cafe Press Shop!
PHOTO OF ROBIN & PUP 2007 CALENDAR PRINT
A great photo by Stephen Holman from the
Tulsa World News article written about Small
Paws Rescue.
A rare photo of Robin kissing Chic, a rescued
fluff.
SPR Logo Gear and Merchandise!
And, if you want to donate stock to Small Paws, we do have a stock account set up and are able to accept it from your broker!
Still yet another way you can help us is
to Sign Up As a Small Pawser With IGIVE.COM! A portion of your purchases from major upscale
retail stores will then come back to Small
Paws and the Bichons! Small Paws Rescue Inc. - Double Donations
And a New Store, Too (August 29, 2007)
Another way you can help Small Paws AND give a Birthday or Anniversary gift, is to make a donation in that person's name or honor. Please be sure to include a note so that person or family can be sent notification via a beautiful Small Paws Rescue card!
Here's another way to help SPR, donate shares of stock! This is a win-win situation for everyone. No taxes on the donation (for either you or SPR) and no broker's fees. This is a great way to dispose of those miscellaneous shares of stock you've been holding on to and put them to good use!
And remember, we also have Small Paws Ebay!
To: pup3@aol.com
From: SPR Ebay
100% positive feedback rating!
subject: EBAY UPDATE
Feedback score: 533 || Positive feedback:
100%
We have many new items up for bid on the Small Paws Rescue Ebay site!
We are also registered with Mission Fish.
Ebay sellers can donate percentages of their
sales to Small Paws at listing time and Ebay
will keep track of the donations and payments
for them.
Look for this symbol. 
HAVE YOU MADE SMALL PAWS RESCUE A FAVORITE EBAY SELLER YET?
You don't have to wait for newsletters to see what is offered on SPR's Ebay page.
Just follow these steps to add SPR to your Favorite Seller list. You will get email announcements once a week on new items.
1. Sign on to Ebay.
2. At the very top of the page you will see "Community", click on that.
3. On the next page enter - smallpawsrescue - where it says enter a user ID, then click on "find a member".
4. The next page will show "exact match" - click on smallpawsrescue.
5. Next page look in the left column and you will see "add to favorite sellers", click on that.
6. The next page will show "Favorite Sellers Top Pick" and the box by it will have a checkmark. Press "SAVE".
That's it!
Just do this one time and SPR will be on your Favorite Seller list and you will get email updates of new items.
Click on the ebay logo to see all of Small Paws' ebay items!
Bichon Checkbook Cover 
Bichon Memo/Picture Holder - New
Bichon Little Snoozing Dog Figurine - New
Crochet Pattern Book for Precious Pets -
Dog & Cat
Tis the Season to Crochet - Christmas Decorations/Gifts
Bichon Dog Socks - Set of TWO - New
Knit Summer Tops from Annies' Attire Pattern
Book -New
Bichon Sleepy Time Dog Figurine - New
Speak! Quips, Quotes & Anecdotes for
Dog Lovers - New
Bichon Dog Pin - Handmade & Painted -
Butterfly/Flowers
Click the MissionFish Logo above to go to the Small Paws Rescue Mission Fish Page.
We are always completely amazed at the generosity and kindness of Small Paws Supporters. The selection of items to sell we have had over the past months has been fabulous! We have many items in stock to list but are also always looking for new items for the next round. Email us if you have something to list.
THANKS!
Debbie Corkindale and Patti Newlin, the Small Paws Rescue Ebay Team
Now available in our Online Gift Shoppe!
"Trouble In Paradise"
The second Book in the Cassie Grimes Mystery
Series with a special acknowledgement to
Small Paws Rescue! In the book, under "Author's
Notes & Acknowledgements", this
paragraph appears:
A special thanks to Small Paws Rescue for their tireless devotion to rescuing Bichons from the most unspeakable circumstances. Robin Pressnall and her army of foster parents, volunteers and supporters are amazingly generous with their time and money on behalf of some of the most loving and trusting creatures on earth. They are the embodiment of the idea of "walking the walk."
Her business is in a lull, her husband’s
lost his job and her best friend is so depressed
she’s talking about suicide. Cassie Grimes
is sure that things can only get better as
she loads her dogs in the car and heads for
Florida to work things out.
Fat chance. Nothing’s ever that simple for
this dog-loving woman who seems to be a crap
magnet. Shortly after arriving at the condo
she’ll soon be forced to sell in the name
of solvency, her wealthy best friend is arrested
for the disappearance of her much older husband.
What’s a woman to do? Jump into the middle of things, naturally. With the help of her Bichons, Maggie and A.J., her disgruntled hubby and a couple of gun-toting geriatric party girls, Cassie can’t resist being an amateur detective. She’s not making any friends in the local police department because she keeps turning up in the middle of crime scenes. While trying to help her trophy-wife friend, Cassie uncovers a web of fraud, murder and extortion that have the bad guys trying to beat her up or blow her up or just plain shoot her. It gets so bad that Gene even suggests she hire her former boyfriend as extra security. Yikes.
What Cassie goes through in the name of friendship will keep you on the edge of your seat. That is, of course, if you don’t fall off it while laughing out loud. Once again, Pearson proves that everyday life can be not only exciting, but hilarious.
Of course, they are signed from Maggie and
A.J. to the buyer's pooch, so please put
your fluff's name(s) in the Comments section
of the order form!
