The Small Paws® Rescue Newsletter

September 25, 2007

Gem of the Day: "A staircase composed of very small steps can reach just as
high as a staircase made of large steps, and the climb is
much more manageable. Every little step counts."
~Ralph Marston~

12 year old Oliver Twist (Not his real name. His Mom, who left him on the steps of a local veterinarian, didn't tell us his real name) was abandoned in a crate, on the steps of a vet, near Tulsa, OK. There was a letter with him from his Mom saying that he had been her baby since 1997, and that he was born in 1995. She said he was just a wonderful boy, and she really loved him. but she just couldn't watch him get old and start to go downhill, so she left him there. They of course called us, and it was all the lady who worked at the vet's office could do, not to cry. Judging by his sparse back fur, I'm guessing we may be looking at a Cushing's boy. The saddest part is that he is just heartbroken. He will lay his head on your shoulder, and press down hard. I looked into his eyes and told him that his Mama had been kidnapped by aliens, and would have never left him there if she hadn't been.
He wasn't buyin' it. He told me that he watched her drive away, as he cried for her to come back.
He's being fostered here locally by one of our volunteers. Thank God there is a Small Paws. Thank God.

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 her new cell phone number which is 508-801-3106.
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 $ 312,786.89

See our 124 listings of 140 adoptable Bichons! (18 of these listings are of bonded pairs!)

See our 124 listings of 140 adoptable Bichons by Zip Code!

Fill out an online adoption application!

How to Become a Much Needed Small Paws® Rescue Foster Parent! (Yes, SPR pays all vet and grooming bills!)

Information About Our Programs

Small Paws® Rescue Outreach: Puerto Vallarta Mexico

Dear Small Pawsers,

Welcome to the newest members of our online mailing list, especially if you have seen us featured in one of our media articles, read about us in the best selling book "Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul", or if you saw Small Paws on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams!

Small Pawsers everywhere welcome you with open arms! We sincerely hope that you enjoy "Small Pawsing and reading Small Paws!"

If you are new to Small Pawsing, this may look as if it is coming only to you but really it is going out to fellow Small Pawsers all across our country and in 23 foreign countries as well! We even added Bulgaria and Romania! Adoption information is posted below. Turn up your speakers!
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Last night we paid $25,969.17 in vet bills for one week's worth of vet bills.

In the first 24 days of September we have already paid $50,334.07 in vet bills.

No, you aren't seeing things. This month, because of your help, we paid over $50,000.00 in vet bills, and it has left us in the hole by - $553.78.

We need to be able to authorize surgeries this week, and at this rate that is going to be hard to do.

Now the good news is this. Barbie made it through her emergency gall bladder surgery!

The bad news was that the bill was at the upper range of the estimate.:(

Subject: Re: Barbie
Date: 9/24/2007 7:30:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: gbruce@Satx.rr.com
To: Pup3@aol.com

Hi Folks -- Ken here from Texas again. There was a big celebration in our house tonight. Barbie came home from the hospital. I knew something was different when the door opened. Mom walked in and there was my girl. Mom brought her in and sat down so we could all tell her hello. I wanted her to get down, but Mom said she still wasn't back to her old self. Mom said that the surgeon (he's the doctor that cuts you open and looks inside) fixed Barbie by taking out her sick gall bladder (whatever that is). She has about 3 inches of these funny looking metal things in her tummy. The dogtor said she is doing real good, but she has to rest for about 2-3 weeks. I told the other kids that they have to leave her alone so she get well real fast and that I was going to take care of her.

But we still have a crisis. Auntie Robin needs your help to raise the rest of the money to pay for the surgery and Barbie's stay at the special hospital. Mom said it cost $2175.30 which is a lot of money and more than I have in my piggy bank. The total bill was $2417.00 and he gave us a 10% discount. So please, break open your piggy bank and send anything you can to help pay this bill.

Barbie says "Thank You" to everybody that has already made donations so should could get well.

Barbie's Ken>

We have a new matching challenge donation for Barbie's sick gall bladder, from Cindy Leigh, Member of our Board of Trustees and Team Leader for North Texas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi! Did ya lose your gall bladder?! Thank you Cindy Leigh!

Date: 9/21/2007 7:23:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: happylan@bellsouth.net

Hi, Rob,
Having had my gall bladder out two years ago, and having suffered through 13 nights this month on the couch from hell in the hospital waiting for doctors to figure out that Peggy's gall bladder had to come out, I'm sending little Barbie some help to get her's taken care of. I challenge anyone who is happy to be without a gall bladder to contribute what they can to help Barbie. Cindy>

And remember Irving's challenge for $1200.00? It doesn't have to be met in one donation! It can be met by many donations of smaller amounts!

This was Jane McDonald's first ever challenge that she issued and only one person answered it so far with $25.00 to get us started!.

That was Kathryn Smith and she asked me to send this out, in regard to Irving's Challenge! Thank you Kathryn! Kathryn Smith is our Team Leader to the Carolina's and she doesn't even have a Bichon! Now that's LOVE!

We know that you all remember Irving, from Irving,Texas.
The dog with the bark heard around the world!

This is a picture of Irving now, taken at his recent SPR fundraiser/Birthday celebration,
held at the home of his adoptive Mama, Small Pawser, Jane McDonald!

