Monday Evening, December 17, 2018
Gem Of The Day: “Maybe Christmas, he
thought, doesn’t come from the store. Maybe
Christmas.. perhaps.. means a little bit
more!”
~ The Grinch, by
Dr Seuss ~
(If you don’t believe in Santa, complete
with a long white beard, scroll down to see
that he’s REAL!)
See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue for
the first 4 days
of December, 2018, coming to $11,646.92 which is an average
of $2,911.73 per
day.
I need to let you know that I screwed up!
Sadie’s dental surgery is TOMORROW, not last
Tuesday! I got my Tuesday’s mixed up! But
we did raise funds for her and our own Julie
Lyne is driving her to Wisconsin as we speak,
so Sadie can be there, in Wisconsin, at 7
in the morning for her dental surgery. Thank
you all so much for helping Sadie!
Now, as it seems to happen each December
for the past 20 years, owner surrenders are
coming in at the rate of two a day. Today,
it was in Ohio and in Flower Mounds, Texas.
That doesn’t count those that we are grabbing
at the shelters. This next one is only four
years old. His estimate is for around $800.00
for all of his quarantine and vetting.
We got this little guy out in the ST. NICK
of time and named him “Dickens”.
He came from a shelter in North Texas, and
SOMETHING GOT HIM ON HIS SHOULDER GOOD LORD
GOD HAVE MERCY. The shelter stapled it together
but our vet is cleaning it up and treating
it more extensively as well as giving antibiotics.
Then, last week we were contacted by the
CACC shelter in Chicago. This is the HUGE
shelter that serves the City of Chicago and
the surrounding areas. They can not turn
away any animal since they are funded by
the city.
They have MANY large pavilions and care for
between 800-1200 animals per day. THAT’S
why so many of our Bichons come from this
shelter. It’s the largest shelter that we
deal with, nationwide. They do have to euthanize
for space.
So Sara Rhodes, our Team Leader for Illinois,
got this call.
She texted me about two dogs who are extremely
bonded. When one is taken from their cage
the other screams. And vice-versa.
While visions of sugar plums danced in my
head,
I knew we must get them or they could end
up, well, it’s just not good.
The shelter is full. And there sat this very
bonded pair of strays.
The only problem is that one of the pair
is quite definitely a Shih Tzu. No question.
A Shih Tzu. Attached to the hip to a Bichon.
No doubt. And both were quite matted, oh
my.
“Christmas” is a two year old female.
She’s VERY attached to Santa.
“Santa” is only around one year
old. Santa and Christmas go together like
snowmen and kids on the first day of Christmas
break.
I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t take Santa
and leave CHRISTMAS there.
So now, man, monkey or mouse, they are both
ours. Together.
Their vetting and quarantine will run around
$1600.00 together.
So with less than 8 days left, Small Paws
Rescue has Santa in their possession. AND..of
course he comes with Christmas.
So something bit the dickens out of Dickens,
and the fate of Santa and Christmas is in
our hands.
What can I do but pray their are people out
there who would have done what I did, keep
Santa and Christmas, together.
I’m here and will issue any matching challenges.
All My Love, Robin
To make a one time donation, or a monthly
donation to Small
Paws Rescue, you
may use
your major credit
card securely, at
this
site. Enjoy our new,
user friendly, secure
site to make your
credit card donations.
See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue for
the first 4 days of December, 2018, coming to $11,646.92 which is an average
of $2911.73 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 1-337-3Bichon
(1-337-324-2466)
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. 74107
Click on the Bichon puppy to see page 2 of
the Small Paws Rescue
Newsletter, including
fostering and adoption
information.
Dear 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,
almost 20 years ago!
2018
is our 20th Anniversary
Year!
If you missed our previous newsletter, this is the link!
Ifyou would like to share this newsletter,
this is the link.
How to Become a Much Needed Small Paws Rescue
Foster Parent!
Support SPR by shopping at Amazon with this
link! If you are
going to shop AMAZON
anyway,
help the Bichons
while you do it!
Dear Robin,
Dear Charity Administrator,
This email is to notify you that Small Paws
Rescue Inc. has been issued a $949.31 donation
from the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result
of AmazonSmile program activity between April
1 and June 30, 2018. The donation was deposited
to your organization’s bank account on or
before August 15, 2018. It may take several
days for the donation to appear in the account.
Your current charity Small Paws Rescue Inc.
has received $10,934.47
as of August 2018
since Amazon Smiles began!
Companies Who Match Employees Donations
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!
The iGive Support
Team
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
there 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!
How to Become a Much Needed Small Paws Rescue
Foster Parent!
See how we REALLY feel about our volunteers!
(Always remember. God loves you more than
anyone else ever
has,
and more than anyone
else ever will!)
Prayer Requests and
Reports
Florida Charity Registration # CH37698
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.
(All recipients of
the Small Paws Rescue
newsletter receive
it voluntarily. Small
Paws never gleans
e-mail addresses
from other
e-mail lists. Small
Paws never solicits
e-mail
addresses or shares
them with other “lists”
or organizations.)