The newest issue of our BFK newsletter has just been posted, complete with timely articles. Read about Chopstix, Tiger and Jordy, see new photos of a very handsome Dempsey and a very handsome Jack, learn about tear staining in bichons, review a new recipe from the Chef and discover the details about our very own 8th Annual Southern California Bichon Bash.
We are so grateful that there are so many wonderful people, like you, who love bichons as we do. When I started BFK I thought I might see one bichon needing to be rescued each week. Not in my wildest dreams did I think there would be so many ‘out there,’ And to our amazement (we knew we were busy but…) we ended 2009 having rescued and rehomed 454 FurKids!
And our work is not done yet! Each day we hear about more – like little Ripley who needed eye surgery in order to see (and live a normal life) and Spirit (well named because she survived being hit by a car, losing a leg but not her life) and Georgie Girl, 
another little one who also runs like the wind on three legs! And then there are our senior bichons – Picasso, Jimmy and the recently rescued Tuli and Tanze (their male owner died and his wife decided to travel the world – so the first stop for these darling little sisters was the local shelter.)
Shortly after starting BFK, a wonderful group of ladies joined and become the Board. We made a decision not to rescue only the young, healthy and easily adoptable bichons – but to help those in need: bichons whose families ‘somehow’ lost or left them and who wandered the streets as strays; bichons whose families could not keep them, bichons whose illnesses or injuries required special care and treatment – and the older bichons for whom life in the shelter represented certain death. In addition we recently launched our Forever Foster program to help some ‘very special needs’ bichons.
It is now the start of our fifth year – and we need your help. All of us are unpaid volunteers yet, because of the number of sick and ailing FurKids we rescued, we are facing a very challenging time financially. If your life has been touched by a bichon, if you want to support what we do, now is the time to make a difference. Whatever you can contribute will help some FurKid in some way! If each of you could give $20 or $25 that would make a huge impact.
As I send you this email and the wonderful newsletter that follows, my fingers are crossed and I am hopeful! I will be waiting to hear from you wonderful, devoted bichon owners on behalf of bichons who need us. You may email me at marti@bichonfurkids.org or call 760-525-5556. You can send a check to BFK at 6965 El Camino Real, #105-425, La Costa 92009 or go to the Donations page on our web site (www.bichonfurkids.org/donations) and make an electronic payment. Whatever you can do to help will be appreciated beyond words alone.
Thank you for being such an important part of what we do!
Marti, Judy and the Editorial Team of Bichon FurKids
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