Wednesday Evening, Thanksgiving Eve, November 25, 2020
Gem of the Day We are sending all of our love to you and your family this Thanksgiving. We know that this past year has been challenging, and we pray that the coming months bring more certain times for all of us and our Bichons! We are looking forward to better days ahead! Remember, even if you sometimes feel alone, God loves you more than anyone ever has and more than anyone ever will! Robin
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Photo Credit homeiswheretheboatis.net
Hello Small Pawsers!
I hope you are all getting ready to have a wonderful Thanksgiving, even if it may look a bit different this year. We love you and miss you!
I wanted to give you an update on little 7 year old Poppy who recently had her right eye removed. Thanks to everyone who donated for her surgery!
Poppy is doing great and feels so much better!
Bonnie Ferguson, our Director of Adoptions is working on an adoption for her! Thank you all for helping her!
Next, I got this email yesterday and it seemed to be the perfect thing to share with all of you.
Right now. At this time.
Some of you will remember being with Small Paws back in 2003!
Enjoy this precious letter, shared with Teresa’s permission.
From: Teresa Shaefer at windyanne15@yahoo.com
18-year-old Abby Schaefer, taken today and adopted back in 2003. Still going strong!
“This is a wonderful report for our 18-year-old Bichon rescue from your organization. We adopted
“Kissy,” whom we named Abigail (Abby), in February 2003. She was 3 months old. Born October 26, 2002. She is now 18 years old. She receives chiropractic treatment for her back and neck.
She is now blind, but “sees” with her nose. She walks every night and now is on a special diet.
She has the best care any bichon could receive. We love our little girl. Yes, she’s old, but dearly
loved and cared for by us. She has special needs now but we’re glad to do whatever it takes for her to have quality of life.
We also adopted “Sister Sophie,” one of your Sound of Music kids, back in June 2003. She was born October 1, 2002. Shortly after adopting Abby, we decided she needed a playmate, so we
asked for another one of your adoptees. Sophie was a delight for us. She was a character!
Unfortunately, we lost her to lung cancer at the age of 13, back in 2016. Sophie received as much
holistic care for the lung cancer to keep her from pain and to have as much quality of life as possible. We are blessed with a veterenarian who uses traditional as well as holistic and natural
approaches.
These two girls have been the highlight of my life. I wish for all the bichon kids to receive parents who will be with them until the end and give them the best care possible. Thank you for giving these two girls to us. We have loved them to the depth of our hearts. Abby is still with us and doing quite well for her age.
Terry and Terry Schaefer
Garden Grove, CA”
Thank you Teresa for sharing this precious story with us, especially at Thanksgiving!
Next, be sure to keep your dogs safe on Thanksgiving! This is from the ASPCA.
Lastly, I just wanted to take this time to thank all of you for all you do for these Bichons throughout the year. From transporting at the last minute, to fostering, to helping with vet bills.
We couldn’t do this lifesaving work without YOU! Please know that you are loved and appreciated! From all of us here at Small Paws® Rescue, to you, Happy Happy Thanksgiving! All My Love, Robin
- We have also now added a 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.
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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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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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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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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