Shih Tzu Adopt Rescue

June 19, 2005

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Welcome!!

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Hello to all of our wonderful dog lovers. If you have trouble seeing the graphics in the newsletter, go to www.shihtzu-rescue.com/NewsletterJune192005

The first round of the calendar contest is over. Check out the winners
Go to: www.shihtzu-rescue.com and enter your own babies in next month's contest.

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In this issue:

Update on the Oklahoma Breeder Surrenders

Buno - yet another Hit By Car Baby

Beautiful Calendar Quilt Fundraiser Raffle

Enter your pup in next years calendar contest!

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Oklahoma Breeder Refugees

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First, I am so sorry that it's taken me two weeks to update you all on the breeder refugees.

So far, we have funds and foster homes for seven. We've also established several affiliations with other rescue groups throughout Texas and even nationally who are ready and waiting to help with these dogs. WHEW!! The breeder released a few of the dogs last week and one of the other rescue groups in Tulsa was able to absorb them into their foster network.

Now for the ridiculous part...after causing all of this "urgent" message thing, the breeder decided to try to sell the rest of the dogs to make some money. This has happened to us in the past - when we went after the seven little dogs from north Texas. We are expecting that sometime in the near future, she will call again and have to dump the dogs THAT day. So, we're hanging tight. We'll figure it out when the dogs are available.

All of the funds that you wonderful, generous people donated, will remain available for these breeder dogs until they come available. Although we are leaving the fund open for now, we won't aggressively go after donations until we see that the breeder is going to do the right thing and turn the dogs over to some rescue.

If you have any questions about this, please feel free to email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com.

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ADAM

Read Adam's miracle story at www.shihtzu-rescue.com/AdamsStory

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ANOTHER HIT BY CAR BABY - MEET BRUNO

This poor baby isn't as lucky as Adam, we KNOW he has broken bones. See the x-rays below. Bruno will need orthopedic surgery - he needs to have an external device mounted to his leg to allow the bone to heal and to prevent his leg bone from twisting while it heals. Unfortunately, our vet doesn't do this surgery so he is referring Bruno to the orthopedic specialist.

He estimates that this surgery and the followup will cost around $2000. We need to take Bruno next week and need to be able to pay that bill then. The speciality clinics don't allow us to carry a balance like our normal vets do.

This is the x-ray of Bruno's legs. The one on the left is totally snapped right in the middle. The one on the right is what it is supposed to look like. We don't want to amputate the leg and our vet has given him a great prognosis IF we can do the orthopedic surgery.

This is Bruno, we think he is a lhasa/ schnauzer mix. Luckily, he is very, very sweet and very young.

This is a side view of the leg.

This is the type of case you have always wanted us to help. I looked at his face yesterday and just melted. Just like Adam, this one has a great chance to be totally healed.

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June Shelter Dogs

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We continue to be overwhelmed with more and more shelter dogs. Just today, we took in a 17 year old shih tzu whose "owner" left him at a Dallas-area shelter. Unbelievable.

Please consider donating to the June Shelter dogs that we are taking in. We are entering the summer dumping season and expect to be totally overwhelmed in the next three months. We cannot save them without you, so please consider helping. Here are just a few of the ones we've saved in the past few days.

This is Jewel - she's a 10 year old adorable female that was left at a Dallas-area shelter. No one wanted her. If you would like to adopt Jewel, please apply now - she deserves a good home.

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SPECIAL FUNDRAISER!!

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BEAUTIFUL ONE-OF-A KIND QUILT

Ok,only two more weeks to enter the raffle for this gorgeous quilt. ENTER NOW! The proceeds are being used to help pay off around $10,000 of vet bills that we've run up recently. Just this week, we paid $2400 to one vet and $3800 to another. These little mop dogs appreciate you and we need your help to save more!!

We will be raffling chances for this quilt through July 1, 2005. The drawing will be held on July 4 - of course, you do NOT need to be present to win.

This is, in general, what it will look like. It is machine pieced and tied by hand.

Raffle tickets are $5 each. You can enter via the paypal link below or send a check to
Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
P O Box 1346
Pinehurst, TX 77362-1346

Please enter many times!!

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Calendar Contest

And, don't forget to enter your dog in the 2006 Calendar contest. Twelve winners will be featured in the calendar in pictures similar to those shown at the right. And, we'll create a custom quilt of the 2006 pictures, too. These are some of the winners from last year's 2005 Calendar.

The first three winners were "crowned" this week after several weeks of fierce voting.

This will repeat in July, August and September. The calendars will be completed by the end of October and mailed out before Thanksgiving!

For more information, email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com. To submit YOUR dog's photo, send it to CALENDAR@shihtzu-rescue.com.

To enter your dog in the upcoming contest, go to our website.

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Teresa Osborn
Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
a 100% volunteer 501(c)(3) organization
www.shihtzu-rescue.com
www.lhasaapso-rescue.com
P O Box 1346
Pinehurst, TX 77362-1346
281-754-4851

This is Ginger, a sweet little lhasa girl that was rescued running down the SouthWest Freeway in Houston in December of 1999. She was pregnant, had heartworms, was matted into one large chunk of fur and was horribly emaciated. She was my first foster baby. Truly, she is the reason I got involved � and I'm glad I did. Thank you, Ginger!!

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Please support our friends!

Stafford Oaks Veterinary Hospital
927 Dulles
Stafford, TX 77477
(281) 499-3538

My Dog & Me
2215 Lawrence
Houston, TX 77008
(713) 864-3436

Grooming by Lisa
6126 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 266-4446

Fancy Fur Pet Grooming
16460 Kuykendahl Rd
Houston, TX
(281) 583-7387

Frankford Pet Hospital
3044 Old Denton Highway
Suite 320 75007
Carrollton, TX
972-242-7710

Willowbend Vet Hospital
4701 W Park Blvd
Suite 107
Plano, TX 75093
(972) 867-4437

Golden Triangle Animal Hospital
425 West Southlake Blvd
Southlake, TX 76092
(817) 488-9551

Fireplug Inn
1607 Hart Ct # 100
Southlake, TX 76092
(817) 329-8835

Pet Medical Center
501 E FM 2410
Harker Heights, TX 76548
(254) 690-6769

Two Paws Up
750 S Amy Ln, Harker Heights, TX 76548
(254) 699-6726

Gretchen and Ivys Petsitting
Serving the
Houston Heights
(713) 290-1633

Papmered Pets Mobile Grooming
Arlington and Mansfield, TX
817-797-2951
www.pamperedpetsgrooming.net

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