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Hello Bichon Lovers
Welcome to our first newsletterr of 2015 – and we are already at the end of the first month. Wow! Time flies.
We hope that you have stayed healthy – and that is true of your furkids, too. There are a lot of nasty bugs going around for us humans – and the Santa Ana’s bring lots of new things in the air to trigger allergic reactions for many of our furkids. Mine have been licking their paws like crazy this past week. At our house that’s a fairly infrequent situation – and is almost always related to the change in weather.
Every adoption is always a special one – and for many of us, the adoption of our special needs furkids, like our senior furkids, is the most challenging and also the most rewarding. To look at the photos of Sugar in the first article (co-authored by her Mom, Phyllis) you would never know that Sugar came into rescue as an emaciated, fly-bitten, scared and scarred little girl. Heather, her very special angel, helped Sugar overcome many things and paved the way for her to be adopted, Unfortunately, due to changing circumstances with her owners, including a cross-country move, Sugar was returned. Her anxiety showed itself in a behavior that consisted of attacking her own back – and attacking it with zeal. With the love and training of our very own Michelle Howard, Sugar learned to let go of that behavior. And last year, in time for the Bash, Phyllis flew from Oklahoma to adopt her. With Phyllis’ support, Sugar completed her transition. When you read their story, I hope it will bring you as much joy as it does us. It’s a testament to unconditional love at many levels.
Another article that we felt the need to share describes a very scary situation with botflies. Please be aware as flies (including the ones that attacked and scared Sugar) can be more than just a nuisance. They can be life threatening.
On January 11th, a cold and rainy Sunday, 15 FurKids, their amazing Fosters, as well as a group of dedicated volunteers huddled together under canopies for an adoption event that was planned for a sunny day. (Surprise!) Despite the less-than-wonderful conditions, FIVE furkids were adopted that day – and many new friendships were formed!
For those of you who want to see the magnificence of the bichon breed, the Bichon Frise Club of San Diego is hosting the annual Bichon Specialty in Del Mar. The date is Friday, Feb. 20th. The event includes a Parade of Rescues, where your very own FurKid can walk the ring, strut his or her stuff and come home with an engraved rosette ribbon. Please consider attending and signing up your FurKid for the Parade. The signup deadline is Wednesday, February 4th. They will also have a Meet The Breed booth from 10am to 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. Seeing such beautiful bichons in one place at one time is truly delightful.
Calling all proud Bichon parents and planners (who know how to have a good time!) please put May 16th on your calendars as that is the date of the 2015 Bichon Bash. This annual event and fundraiser will be held at the Irvine Animal Care Center on the Saturday after Mother’s Day. Save the date, please. Details to follow.
So please sit back and enjoy our newsletter. Click on the link below and read it online -- or print it out for reading offline.
www.bichonfurkids.org/files/attachments/bichon/News/2015newsletterJanuary.pdf
See you next month!
Marti, Judy and the Editorial Team of Bichon FurKids
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