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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Gem of the Day: "To sit patiently with a yearning that has not yet been fulfilled, and to trust that, that fulfillment will come, is quite possibly one of the most powerful "magic skills" that human beings are capable of. It has been noted by almost every ancient wisdom tradition."

~Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969) Author~


3 Year Old "Piper" has a possible forever home with one of
our members in Ferndale, California. The problem now is getting her there from Oklahoma City. She can't fly in a plane alone because she can't balance herself.
Is there anyone who has flight privileges who could fly her in the cabin? She needs to fly into Medford, Oregon.
We also have new matching challenges. Please see below.



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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.

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.

As you know we are trying to find a forever home for little Piper, who is here at Dr. Skip's office in Oklahoma City.

Sara Pace and 3 Year Old "Piper"

This is a video of what it looks like when she walks.

Online Adoption Application

This is another video of her.

We thought we had a home for her with one of our previous adopters in Arkansas, but it has fallen through.

Now, we need to find a way to get her from Oklahoma City, OK to Ferndale, California. The nearest airport is in Medford Oregon and it seems to be one of those places you can't get to from here.

Flight times are running 12 hours one way with three connections.

We either need to find a way to get her there or to find another adopter who is easier to reach.

She is not incontinent and will be on no medications.

Help!

In the meantime, we have the following matching donation challenges!

First, from Will Keiper, we have this challenge. Is there anyone who can match Will? I believe he is a first time challenger. Thank you Will! I hope someone is able to match you!

From: "William Keiper" <william.keiper@gmail.com>
To: <louieb@smallpawsrescue.org>
Subject: Piper's current vet bill
Date: Wed, Feb 20, 2013 1:46 pm

Can you ask for someone to match NOW.

Will<

And from Janet Bartos in Arkansas, we have this challenge for $100.00! Thank you Janet! Is there anyone who can match Janet?

<Subject: Re: From Robin: I Screwed Up Here. Help. Please Read.
Date: 2/20/2013 11:38:59 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: jpbartos@sbcglobal.net

Please issue a matching challenge from Minnie & Sadie of $100.00 from each bichon. Little Piper is so young and deserves to be well and in a home where she can be loved. I hope there is someone out there who can adopt her.

Don't stress, just let us know when we can help and we will all help as we can. You didn't know what Piper's situation really was until you could get her examined.

God bless you and all you do for His precious gifts! Janet>

And LIVE from Manhattan in NEW YORK CITY, we have this challenge from Boris Berger, the Celebrity Bichon, and his Mom, Deborah.

<Subject: Re: From Robin: I Screwed Up Here. Help. Please Read.
Date: 2/20/2013 12:11:50 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: normetski@gmail.com

Robin, You are dealing with this and I'm beyond upset. So go issue another $100.00 challenge and members please help if you can because none of this is the fluffs fault. Best, Deborah and the Big B>

And this is a bittersweet challenge from Karen Scott. We are praying for this family.

<Subject: Re: New Matching Challenges. Yipes. Add One More from Chicago.
Date: 2/19/2013 6:50:53 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: design616@att.net
To: pup3@aol.com

Robin & Louie,
I lost a dear sweet young friend to breast cancer last night. She is 31 years old with. Her name is Ashley Roback. Please issue a $100.00 challenge for anyone that has been effected by breast cancer and in memory of Ashley.

Sent from my iPad
Karen Scott>

And from Monte and Duffy and their Mom, Jeanne, we have this matching challenge for $100.00.

<Subject: Monty and Duffy have a challenge
Date: 2/19/2013 6:30:11 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: jeannec22@comcast.net

Dear Robin:

Monty and Duffy would like to wish Chipper a happy 15th birthday! And issue a challenge of $100.00 to help the Chicago Bichons and the 3 that had to be re-homed (how sad, but it can happen so fast!)

It was very difficult to read about Chipper's health problems and how many times he came close to leaving your family but only YOU could make me laugh at the image of a loving Bichon owner carrying her precious fluff into the ER as he almost died in her arms, your description had me laughing and crying at the same time. I'm so glad he is doing well and that you took up the Bichon Cause! And, of course, that we got our precious boys from SPR!! What a generous portion of love and pure joy they have added to our lives. Thank you and Bless you, Hugs, Jeanne>

And from Sherry Keller, we have this challenge. Thank you Sherry!

<Subject: Re: New Matching Challenges. Yipes. Add One More from Chicago.
Date: 2/19/2013 6:00:39 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: skeller2@pdq.net
To: pup3@aol.com

Happy Birthday, Chipper!!
Also we would like to match one of the $100.00 challenges for the Chicago Four and counting? Bichon kisses and prayers to all. Sherry and Wayne Keller
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T>

And from Diane Johns, we have this challenge for $75.00. Thank you Diane!

Subject: SPR Piper Challenge
Date: 2/20/2013 12:45:20 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: dianejjohns@aol.com
To: pup3@aol.com

Robin,

Please don't give up completely on the hard-to-place dogs. Zoe became my hospice foster dog when her needs made her unplaceable. I can't even begin to find words to express how much I loved her and how much joy she brought to my life for those two years. Please issue a $75.00 challenge in memory of Zoe.

Diane Johns>

So that's where we are now.

Thank you for all of your personal messages of support over little Piper.



All My Love, Robin

See Vet Bills Paid By Small Paws Rescue For The First 19 Days of
February 2013, totalling $27, 647.97 which is an average of $1, 456.58 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.

Companies Who Match Employees Donations

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Small Paws is signed up and each time you use it, either to search or to go to an online seller, funds are sent to Small Paws for the Bichons! You can buy those shoes at Zappos and those books at Amazon *AND* donate to Small Paws Rescue! Try it out! So far, Small Pawsers have done over 100,000 searches and have shopped to raise $$2,641.38 for Small Paws Rescue!

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

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Prayer Requests and Reports

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and more than anyone else ever will!)


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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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