BONES - Helping Beagles Find Their Way Home

Beagles Of New England States (B.O.N.E.S.) rescue is one of our long standing AHA supported rescues. They do wonderful work helping hundreds of gorgeous Beagles of all ages find new homes.
All of their rescues go into foster care, usually with other beagles and begin adapting to the family life that some of them have never really had. They all do very well in that eventually homes are found and they post the most WONDERFUL stories of success on their site.
you can read about those here: www.bonesbeagles.org

MEET "DEBO"

READ ALL ABOUT HIM!

DEBO is 5 year old male Good with dogs, cats, and kids over 8
This very cute, handsome fellow is Debo. He is a 5 year old pup who is looking for someone to share his world with. Debo is a happy go lucky guy, who absolutely love people and thinks there is nothing better in the whole world than to share a snuggle with his humans. Debo is very playful and love all toys! He also loves other dogs, although he can be a bit rough when playing with his doggy friends. He gets along just fine with cats too.

Debo is very energetic, so because of his high energy level, we do not recommend a home with small or young children; he would never hurt them, but could accidentally knock them over during play time.
Debo is blind in one eye and receives daily eye drops; it may be necessary to remove the eye at some point.
If you are looking for a happy, energetic pup to share your life with, take a look at Debo!

Artist note: It was serendipity that I was looking through BONES beagles up for adoption for some inspiration to paint new pieces for the rescue when I found Debo. At the VERY same time I was printing out a bunch of images for studio refs one of my friends at BONES was emailing me pics of the annual Beagle Bash that they just had. The image above is one of hers and she wrote the caption. She also told me that she had just heard from the good woman who pulled him from a shelter in TN and got him into foster care through BONES...everyone was remarking how well he has done...now he just needs that new family to love him all the days of his life.
PLEASE PASS IT ON!
Lets get this beauty his own family!
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Behind the Scenes - ART THAT HELPS!

So much work goes on behind the scenes that it is almost too much to mention.

But I will.

Art Helping Animals is a very small fellowship...less than 20 artists at any given time that work their brushes off to help homeless animals in need.

We have contributed over 68,000.00 and counting to help shelter animals by donating a portion of our art sales to non-profit rescues coast-to-coast and around the world.

We do it "ONE ANIMAL AT A TIME, ONE BRUSH STROKE AT A TIME"

and many people say it must be "fun" to paint...to create art.

Yes....that is the easy part.

The rest of the time: we are working behind the scenes, each in our own way. We paint for our rescues as listed on our HOME PAGE http://www.arthelpinganimals.com/

We keep our own web venues going with updates and current work. (see the main site for ARTISTS list)

We work with our own favorite personal charities and rescues unaffiliated with AHA but "friends of AHA" as we have a network of loyal friends that support homeless animals with art and even more donations.

See the Social Networking sites here if you haven't joined with us!

FACE BOOK http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/artistshelpinganimals?ref=mf

MYSPACE http://www.myspace.com/arthelpinganimals

TWITTER http://twitter.com/ArtforAnimals

Some of the artists participate in exhibits around the country, galleries, art competitions.

Some of us represent AHA on The DAILY PAINTER'S GALLERY week after week.

It is a labor of love that we do.

It takes dedication, real and true comittment and energy...the work BEHIND the easel is the elbow grease it takes to keep all the brushes in the air, to have something worthy to present to the public that will, ultimately, make a collector happy to hang fine art in their homes or work spaces and help save a life.

Continue our journey with us as ART HELPING ANIMALS goes forward to work to help the neediest get a second chance.

We are currently working to help our Focus Rescue Group SALUKI TREE OF LIFE ALLIANCE

with a collection of art from all the artists of Art Helping Animals...Please take a look at what is still available. All work sold will benefit the rescue! (link below)

http://arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com/search/label/Charity%3A%20Stola%20Saluki%20Rescue

BIG THANKS TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS!

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TBAR Happenings & Recent Adoptions

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RECENT ADOPTIONS

We are HAPPY to list the following adoptions which have occurred during the last few weeks!

FREDDY, a golden retriever mix puppy went to his new home. He will be a companion to Stu and another lab mix dog.

