June 2008 Pt 2 pdf

Pepper Pete
This precious old soul, who lived on the miller's wires for 10 to 14
years of his life and came to us blind and deaf with the #40
tattooed in his ear, as his only identification before rescue, has
fought a very long and valiant battle to stay and enjoy his
newfound freedom ... but, despite extraordinary vet care, the
Paws 'N' Hands NBSTR Program, and more love than he is ever
known, his heart and lungs are giving out on him ...
For all of the Hell Pepper Pete's life represented to him before that
day in July 2005, when authorities raided his puppy miller and
confiscated all 80 dogs, Pepper Pete has been, since coming to us
(4/07), the very gentlest and loving of souls, always so grateful
for his new life and new found freedom.
He has never been able to hear or see us, but he knows us by the
hands of love. We were told last September that he only had 612 months to live. We have shared love with him a day at a time,
and for awhile, this brave warrior did well. You may recall that 6
weeks ago, we nearly lost him in the vet's office and were certain
it was only a matter of days. But Pepper Pete had other plans.
He wasn't ready to go ...
Pepper Pete is a part of the New Beginnings family, and it is only
right that I share this time with you now... loving them enough to
let go at the appropriate time for them, is the most difficult walk
of rescue.
And, as the circle of life goes on ... we welcome new babies ...
Sharon H - NBSTR - (OH)
Even though he has been with you only a short time, you gave him extraordinary love and care He has a name, he is no longer a
number, a piece of property, you gave him some dignity. I know when he crosses the bridge, our Robin will there to meet him and
welcome him to God's home. When he gets to see God, he will tell him how although he could not see or hear, his last human gave
him so much love that he was free of his previous torments. I also think he will ask God to give you love and peace to heal your heart
and to know you are blessed because of the work you do. Take care and know our hearts are heavy and we will grieve along with you.
~ Nick
Welcome Home:
Placing a pet in a wonderful, adoptive home or helping at your shelter is the happiest moment in rescue, even if it doesn't feel like it at
the moment. You helped to make a perfect love story, and you get to move on to help yet another. This is why we do rescue. The
circle completed. ~ Lavina
Carol & Tom’s Joey, Char’s Caleb, Chris’s Honey (also known as Minnie Mouse), Jan’s Sadie, JudyP’s Athena, JulieH’s Maggie Mae,
LindaT’s Ziggy, Nick’s Mr. Bear (adopted by our own Mary Ling!) Rita’s Bandy, and SueC’s Teddy all found their forever homes this
holiday weekend. ~ Bekye
Spencer was adopted. ~ Heidi, Laura, DebbyC
Maggie Mae Wooddell has a new family. They live in a BEAUTIFUL home with an absolutely gorgeous yard for Maggie. Jon &
Rebecca are both teachers. Rebecca is also a master gardener. They both fell in love with Maggie Mae and vice versa. She will
definitely be well cared for and most importantly loved. I couldn't have picked a more perfect home for her if I tried. She will have two
Shih Tzu sisters also; Cookie (8 yrs old) and Muffin (10 yrs old). ~ JulieH
CJ (Bennet) - will be adopted June 7th by Susan Marcott. ~ LisaH
Peaches now renamed Bailey is in her new forever home with the Phair family. They were so excited to see her! Bailey was nervous
the whole ride over and I think she knew something was up. But she is going to be just fine! I miss her dearly. They are a wonderful
couple and very dedicated to Bailey and giving her the life she deserves. ~ LauraC
Patty found a home with a wonderful woman named Barbara who met Patty at the IN expo. ~ JoanneF
Murphy’s got "soft eyes". I don't see how anyone could get mad at him. If someone weren't a Poodle lover, Murphy would win them
over in a heartbeat. The Macho's are going to be very happy with him. I know they're so excited! ~ CindyJ
You know how it feels when you have a gift you are REALLY excited to give someone and you almost can't wait until that special day to
give it to them......that's how I felt with Darla and Sharon today! I was SO excited for Sharon to meet Darla and although Darla was
scared, Sharon was ready for that and it was a beautiful hand off. My heart and my head are at peace tonight. I'll miss that little one
in bed at night and her quiet way of saying hi when I walked in the door....but I know Sharon will love her as much if not more than I
could! I am blessed to be part of such a wonderful life changing event. ~ PaulaE
Teddy was adopted so now he has a new home and a new playmate Oscar. ~ SueC
Athena was adopted tonight by Linda and Duain Tischer. They are absolutely wonderful. They have 2 small dogs - Jeeper, a Llaso
