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Meet Our Newest Rescues!/ I’m Not Crazy! /Were You Ever The Winner Of A Blanketeer’s Quilt Of The Year?/ From Elizabeth French, Ella’s Mom

Posted on by Robin Pressnall

                           
 
 
 

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Tuesday Morning, September 7, 2021

Gem of the Day:

Dear Small Pawsers,

Happy September and we’re really busy again.

Before I show you our newest rescues, I want to share a few of the vet bills we have paid from the last few weeks, so that you can see what’s happening. They are falling from the skies again.

So by now, you are probably wondering why I am proclaiming, yet again in my illustrious career, that I’M NOT CRAZY!

Let me ‘splain, Lucy.

So Team Leader Extraordinaire, Sara Rhodes, tells me about this dog in a shelter near Chicago.

When I checked on him, he said he had definitely met a Bichon and I believed him. Wouldn’t you?

Seeeeee? Coat that grows instead of shedding? Matting from not being groomed? Curly hair? Some WHITE??

You DO see it, don’t you?

Then the shelter shaved him. Prepare yourselves.

Yes it’s the same dog and when he grows out he will be curly again. I know he looks like a chihuahua-gerbil-min-pin mix here, but I’m counting on a beautiful two tone Bichon-a-something coat to grow out so I’M NOT CRAZY AND HE’S OURS NOW!

Guess what I named him.

You’ll never guess so I’ll tell you.

His name is Motley. “Motley” Meaning: “incongruously varied in appearance”. 

He has bright eyes and white teeth and I’m going to make his famous. Just hide in the bushes and watch!

Ok, here are some of the others.

Meet “Theo”, also from a shelter near Chicago. He was one solid mat. 

Then the same talented beautician that got to Motley, got hold of Theo.

Here they are on their freedom ride, I’m sure feeling much better and wanting to stop for Tee-Shirts and Puppuccinos on the way to the vet’s office.

Officer Lauren Throm, also known as SPR Volunteer and Elf’s Mom, drove to get them both and they do look quite relieved to be outta there, if I do say so myself. Thank you Sara and Lauren!

Next, meet “Cali”! 

She just came into rescue. Another Chicago stray that went unclaimed. She is about 10 lbs, and has long legs. She said she once met a Bichon Havanese and I believed her.

Next, meet “Kiki”! She is now with SPR! She escaped the Barber of Seville!

Both Kiki and Cali were picked up by volunteer Linda Oschenfeld.

Kiki was found by am amazing rescue friend, who caught her rooming the Chicago streets, and she was taken to CACC. She is now safe at our vet’s office. She is around 15 lbs.

Next Meet Natasha – IN.

Natasha is a typical puppy running around and adventurous. She looks to be a Bichon/terrier mix. (Is she pointing with that tail??!)

She’s between 3 and 4 months old and weighs about 10 lb.

 
 
Next, meet 3 year old Reggie and 5 year old Otto, in North Carolina. Yes, Otto is a bit fluffy, even though he is shaved naked. But we’ll get that weight off of him and get him healthy again. He also came in with an eye infection in one eye and cherry eye in the other eye. They are very bonded so they must be adopted together. Reggie and Otto and his Mohawk.
 
These are but a few of our newest rescues.
 
Next, remember before Covid, how Linda Gonzoles and Diane Piskur of the Small Paws Rescue Blanketeers, would make gorgeous quilts for us to raffle to be won at the Oklahoma Bichon Bash?
 
Well, Linda is putting something together for us again and she is asking if any of the previous winners may have pictures of their quilts! Is so, please send them to me at robin@smallpawsrescue.org. Thank you!
 
Lastly, we have a message from Elizabeth French, Mom to Ella French who was killed in the line of duty as a Chicago Police Officer. 
 
 
Small Paws was represented at the funeral by fellow Small Pawser and Police Officer, Lauren Throm, whom I’ve come to love as if she was mine.
 
You may also know her as the Mom to “Elf” who made news around the world after having been thrown from a moving vehicle. After we put him back together, we knew he’d be safe with a Police Officer, where he now has the life of Riley, today!
 
“The three-year-old white bichon had to undergo surgery to fix a fractured pelvis ad a dislocated hip suffered following the shocking incident which happened in the neighborhood of Englewood.”
 
Eerily, Elf was thrown from the moving car just a few blocks from where Ella French was murdered. This is from Elizabeth, Ella’s Mom.
 
“Dear Small Paws Family:
 
From the bottom of my heart I thank each and every one of you for the donations made in Ella’s name.  We are honored.  More importantly, thank you for your beautiful words, prayers, and outpouring of love and support.  I will remember your kindnesses for the rest of my life.  God bless you all.
 
Elizabeth French and Family”
 
Elizabeth, we love you and are holding you close. All of us. All My Love, Robin
 
P.S. I am here and will issue all matching donations for Motley, Theo, Cali, Kiki, Reggie and Otto.

We have also now added Text-to-Donate feature! It’s simple and secure. You can use any major credit card as well as Google Pay and PAYPAL! Text the number 44321 (how easy is THAT number to remember?!) and type the letters SPR ( all capitals) in the message area. A secure link will come up with simple instructions. After that, you can text a donation of any amount to Small Paws anytime without filling out your information again! We hope you enjoy the ease and security of Text-to-Donate, to help the Bichons!

 
 
 
 

If we already have your credit card on file, please e-mail Louie and let him know the amount of your donation.

 

 

 

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Donations from AmazonSmile to Small Paws Rescue received to date $24,53576.82 as of August 2021.

Most Recently:

Dear Charity Administrator,

This email is to notify you that Small Paws Rescue Inc (EIN: 73-1576021) has been issued a $1264.94 donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result of AmazonSmile program activity between April 1 and June 30, 2021.

The donation was deposited to your organization’s bank account on or before August 20, 2021.

Thank you,
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How to Become a Much Needed Small Paws Rescue Foster Parent!

South Texas, North Texas, and Chicago are most in need! 

Dear New Small Pawsers,

Welcome to the Small Paws®  Rescue Online Newsletter, especially to those of you who may have seen us over the years on our guest appearances 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! (To see backstage photos of one of our trips to NYC and Fox & Friends, click here.)

Also, Small Paws Was Featured on a “The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast”. It’s was an interview of how Small Paws Rescue was born, over 22 years ago! 2020 was our 22st Anniversary! We are so happy to have you join us! Robin

 

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If you are going to shop at great stores anyway, why not help SPR at the same time and use Igive.com? Join now for free and select Small Paws Rescue Inc. as your cause!

This is the link to sign up for Small Paws Rescue!

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P.S. If you want to track how your cause is doing, please visit http://www.iGive.com//html/causestats.cfm.

We have links up here to our SPR Cafe Press Store for SPR Logo Items.

Try GoodSearch.com as your search engine and as your online shopping portal!
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!

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Dec 26, 1993~ Aug 30, 2006 Pet Loss Link

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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