Lucky Freddy will be an inside dog and getting all the attention he needs and deserves! When we called for an update on Freddy, he was sitting on the couch next to Stu and is very much loved!

Dirk, was driven to his new home on Sunday to be sure it would work out and everything seems great! He got along with their other dogs and seemed happy to be there. When we left, Dirk was safely inside the fenced area and as he gets used to his new home will be able to venture out and run and play in their large yard. When we called to see how he was adjusting we found him to be out in the yard and getting along well with the other dog and not bothering the chickens.

Husky, not only has a new home but a new name. He is now called Jake, and is loved by his new mom!

Jackson, has found his new home and we are delighted to know he is well loved and getting all the attention he deserves!

Clyde, went into his new home on Friday! Della, his foster mother, drove him to his new home in Brenham. A nice couple saw Clyde in the paper and decided to give him a try! Hooray for Clyde!

LOOK AT ME NOW

Dolly

January 2009 in her new home!	Name: Dolly		T-Bar #: H125
	Age: 29	Sex: mare	Height:	Weight:
	Color: Red Roan
	Breed:
	Registered Association:		Reg #:
	Abilities: Available to adopt as a companion horse
	ADOPTED - Thank You!		Location: Washington, TX
Description: Update: December 2008: Dolly is adopted. She has a forever home! Dolly's Before pictures: January 2008 - Registered a 1 on the Henneke Body Scoring Scale (as low as it goes) Dolly was donated to TBAR significantly underweight. She measures a '1' on the Henneke Scale used to rate body condition. The scale goes from 1 to 9. She is the most skinny of the three, although this picture doesn't show just how emaciated she is. Even though she is just skin and bones, she is still sweet and loving. Dolly really needs her teeth floated (filed) to help her eat better, but she is so skinny, she can't handle the sedation required. Captain, Dolly and Blanca were all rideable, kid-broke, gentle horses before being neglected. Although at 30 years old, Dolly deserves retirement. April 2008 - Gaining weight but still a long way to go Update: April 14, 2008: Dolly has put on a lot of weight and her winter coat is shedding out in chunks! She finally put on enough weight to be able to handle the sedation to get her teeth floated. You can see how skinny she still is in her new photo; and that's after 2.5 months of proper food. Thanks to your support, Dolly and her companions are getting the care and feed they need to get back to health! She still has a ways to go, but she's on her way! Gracie & Valentino October 2008 - A Happy Healthy Horse! April 2008 February 14, 2008 (the day she was saved) Name: Gracie T-Bar #: H129 Age: 2.5 yrs Sex: filly Height: Weight: Color: Sorrell with white star and 2 white coronet bands Breed: Quarter horse Registered Association: Reg #: Abilities: In review Adoption Fee: $300 Location: Washington, TX Description: Gracie was donated to TBAR and is emaciated. Her body registered a 1 on the Henneke Body Scale - as low as it gets. She's only 2 years old and has been starved most of her short life. She has to be given food slowly because she doesn't know that she will never go without food again. (picture taken at her previous home) Update: April 14, 2008: Gracie has put on a lot of weight and her winter coat is shedding out in chunks! It's hard to catch her with her head up, she's eating all the time. Thanks to your support, Gracie is getting the care and feed she needs to get back to health! Update: October 1, 2008: Look at Gracie now! She's beautiful, happy and healthy and ready for a forever home! Thank you to Gracie's Sponsor(s): V. Bridges Hoyt Design November 2008 with T-Bar's Teresa Name: Valentino T-Bar #: H130 Age: Sex: gelding Height: Weight: Color: Bay Breed: Quarter horse Registered Association: Reg #: Abilities: In review ADOPTED - Thank You! Location: Washington, TX Description: Valentino was donated to TBAR on Valentine's Day and registered a 1 on the Henneke Body Scale. That is as low as the scale goes. His winter fur his his true emaciated condition. He looked as bad as Gracie, his pasture companion. February 2008 April 2008 - Putting on weight, but still a long way to go. November 2008: Gracie and Valentino were adopted together! Thank you!

A huge thank you to those who have done so much to support True Blue Animal Rescue.