and Minnie, a St/poodle mix. Athena happily slept in Minnie's new bed. Athena will be much loved and taken care of VERY well. ~
JudyP
Chelsea found a home with the Belfers, who fell in love with her. ~ Laura, Heidi, MaryAnn
Joey weighed in at 5.6# soaking wet. This little guy had a way of wriggling right into you heart. Yesterday at Petco everyone was
taking turn snuggling with him and each time he cuddled up to their chests and took naps. Joey was adopted by the Bergman's in
Brown Deer. They brought along Julie's mom who is very much into rescuing dogs and all were in love with Joey immediately. ~
CarolP
My Sadie was adopted Sunday to a wonderful couple with a male (2 1/2 yr old) Shih Tzu and a very nice daughter Ashley. ~ JanS
We can all congratulate the little diva, Miss Snowflake on her acquisition of new servants/family: Deb Johnson and her family. ~ Nick
Darla was adopted yesterday. by Constance from Mt. Prospect IL. She has a new fur brother Bobo who she connected with right
away. As soon as she saw her new fur brother her tail went crazy!!! As soon as I put her down in her new home she started sniffing
everything and her tail was still going crazy!!! I know this family will take very good care of her and treat her like the little princess she
is. ~ SandraM
Diesel got adopted. Nicole works with Marie and totally feel in love with Diesel. She brought her mom, brother, aunt and boyfriend to
pick Diesel up. Everyone was buying this lucky guy gifts. She called me to ask me some things and said they are just in love with him
and he is having a ball at their house. ~ JudyP
Donna Mejdrich's shih tzu, Coco, wore a sign on his back "I want Pongo as my brother." The campaign was successful. Pongo is
going to love the fenced in yard and having a buddy to play with! ~ KimP
Mikey went to his new home tonight with his new brothers, Tippy (spaniel mix) and Charlie (Tzu/Chi mix). He walked into the house
like he'd always lived there and immediately made himself at home. My seniors helped me pack his bags and tried to give him a little
push out the door, but I know that Davie and Foz will miss him as they were the unstoppable playing machines together. I think he will
do wonderfully with Marge and her furkids, and at 12 weeks of age, he is already almost completely housetrained, has learned how to
sit and is scary smart. Man, the house seems quiet/calm tonight. ~ LeannL
June and I traveled to the ends of the earth (Spring Valley Illinois) today to visit Chet and Diane who applied to adopt Nutmeg. Turns
out it was a wonderful home for her and she is a smaller version of their previous dog. June, thanks for trekking along with me. ~
CarolP
I met Mr. Bear at Petco Harwood Heights. I thought about him everyday afterward, even though I didn't think seriously about adopting
him initially. ~ MaryL [Bear’s new mom]
Vicki was adopted to Linda and Bill Pruett of Warrenville! She will live a very pampered life. Vicki's new sister is a Dachshund/Yorkie
mix. Bill has his own business and the dogs go to his office! His staff loves fussing over the dogs. ~ JuneE
Henry was adopted by Barbara Zander. I know he will have a good home there and he already loves his new brother. He has made
himself at home. He slept all the way home in her arms and is getting plenty of loving there. ~CarolP / JayneS
My foster Phoenix’s health rapidly deteriorates, there is only one gift we can give him before the final one. John and I are adopting
him. This brave and wonderful little stray will cross the Rainbow Bridge, more likely sooner than later (I am suspecting it will happen
this weekend) with his own last name. And with our love. ~ Bekye
Roxy went to her forever home today. Tom Ivey adopted her, he is a WONDERFUL man who will love her and spoil her and make her
a queen for the rest of her life. I knew that she would be okay when she kissed his hand. Tom got down on the floor and just talked
to her . . it was amazing. He loved her from the minute we walked in. He is retired and is home all day and that is just what I wanted
for her, he is going to take her every where with him, and he said she is going to be his best girl. They were both looking for a
companion and someone to love and now they have each other. I cannot tell you how quiet it seems this morning, waking up without
her, and walking down the stairs without her was very hard this morning, even Carina is sad, but in my heart I know that Roxy woke up
this morning and the minute she saw Tom her tail was wagging. ~ Carri
Griffin goes to his furever home. He is such a good boy and did I mention, ADORABLE! ~ JulieH
Good Wishes and Thanks… Our dogs in their forever homes
One of the most heartwarming aspects of rescue, is the love between people and animals, the homes who welcome animals with love.