$14.95 plus $4.05 Shipping and Handling
As a special treat, we also offer a 6 1/2" Douglas Cuddle Toy stuffed bichon sporting an adorable red bow! Machine washable. Only $7.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling or only $3.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling with the purchase of a Family Ties or Trouble in Paradise book!
See our NEW GIFT SHOPPE ITEMS THANKS TO LINDA LANGFORD OUR GIFT SHOPPE MANAGER EXTRAORDINAIRE!
DA SPR Logo MUGS are back in stock at the
Small Paws Rescue Online Gift Shoppe!
1 Mug $14.99 includes shipping Add to Cart
2 Mugs shipping to same location $25.99 Add to Cart
4 Mugs shipping to same location $39.99 Add to Cart
Bichon Key Hook
Never loose your keys again!
Only $9.99 includes shipping to the USA and
Canada Add To Cart
"I used to have money-now I rescue Bichons!
Plaque 7x9 1/2
Don't we all know this feeling!
$29.99 Plus $4.05 shipping Add To Cart
Your photo.
Your picture turned into a pattern for you
to cross stitch!
(Betsy Bunny, Annie (an SPR doggie), Ding-Ding
and their Mom Debra have given me permission
to use their picture.)
Do you or someone you know like to cross
stitch? If so,this item might
be just the thing for you. Have your favorite
photos converted into a
pattern that you can cross stitch. It can
be a picture of your dog,
cat, child or anything you have a picture
of that you would like to
cross stitch. You can support Small Paws
Rescue and have fun at the
same time. 100% of the proceeds will go to
SPR.
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This would make a great gift for someone
you know that likes to cross
stitch. You can buy the pattern or the pattern
and the floss and give
it to them as a gift, or you can stitch it
yourself first then give it
as a gift. When you are done, it can be framed
or made into a pillow.
You will get a computer generated cross stitch
pattern (not a kit). All
patterns are printed out for 16 count, but
can be done in any size you
wish. The design is coded for DMC floss and
will come on several
sheets of paper. All patterns are done in
whole cross stitches.
Included with the pattern is an easy to read
symbol key guide and a
color picture of your item. The pattern is
printed in black and white
on a laser printer.
Betsy Bunny, Annie (an SPR doggie), Ding-Ding
and their Mom Debra have given me permission
to use their picture. Above is the digital
picture of them and then how it will look
after it is stitched. This pattern uses 50
colors and the finished size using 16 count
canvas is 8 inches tall by
12 inches wide.
Remember 100% of the sale will go to Small
Paws Rescue!
This can be yours for $15.99 includes shipping.
Custom Cross Stitch Pattern
Add to Cart
Graciously donated by Lori Berlin
Small Paws Rescue Belly Bands
Two Great New Designs
Durable silk screen on cotton/poly blend
navy fabric
Lined with a coordinating soft flannel
We recommend using only with an incontinence
pad
Machine wash, either machine dry on low heat,
or air dry
Sm. 12-14 inches
Med. 15-17 inches
Lg. 18-20 inches
Only $14.99 Includes Shipping to the USA
or Canada
Diana can do custom orders for tiny doggies,
or big guys!
Please click on Add to Cart for the design
that you want and you will then be given
a choice of sizes.
After you choose your size hit recalculate
and the item will add to your cart
Small Paws Rescue Saved my Life Belly Band
Add to Cart
Support Small Paws Rescue Belly Band Add to Cart
Come Visit Our Small Paws Rescue Store on
CafePress!
From: dianamca@hughes.net
Hi Robin,
I've created a new section in our CafePress
shop - The logo is different, lighter, and
might appeal to more of our members.
You might want to mention it in the next
newsletter you do - people getting ready
for Summer events might enjoy some new logo
wear.
Also, Buckwheat and Tina are featured on
the first two SPR postage stamps, at just
$19.99 a sheet.
http://www.cafepress.com/smallpawsrescue/1578193
Maybe it will help to raise some funds for
when it's raining Bichons.
Diana>
And we have these prayer requests:
<Subject: Prayers
Date: 8/29/2007 5:00:53 P.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: landsharkinnc@suddenlink.net
This from Maggie Morrissey, our Volunteer
in Calabash NC;
her friend's husband has had a number of
significant
heart/circulation issues and is not doing
well;
"Yes, that would be nice to have my
friend's husband included in the
prayer chain. His name is Bob W ">
<Subject: Please pray for Peaches
Date: 8/29/2007 10:31:36 A.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: mdemartini@satx.rr.com
Dear Robin: Could you please have the Prayer
Warriors pray for my
Peaches. She is having surgery this morning
for mammary adenoma, and
she is a bad risk for surgery due to her
leaky mitral valve, enlarged
heart and collapsing trachea. Dr. is very
cautious about her
outcome. Remember Peaches?? She is the little
Pom, who is Mama to
my Teddy that you helped me rescue 4 years
ago from a Puppy Mill in
Missouri. She has been such a blessing for
our whole family, and I
would love to give her more time to enjoy
the love we have given
her. Believe me, she has given us more love
in return. God bless
you, Robin, for all that you do for God's
helpless little creatures.
Melba DeMartini
Ok. I think that's all for now. More as it
happens and it is always happening! Going
right now to check and make sure there are
no extras in our back yard. All My Love,
Robin
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.
Godspeed Humphrey Sisco. Godspeed.
For Those Broken of Heart from the Loss of
a Beloved Pet
Gospel CD: It's A God Thing!
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