It's been a wonderful year and we're looking forward to helping more animals!

We will be having our spay/neuter rebate drive again this spring. All dogs spayed or neutered

in Burleson, Washington and Grimes Counties during the months of Feb. and March can send in their

invoice for a $20 rebate for neuters and a $40 rebate for spays.

More details to come!


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Tbar Helps after Hurricane Ike

When the members of True Blue Animal Rescue heard about the devastation in Houston after Hurricane Ike came through the area they asked people to donate items and bring them to Parcel Plus in Brenham, Texas. Monetary donations were used to purchase more feed and supplies for the animals. Thanks to the generous response by caring people True Blue Animal Rescue Volunteers were able to bring a trailer and pick up truck load of dog food, cat food, horse feed and other supplies to the Houston SPCA on September 19th. We were met by volunteer coordinator Tim Raeke and other grateful people who helped us unload this bounty onto pallets so it could be handed out to people who were going back out to locations where animals are being cared for or given to foster homes picking up homeless animals or fed to the 100s of animals coming into the SPCA that have been displaced by Hurricane Ike. They were very happy to see such a large donation of supplies coming to them from Brenham, TX and we were glad to bring it. 

The trailer of d onations after we had already started unloading things onto pallets. 

Upon our return to Brenham we loaded up two trailers full of hay and used donated money to purchase 20 bags of horse feed so we could help the large animals that had no hay after Hurricane Ike ravaged the area and left the fields wet and mucky in it's wake. On Sept. 21st we went to Anahuac, TX, west of Beaumont and found that they had just received a load of hay and bags of feed that day. The only things they needed from our load was the water trough from Kaleigh and a large bag of cat litter that had been don ated. We were happy to see that some people had already brought the much needed supplies to this park where small animals were being kept until their owners could come for them. 

The next place on our route was Fannett, a town 30 miles closer to Beaumont. We were directed to the Labelle-Fannett Fire Dept., a local Point of Distribution or POD, where people were lined up in their cars to pick up water, i ce and MREs. The supplies were passed out to the lines of cars that drove up non stop while we were there. When we came in with hay their faces lit up and they gratefully accepted all of what we brought. The dog food and cat food was placed in the distribution line and passed out to people as they drove through. Meanwhile the ranchers had been called to tell them about the hay and feed we brought with us. The 120 square bales of hay we brought never touched the ground. It went right from our trailer onto the trailers of those who were desperate to feed their starving cattle and horses. 

A Fireman helps unload the hay

We were met with glad faces, pats on the back and even some hugs. Half of our lo ad was split between three ranchers along with some of the 20 bags of feed that we brought. We drove the other 60 bales to a grateful rancher who was overjoyed to see food for his starving cows and all the other displaced cows that had wandered onto his property looking for food and water. The rancher and his teary eyed wife were relieved to see us there with help for their animals. They spoke of the horror of watching the cattle go crazy near the coast from drinking salt water. They said that the cows were running in the streets and charging the people who were trying to help them. Others told stories of the horses who were left tied and ended up jowl deep in water with their necks straining as they concentrated on keeping their noses above water. 
     "We cut 'em loose and let 'em find high ground. That's all we could do before we went in to rescue more of the stranded people" was what one of the Firemen said with a horrified look on his face. "We help the people first but our animals are like family to us so we had to help them too. Thank you for coming and thank you for caring."

 

The sentiment was the same with everyone we encountered and as we drove away they continued to thank us but the looks on t heir faces was thanks enough. You could see that they felt good knowing that people they never met before from Brenham, TX cared enough to drive three hours to where they were to help them feed their animals. We gave them hope with our little caravan of feed. Their animals will have full bellies tonight and their owners will sleep just a little better knowing that.  

 

 

Tbar member Lauren Lee and Colton DeAeth stand on either side of  Karen Reneau. On the right is her Aggie son, Will, and her daughter who is holding a family pet. The Reneau’s are one of the families who were helped by the donations from Brenham.  

 

 

The support we brought to these people was only the tip of the iceberg for them and their animals. It will be months before their lives are back to normal. They will continue to need our help and support and the help of everyone who has the means and the time to do whatever they can to help. True Blue Animal Rescue will be working on getting more help to others that have been hurt by Hurricane Ike. Thank you all for your donations, support and well wishes. Without you, we wouldn't be able to help these people and the animals who mean everything to them. 