From people who believe in us, our dogs, and rescue:
To Joanne: Finnegan is doing wonderful. He is such a great dog. We absolutely love him. He has such a funny personality. We had
our kitchen remodeled over the winter, while the workers were there I took him to my sister’s during the day. I still take him there
everyday when we are at work and school, they have a dog also and Finnegan loves to play with her. ~ Kelly
Angel is living up to her name. She is a pure angel!! She just wants to please and be loved. She is very attached to me which I am
thrilled about since all of my kids are in school all day. She loves walks and pretty much goes everywhere with me. She especially likes
walks to the kids school at pickup time. She has brought nothing but joy to us. ~ Nicole
BeeBe (Wrigley) came to work with me one day (I'm a teacher). He loved being the center of all the kids world. The kids loved him, and
he loved them. He wasn't scared at all! Overall, Wrigs has been a great addition to our family. Everyone who visits, especially his
grandpa, adores him! His grandma is so in love with him that she is thinking of adopting one for herself when the time is right. He has
gotten quite used the good life. He has become an expert cuddlier and eater! He has filled out quite a bit! It suits him well. As
mentioned earlier he always wagging his tail and just loves his new home. Thank you for everything, Kristi, Chris, Lambeau, and
Wrigley.
Here is money for the quilt raffle tickets. Odean/longtime friend of Bekye.
Rena, Here is a check for the raffle tickets, plus $10 to add to the pot! We love our little guy that we adopted last spring. Although he
had been paralyzed in January, you would never know it by looking at him running with glee today. Our little guy is soooo popular and
charming. Everyone just loves him. We are very lucky. Thanks for all your hard work. Greg and Paula Kula
The $18 is for the tickets. The $100 is to help cover the cost of our Ginger. She is a good girl. Thank you. ChuckZ
Sandy and family have fallen in love with Wesley, the Pug/Shih Tzu mix!
Hi NBSTR – It would be nice to know that all the shih tzus could be as happy as out little Herbie. We just love him. He is so much fun.
Even though I had to bribe Carol Pfeiffer with an apple pie. It was well worth it. JoAnn and Ed
We enjoy our Sammi. She loves our fenced in back yard. She also loves sleeping with me and likes snuggling up with Carl or me – and
loves her walks – which is also good for me. ~ Carl and Frances Gratton
Just want you to know we are enjoying Krissy, whom we adopted in September. She is a treasure. We worked with Mary Ann – who
was wonderful. Thanks to NBSTR. ~ Pat Murphy / Jeanne Ternes
Zac's mother called me today. They LOVE him and he is great. They changed his name to Ewok and he is in love with Alex - the dad.
She said when he comes home he is all jumpy and excited to see him. She said she bathed him and combs him everyday - including
his tail. All the prayers for Zac, I mean Ewok, to behave have so far been answered. This is great for a little guy the first vet told me to
consider putting down. ~ JudyP
Thank you to all of you for all of your help in finding Loki, Dennis, and I our forever new buddy. Henry’s new name is Haakon (a good
Norwegian name). He is an absolute lover dog. His favorite time is “LUNCH.” I took him to meet the neighbors. Everyone went
crazy. I then took him to the bank to introduce him to my work buddies. He charmed them too. He and Loki play lots. ~ BarbZ
Rex is happy in his home with mom, dad and 2 active teenage girls. He likes to visit them at their softball games and hang out with
their friends!~ GinaH
Peaches, renamed Bailey, was adopted by Cindy and Craig Phair.
