Thursday, September 6, 2007
Gem of the Day: "Courage is not the absence of fear,
but rather the judgment that something else
is more important than fear. "
~ Ambrose Redmoon ~
Subject: How Cute
Date: 9/5/2007 9:24:51 P.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: barbaramckelvey@adelphia.net
(Where's Waldo?!)
Hi there:
I know you all are swamped with e-mails however
could not resist sending this.
My two babies are among the Fluffy Puppy
BAB that we donated to SPR Ebay.
Enjoy, Love, Barbara
To donate to Small Paws Rescue you may use
your major credit card securely, at this
site.
This is our own credit card server. It is
secure!
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 $ 262, 452.82
See our 115 listings of 129 adoptable Bichons! (18 of these listings are of bonded pairs!)
See our 115 listings of 129 adoptable Bichons by Zip Code!
Fill out an online adoption application!
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Dear Small Pawsers,
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us featured in one of our media articles, read about us in the best selling book
"Chicken Soup for
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If you are new to Small Pawsing, this may
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as well! We even added Bulgaria and Romania!
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If you missed our last newsletter, here it is. . http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/pup3/sept0407.html
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Stephanie Hunter tells me that so far we
have raised $640.00 as of 10:32 a.m. this
morning for our newest heart murmur babies.
We have almost 1/4 of the funds needed to
to send one of the two heart murmur babies
to Texas A&M.
Because of your help, we've now completed
54 heart murmur repairs at Texas A&M
over the past nine and a half years. We thank
you so much for this!
This is 5 month old "Strudel."
His heart has a hole in it and is not able
to send the blood through his body as needed.
He has that look that the heart babies have
when they don't feel good.
Labor Day Louise ( "Weezie" ) is
really bad. She is almost one year old and
you can hear her murmur one one foot away
from her body without a stethoscope. She is way past having the "I don't
feel good look." She is more like at
the "I only want to lay my head on your
shoulder" look.
The good news is that some of you have issued
matching donation challenges!
This first one is a doozy and would go to
fund 2/3 of one of these life saving surgeries!
Don Rorschach at don.ro@verizon.net, from Irving Texas has issued
a challenge.
In case you're wondering, no, we never ask
our members to donate or to issue these matching
challenges. This is something they do all
on their own!
If someone is issuing a matching challenge,
it really was their idea and they saw the
need in the same newsletters that you are
reading right now!:)
Ok! Are you ready?! Don has issued a matching
donation challenge for, are you ready, NO?
THEN YOU NEED TO GET READY! HA! $2000.00.
That's TWO THOUSAND dollars! THANK YOU DON
AND ROBYN!!
Now in my way of thinking, the chances of someone being able to match
this amount may be slim.
But in God's way of thinking, He tells us
he wants us have life and he wants us to
have it abundantly!
“I came that they may have life, and have
it abundantly.” (John 10:10 ).
I believe that we should absolutely expect
a miracle, and that perhaps one of you, or
several of you going together, will be able
to take advantage of this very generous donation
from Don and his wife Robyn, in order to
give life abundantly, to little Strudel and
to Weezie!
Then in turn,. this will happen!
I truly, from the deepest place within me,
believe that these little ones, these Bichons
that are rescued through Small Paws, are
meant to be a beacon of light in a world
of darkness.
I believe that they are little white ambassadors,
telling a hurting world of God's unconditional
love for the people who love these Bichons!
Just as we love these little white dogs,
and give so much to make sure they have what
they need, God loves us in exactly the same
way.
He loves each one of you more than anyone
ever has and more than anyone ever will.
You are LOVED! Do you hear me? YOU, yes YOU
are loved by God and by Small Paws Rescue,
and that, ladies and gentlemen, you can take
to the bank!
Now I'm not good at choosing one over the
other, and since I don't know any of us who
are, please pray that funds can come in for
both of these little ones, for little Weezie
and for precious little Strudel!
That sounds like the possible makings of
a country song.
"Let's fix their hearts. Their achy
breaky hearts. Let's all see how much we
can give.
If we fix their hearts. Their achy breaky
hearts. Then Weezie and Strudel get to live!
I know. Don't give up my day job! HA!
Ok, in addition to Don's very generous challenge,
we have these wonderful challenges for you!
From Judi Gad we have this challenge! Thank
you Judi! So much again!
Subject: Re: Bichon Babies Weezie and Strudel.
Date: 9/5/2007 8:42:05 P.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: croak@pdq.net
To: pup3@aol.com
Hi, Robin
I'd like to issue * 20 * challenges, each
for $5.00. That means that I challenge 20
people to donate $5.00 each - within the
next 24 hours. If that goal is reached I'll
double my $100 donation and make it $200.
So, countdown. :)
Please let me know as soon as the 20 people
have accepted my challenge so I know how
much to have you put on my credit card.
