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Tuesday Morning , February 19, 2013
Gem of the Day: HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY TO MY DARLING BOY, MY
FIRST BICHON, CHIPPER PRESSNALL!
If I could save time
in a bottle
The first thing that
I'd like to do
Is to save every
day 'til eternity
passes
away
Just to spend them
with you
~ Time in a Bottle
-Jim Croce ~
Chipper's Story of
Survival from a Puppymill
Chipper's Recent Collapsing Trachea Stint
Repair!
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Tulsa, Ok.
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
11, 2012, 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.
Fifteen years ago
today, a little puppy was
born in a puppy mill
in Missouri, who would
come to change the
face of Bichon Frise rescue,
as we know it.
Yes, he is a conglomeration of bad body parts
but his heart is one that loves fiercely
and beats strongly.
Even today, at age 15, I believe that Chipper
is the happiest Bichon I've ever met.
He has circled the drain so many times in
his life, only to come back to us.
The only thing I can figure is that God just
isn't done with him yet, here on earth.
He has coded, been mostly dead, and has been
lifeless after a bronchoscopy. He was resuscitated
with mouth to mouth and a chest tube.
Even then, that little
tail just wagged.
That was over three years ago.
He has had to be intubated several times
due to his collapsing trachea, before we
put his stint in, in November.
Then then we tried to kill him with Adequan
about a month ago.
He was the one in one thousand dog that goes
into anaphylactic shock with this drug, used
to treat arthritis. (He has a bit of an arthritic
shoulder but once he gets moving he is fine.)
I really thought that last time with the
reaction to Adequan was it for him as he
went lifeless in my arms as we ran through
the ER doors with him.
It was when I was really sick with the flu.
I had been in the bed for three days and
I was crying thinking this was it. I know
I looked SCARY enough to render any decent
person baldheaded and breathless.
I asked the front desk for a mask as soon
as they took Chipper to the back and the
lady looked at me as if to say. "Lady,
a mask isn't going to help." I was referring
to a surgical mask to keep from spreading
the flu, but I digress.
They intubated him
and treated him and he
came home the next
day, seemingly non the
worse for wear.
He's like, "Mom, you think THAT was
dead?? I've been a WHOLE LOT more dead than
that. Sheesh."
Today, you would
never know that he
has had
so many near death
experiences.
I think he must have gone up to heaven several
times, looked around, jumped in the Lap of
my Jesus who was hearing our prayers, blitzed
a bit with his predecessor, our Precious Nicholas, and then announced that he had to run,
but would see them
again someday.
He's just that kind of dog. he's a GREAT
dog.
Had I never found Chipper, I would have never
found the old AOL Bichon Frise Board, and
Susan Sebring, with whom I founded this magnificent
obsession, Small Paws Rescue, almost 15 years
ago.
Today, Chipper walks
a mile and a quarter
a day with his Dad
and brothers, Spunky Monkey,
Reagan and Pipper
Pressnall.
See a video of Chipper
going for his daily
walk. What a blessing!
He isn't blind or deaf and he just loves
to eat.
Last night, I took this video with my phone.
Now I know the quality isn't great, because
I wanted to be able to e-mail it from my
phone, but you can get the gist of it.
"I want your
DINNER!!"
And because I found Chipper, we are still
rescuing Bichons in need today, almost 15
years later.
Sara Pace, our Team Leader to IL. and IN.,
pulled three Bichons from kill shelters in
the Chicago area.
They will all need vetting and quarantine
that will run $500-600 each.
We are looking at
needing $1800.00
for them,
IF nothing else is
wrong with them.
Oliver
This is Oliver. He was pulled from the shelter
on 2/13/13. He is estimated to be around
4 years old. Will need neuter, dental, quarantine,
and vaccinations.
Will keep you posted.
Sara
Willow
Willow came into
rescue today. She
was an
unclaimed stray and
at risk of being
euthanized.
She is estimated
at 3-4 years. Vet
will exam,
vaccinate, do heartworm
and fecal. She is
around 14 lbs. very
sweet! She is starting
her 10 day quarantine.
Widget
Dr estimates him at 10-12 months old. He
is so matted! Found a dryer sheet and a piece
if shredded cheese in his hair. He will need
neuter, vaccines and quarantine.
So if you have ever fostered or adopted a
Bichon from Small
Paws, if you have ever
loved a senior dog,
and felt blessed with
each day that God
gives you with them, will
you consider making
a donation for Willow,
Widget, and Oliver?
We need to raise
funds for their vetting
so that like Chipper,
they can be adopted
and have long wonderful
lives.
Happy 15th Birthday
to my precious boy!
All My Love, Robin
See Vet Bills Paid By Small Paws Rescue For The
First 13 Days of
February 2013, totalling
$21,173.86 which
is an average of
$1, 628.75 per day.
If you've made a past donation by credit
card, you may e-mail Louie Bertolino at louieb@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!
(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.
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Prayer Requests and Reports
(Always remember. God loves you more than
anyone else ever has,
and more than anyone
else ever will!)
Hear the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir sing "So
You Would Know."
Will God let us have our beloved pet's in
heaven?
Information About Our Programs
Let Us Help You to Keep Your Pet During Tough
Financial Times)
"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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