Zac has been giving us kisses and lets us pick him up and give belly rubs. He loves to play with his ball and pretty much entertains
himself. We love seeing him play and seeing him so happy. He is a joy to have around. Thanks for everything Judy. ~ Mauriel
I adopted Frankie and Scottie from NBSTR in April and I cannot tell you how happy I am with these two little guys. ~ Catherine Keane
I am Heather, my grandfather adopted Roxy yesterday! I just wanted to say thank you as he is SO HAPPY, he loves her! I also help run
a rescue in Atlanta so I was happy when I found you guys online and he visited your adoptions. (at one point his petstore where he
gets bird food had him convinced that their shih tzu pups were bred by good Amish people, I beg to differ, PUPPY MILL) so I was happy
he had a puppy mill rescue.
Chrissy, our 10-year-old Lhasa/Shih Tzu that we adopted from your organization is still running our household and we’re still enjoying
her very much. She has everything under control! Enclosed is a donation. PatM
From us to you: Thank you, more than we can ever express.
Find True Love: adopt a dog
Sam and family
Laydee’s new family
Wrigs (Wrigley, formerly Beebe) at school
Chelsea and the Belfar family
Peaches now Bailey with the Phairs
Wrigley guarding the guinea pig
Some come into and out of your life
like shooting stars, leaving a lasting
imprint. ~ Carol
Mikey, Tippy, Charlie
Silly, Spotty, and Jack
Nutmeg, Chet, and Diane
Vicki and her family
Muffin Rose Frank
Darla and mom
Joey’s new family
butt snuggling: KikiDee and Logan
Snowflake and mom
Diesel and mom
Rex and mom
Maggie and mom
Henry and Family
Lady (formerly Liza) and mom
Bruno and Bear, at home
Dawn Anna
MINE!
Who’s your Daddy?
Hi, Carol!
I decided to send in a DNA sample from Blossom because I was
really curious to see if she really was Lhasa or not. The size of
her paws and her athleticism have always made me wonder
exactly what she was made of! I thought you might be interested
to see the results for yourself. This is part of the email that I
received from the lab:
Thank you for using BioPet Vet Labs DNA Breed Identification
Test. The breeds listed below indicate the breeds that we
detected in your dog These breeds are listed in order of
prevalence, with the most prevalent breed listed first.
Shih Tzu / Unidentified / Akita
So, New Beginnings can give itself a pat on the back- you
apparently rescued yet another (for the most part) Shih Tzu!
Gotta wonder where that Akita came into play?!?! The lab has
DNA from the 51 most popular AKC breeds on file, so I wonder
what her unidentified part is? Although, it doesn't really matter. I
would love her just the same!
Hope you, Tom, and your dogs are well! Take care,
Dawn and Blossom the Shakita? or Akitzu?
Princess kissing Scampi
Franklin thinking
Pawl: the boys napping
Spring, and the inimitable smell of wet dog
Herbie ponders building an ark
Daisy and Jewell think soggy thoughts
Lexie protests
AND FRIENDS…
If you’ve read our name, you’ve noticed that we are New Beginnings Shih Tzu and Friends Rescue. Who are the “friends”?
You, our members, the shelters we work with. And every other ethical rescue. Rescue is an inter-connected world. We at New
Beginnings don’t rescue only Shih Tzu: we rescue smaller size dogs in need. Scratch a rescue or a rescue person, and you’re likely to
find that dedication runs much more than breed-deep.
Sometimes I actually prefer some of the friends, more of a
variety of dogs and attitudes and personalities. Laura and I joke
that I am more of the "and Friends" part of the rescue even
though I've had my share of the Shih tzus. I like the different
breeds. I guess I could be the go-to for any Poms, though…
Buttercup is my third one in a matter of months. ~ Heidi
Who we are
Quilt Drawing
Allie, Henry, Brittney at the first Papillion, NE
Petsmart event
Henry in the daylilies
Me and my party hat
Transport!
CJ (Bennett)
Bennett and HalfPint
Robin’s tulip
Congratulations to Cindy and Kirk’s son
Jazzi (Jasmine) wishes on a star
Jill’s daughter meets dogs right out of the
puppy mill
Adam and Anne
Playing Princess
rummage sale workers
rummage sale worker: May
rummage sale workers
Milwaukee Expo
Chicago Expo
Better in Show, Eau Claire
Turn 4
Victory Lane
In line
IN EXPO: May 10, 2008 was the first IN Expo, organized by New Beginnings members
In Loving Memory