Love, Judi>
And from Yvonne Otsby we have these words!
We just love that Yvonne! Look at her dog's
names! HA!
Date: 9/5/2007 8:58:10 P.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: iluvalvinn@earthlink.net
Hi Robin,
It's true. After a holiday everybody is broke
and tired. That is why I am submitting a
challenge everyone can join in on. I challenge
all the web users to dig in their piggy or
puppy banks and pullout $5.00. Yes, only
five dollars for each Bichon in their household.
I have 5 bouncy, happy, bright eyed fur-butts
sitting next to me as I type this. The two
broken heart babies, Weezie and Strudel deserve
a chance to enjoy a happy full life. So come
on, Small Pawsers, if $5.00 each is running
you short, send $5.00 for the whole herd.
Let's make the pot overflow.
Yvonne Ostby
Winnie Poo, Silly Willy, Bennie and the jets,
Ki-Ki co banna and ALVINN.>
And from Carol Bowen we have this!
Subject: Re: Bichon Babies Weezie and Strudel.
Date: 9/5/2007 9:59:48 P.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: mcbowen@charter.net
To: pup3@aol.com
I wish I was closer to you so that I could
help make runs with these babies, etc. I
look at these pictures and absorb what you
write, and I feel pretty helpless. We are
so fortunate--Baron (Small Paws), Alphie
and I. Baron had some aggression issues and
has turned around beautifully since we got
the "dog whisperer" you suggested,
Robin. Both boys are different dogs than
they were and everyone comments. They are
both just "loves." I think Baron
was just scared that he would be abandoned
again and was very insecure. Now he finally
holds his tail up high, curled, and is enjoying
his life. Because we are so thankful to all
be together and because Baron is here because
of Small Paws, we are going to stretch this
month and give an extra $50 in addition to
our monthly pledge from Alphie and Baron---and
I ask anyone else who has been as blessed
as we are to do the same. We need these guys
to love and cuddle and others need them,
too. Check is in the mail! Carol Bowen>
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. - Be Artful, Help
San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Enjoy Free
Shipping (Sep. 5, 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!
COMING IN OCTOBER: Broadway Tickets and the first of Holiday Items!
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. 
Click on the ebay logo or collage to see all of Small Paws' ebay items!
Click the MissionFish Logo above to go to the Small Paws Rescue Mission Fish Page.
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.
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.
>
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>
As promised we have this update on little
Kodi for you!
Kodi came into rescue at one year old with
a sever liver shunt.
Thanks to so many of you, she had liver shunt
repair surgery last week. It ran right at
$3600.00, just $400.00 shy of the high estimate.
We have not gotten the bill yet, and it is
one of those that will be coming to be paid
next week. We DID raise the needed funds
for Kodi, and we thank you for that!
Subject: Re: Small Paws Rescue - Kody
Date: 9/5/2007 8:28:03 P.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: carterkl05@yahoo.com
Here is an updated picture of Kody from today
- one week post-surgery. She is scheduled
to get her sutures removed next Tuesday.
She will then need "hospice care"
for 8 weeks while she heals and further testing
for her bile count. The 2 month mark will
be a huge determining factor as to her future
health due to the testing required at that
time. The Dr. warned that a lot can happen
during those two months and she will possibly
develop a new shunt or little fibroids in
her liver. He said that she may need to be
on medicine for the rest of her life. If
all goes well, she'll have normal, healthy
life span. If something changes for the worse,
her condition will shorten her life span.
She's a great little dog. I forwarded the
bill to Sue - I think it was right at $3600,
but I think Sue was going to see if we could
get that any lower.
Thanks, Kristine>
Prayer Request
Our Small Paws Senior Legal Counsel, Angela
Paulsen just called me. They are over at
OSU vet school. here in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
They have this three legged dog named Jack.
Jack's a mixed breed short brown very friendly
and loving doggie.
They just found a tumor on his kidney, and
Angela called asking for a stop, drop and
pray prayer requests. She has seen the miracle
healing power of prayer at work in Small
Paws over all of these years.
Thank you for praying for little JACK PAULSEN.>
<Subject: help with our next steps
Date: 9/6/2007 10:53:16 A.M. Central Daylight
Time
From: power4us@comcast.net
To: Pup3@aol.com
<Please put a little prayer in for us
as I still need a job and am
getting over my decade long relationship
with my ex-significant other. I
am doing much better lately and have an incredible
son due to being in
that relationship. My little miracle babe
born 11 days before my 45th
birthday. I just need a little help. :-)
Thanks so much.
later gator, loraine and
vincent wesley
I'm 30 months old now!!
RPIT, NPIT
(Rescue Person in Training, Needlework Person
in Training)>
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!
Singing for Small Paws®
The Heart Murmur Repair Bichons Reunion Page
Small Paws® Rescue: Bichons Available for
Adoption
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