Melanie DeAeth, President
True Blue Animal Rescue
www.t-bar.org

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Now over $55,000 Contributions to Animal Rescue

As of September 1, Art Helping Animals artists have contributed more than $55,000 to animal rescue, all from painting sale donations. We have just uploaded a new video to youtube.com/ArtHelpingAnimals and hope that you'll check it out. 

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TBAR Happenings

Say "hello" to Blue. This sweet young hound was found wandering in the country, limping and very skinny. He was picked up, taken to the vet and it was found that he had a high break in one of his hind legs, most likely having been hit by a car. After weeks of mending, the cast is off and he can put on some weight to be ready for adoption. Blue's vet bill was$800, so if you are interested in donating to Blue's Fund, visit our website: www.t-bar.org, or call (936) 878-2349.

Spay/Neuter

Did you know that 80% of dogs hit by cars are unneutered males? It's sad, but true, and one of the many reasons that all pets should be spayed or neutered. This past spring (March - April), TBAR offered a Spay/Neuter Rebate and was very successful in getting many of the area pets spayed or neutered.

cat spay - 62

cat neuter - 37

dog spay - 64

dog neuter - 32

Total - 195 EXCELLENT!1

Now that our new Spay/Neuter Clinic (The Connie Clinic) is open, we hope to need to do this less often as a low cost option is now available here in Washington County.

SUCCESS STORIES

Recent Events ~

Over the past couple of months, TBAR has had some successful events and raised some much needed money to pay for the vet and feed bills of the TBAR animals.

Country Flavors Festival in Downtown Brenham - thanks to the many volunteers who showed up to help and to the nieces and nephews of Kathryn Turnbull who raised over $400 with their money jars, asking people in the crowd to help the animals.

July 4th at Fireman's Park - thanks to Ann, Teresa, Lauren, John, and Milly, Elizabeth, Melanie, Kathryn, and Laura Gomes for manning this event. It was a very successful fundraising day for TBAR. We also had a TBAR celebrity present - the recently adopted Popeye, who won the Best Dog contest.

Brenham Hospice - recently had a food drive for TBAR to keep our animals fed.

Thank You to all involved.

Adoptions ~

Dogs:

Popeye, Jack, Maya, Snoopy, Bandit, Boone, Paula, Bravo Blue

Horses:

Drifter, Scarlet, True Blue, Sable, Brooke

Next PetSmart Adoption Event - July 20th

Until next time -

Whitney

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Blue with a Broken Leg needs help at T-bar

Blue is a beautiful young Heeler who was abandoned and starving. Worse yet he had been hit by a car, and his leg was broken. Enter True Blue Animal Rescue. Now Blue is at T-bar (short for True Blue Animal Rescue). He's splinted and casted and healing well, but the vet bill to date is $600 to set the leg. Poor baby! Who could say no to Blue? Please help cover Blue's vet bill by mailing a donation, however large or small, to T-bar, P.O. Box 1107, Brenham, Texas 77834.

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Where's Dave, Director of HSUS NRRO?

This is the second swift fox I live trapped and processed for release as an endangered species in South Dakota. My hand is covering her ( a three year old female in excellent condition) eyes to calm her down and to avoid having to chemically immobilize her.
Dave has been busy. Here in his own words is the latest information....




"Where is the World is......

I am sitting in a hotel in Casper, Wyoming heading for home and my daughters for the Christmas holiday. Last night was only the second night in eight days that I have slept on a bed. The week of trapping Swift Foxes found me bundled up every night in the storage area of the tack room in our equine rescue trailer. It was frigid the first two days with wind chills well below zero and my breath at night would coat my sleeping bag and the ceiling of the tack room with a thick coating of ice and frost. I LOVED IT and slept well until having to get up and load the truck in the darkness to prepare for running the line of live traps in Logan County, Kansas.