Subject: Meeting and raising the IRVING Challenge -
Date: 9/21/2007 5:23:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: landsharkinnc@suddenlink.net

OK, as Director of ANIMAL CONTROL ( Ugh! ) I well remember the horrendous
plight of 'IRVING'; it literally made me ashamed to be in 'Animal
Control/Shelter' work; yes, I know there are many places [can't call them
a 'shelter'] like IRVING came from, and many 'AC Directors' that have the
compassion of a flat rock in a cow pasture; [and I bet Robin knows what I
mean, being an OKIE and all ] -

So, as an 'Animal Control' professional, I would like to join the
'IRVING' challenge --

if ANY Of you have EVER pulled a dog from a SHELTER in the name of
SMALLPAWS, or if any of you have ever even BEEN in your local shelter
wanting to help ( even if it wasn't a 'little white dog' ), know that you
are appreciated more than money can say -- but MONEY talks -- so let's
shout it from the roof tops - [and for those of you that didn't take
'BIOLOGY' -- the gall bladder is located deep inside the lobes of the
LIVER! so, Irving, livers, gall bladders, are all connected] -- \
So, we're how short of meeting the match? -

Stephanie -- put me down for $25.00 --- and know that I wish it was 25
boozillion.

KinNC
Kathryn in NC
It's not an over-population problem,
it's an owner-retention problem.
www.ncraoa.com>

And Kathryn has another challenge to issue! This one is a ROMANTIC one!

In a message dated 9/21/2007 6:27:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, landsharkinnc@suddenlink.net writes:

How about a $1.00 for every year you've been married! If you and Dale are
anywhere near as happy and Blessed as Dennis and I are, it's worth a
Million!! dollars and more -- and where can you celebrate your marriage
for a $1.00 a year!
I'll put up $27.00 for our 27 years of bliss -- Kathryn in NC>

This is from Jane McDonald, Irving's Adoptive Moma

I am so pleased that you were able to make it to Irving’s 1st Anniversary celebration last weekend. And, I am also pleased to report that we were able to collect $580 in donations for Small Paws in Irving’s name. As I said in the invitation I would match all donations so I am enclosing a check for $620 to round out the “take” to an even $1200.00

I would like to issue a challenge to other Small Paws participants to see if we can “grow” this $1200, in honor of Irving, into an even larger pledge for special needs and/or abused dogs. I would like to see the monies donated in Irving’s honor go to a special needs dog(s) just as he was. It would be especially heartfelt if that dog(s) was also liver compromised.

Irving has touched so many hearts and, of course, especially mine. My prayers are that he can, and will, continue to do so. My prayers are also that he will be here in another 6 months so that we can have his 4th birthday party celebration.

Sincerely, Jane McDonald, Okie and Irving (my heart mate)

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

Before and After Pictures

You may use your major credit card securely, at this site. This is our own credit card server. It is secure.

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 her new cell phone number 508-801-3106. She is on Eastern Standard Time!

And we have a new item to sale in our Online Gift Shoppe!

You asked for it! You got it!

Click here to purchase Humphrey's now famous 4X6 black and white photo. So many of you have asked for this to be available and Cheri arranged for this to happen, with the photographer! The purchase price is $12.50. Thank you Cheri and God bless little Humphrey, who lives with Him now!

Humphrey Sisco
Dec 26, 1993~ Aug 30, 2006

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! September 20, 2007 Small Paws Rescue Inc. - September News from iGive.com

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

Add To Cart $14.95

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!

Add to Cart

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>

If you recently purchased one of the Mad Quilter's quilts, we have this thank you note! Christine Johnson, your timing was impeccable! Thank you! We would be $3950.00 more in the hole now than we are, if it hadn't been for you, your 1942 Singer sewing machine, and all of your Small Paws fans who once again purchased quilts!

Subject: Thank you note
Date: 9/21/2007 1:16:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: christinejohnson@alltel.net
To: Pup3@aol.com

Bailey is closing the quilt shop for a while, but he wants to thank everyone who ordered a quilt and raised much-needed funds for fluffs in need. 51 quilts are now on their way to their generous owners, and the ’42 Singer is taking a much-needed rest. But not for long! The Christmas quilts are going to be the best ever, so if you’d like a special present for a friend, or a cozy blanket for your fluff, watch the newsletter in November for some wonderful holiday quilts. And if you have a picture of your fluff on a quilt and you’d like to see it on my website, send it to me at

christinejohnson@alltel.net. I’ll add you to my “satisfied customers” page.
Chris>

And this is from one of our newest Small Paws volunteers, Crystal Farrokhi, in South Dakota! Crystal is a vet tech and is fostering one of our Bichons named, Marty! Thank you so much Crystal!

Subject: Update on Marty
Date: 9/21/2007 7:49:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: cjc_83@hotmail.com
To: pup3@aol.com

Marty is the one in the middle, we are fostering him and he is doing wonderfully! Just thought maybe you'd need some pics for the newsletter! from left to right: Bridger (1 yr old, hit by car and surrendered to my clinic at 4 months of age) Shelby (5 yrs old, Humane Society rescue) Marty (SPR needs a forever home!) Marley (3 yr old Baby Girl) and Smiley (14 yr old stray rescue 2 1/2 yrs ago, found owners, chewed them out, and she's OURS!) One BIG happy family!

Crystal Farrokhi
Harrisburg, SD>

Ok. I guess that's all for now. I'm trying to recover from the shock of our vet bills this month. Lynda DeHart asked me if I was hyperventilating.
after we saw the amounts of these huge vet bills, and I told her I was too busy trying to BREATHE to be hyperventilating!

If they could just slow down a bit, and not come in in small herds, or by bonded pairs, just for a little while.

I guess God had other plans, and I've learned one thing by now. His plans always work out a lot better than anyone else's do. That's why I trust Him so. He has never let us, or these Bichons down. Never. Not one time. All My Love, Robin

Puppy Mill Pup-NO More!

Sophie May, once known as Small Paws Shannon Miller, is now owned and loved by Jennifer and Randy Martinez at Jleemartinez@aol.com. She looks like she's asking someone to get her a cool drink and the remote control!

Sophie and her new sister, Tony the poodle!

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
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