As I mentioned in a previous blog... I was assisting the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Wildlife Department with helping to reestablish the swift fox species which is considered endangered in South Dakota. The Lower Brule native nation and a Ted Turner Ranch project are the two efforts to help bring these smallest of the wild canids back to living the good life in South Dakota. In Kansas, this species in offered no protection and can be trapped or chased by greyhounds as many of the coyote hunters choose to do.

So I actually felt good trying to catch these critters before they pair up for spring, and to help them get some jewelry ( a microchip and a radio collar) to be safely transported to a vast area where they will be treated with the safety of endangered species status.

The Team, under the excellent guidance of a tribal biologist caught 39 foxes under a permit for 40. Half the foxes are already in South Dakota, and the rest are awaiting blood test results ( to ensure they are healthy and disease free) before they make the journey to the Lakota Nation lands where they will spend their Christmas in soft release acclimation pens. It is a great project that I was proud to have assisted in.



But I had to leave this wonderful event a few days early to make some historic and important meetings in Denver to help farm animals. HSUS president Wayne Pacelle and Farm Animals guru Paul Shapiro came out for meetings with the Colorado Governors Office, the CO Agricultural Commissioner (separate meetings) and others to help us promote more humane ways to house Colorado's beef calves, Layer Hens and Production Swine. We were treated to a partial victory already as the Colorado Pork Producers announced upon the day of our arrival that They are going to voluntarily ban hog gestation crates in Colorado within the next ten years. While the time frame is a few years longer than we would have liked... WE applaud the pork producers for the leadership and compassion to recognize that these inhumane cages where animals cannot even turn around need to be banned and changed to more natural group housing situations. The Veal Calf producers in CO have already committed to a FOUR year plan to eliminate veal confinement cages. The egg folks,however, have apparently decided not to follow the trend to allow layer hens the opportunity to stretch their wings, dust bath or perch and are instead just considering giving them a few more square inches inside a "battery cage" where they and their jail mates much spend their entire lives never feeling the softness of grass or the fun of throwing dust over their entire body. For full disclosure I must admit that I have ten laying hens living a free range lifestyle at my home outside of Billings, MT... and I can watch my feathered girls for a half hour as they pick, scratch, roll and jump around our yard. I simply cannot imagine them being forced to live an intensive confinement life in a area the size of about 2/3 the size of a sheet of typing paper. Please buy cage free or free range eggs and let the producers know that chickens and other farm animals destined for our human food chain at least deserve the right to as humane and natural of lifestyle as we can give them. Sadly the egg producers refusal is likey to consume lots of my time in 2008 as we may be forced to enter a ballot initiative to speak out for the chickens. We hope the hog and veal producers will voluntarily follow up on their good intent of banning intensive confinement by making their ban the legal law of Colorado. But again they get great kudos for moving their industry in the right direction.

I also had some side meetings with another state office on the Canned Hunting issue and then finished my amazing meeting day by meeting with the Prairie Dog Coalition administrator so we can plan some exciting events to celebrate prairie dogs in 2008.

A great week.... and now headed home to wife and daughters for the holidays. Those who remember my wonderful Lucy dog passing in September...will
be happy to hear that we have mourned and now celebrated her crossing the rainbow bridge.... and Lucy will be delighted to see that her beds and kennels will soon be filled with a crazy little puppy we are getting TOMORROW!. The little pup is a VERY distant relative of Lucy who was a German Wirehaired Pointer. This pup is a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon... very similar to German wirehairs but their heritage comes out of France. I love these breeds because they are hearty and love to be trained to help me with my unique wildlife rescue chores like finding vehicle injured wildlife or training squirrel and raccoons NOT to trust dogs. It will indeed be a special holiday period with a new canine daughter in the household. ( Her working name is "One Spot" but we are leaning towards Penny or Lexi as a final name.

So happiest of Holidays to each of you!!! Thanks as always for your artistic support to our mission." Dave
Dave Pauli
The HSUS Northern Rockies Animal Protection Team

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Where's Dave, Director of HSUS NRRO?

Where's Dave? He's been extremely busy and I think he must be exhausted. I am so delighted that we can help by supporting the AHAT rescue effort for the NRRO. So here the latest report from Dave Pauli, director of HSUS NRRO:

"Happiest of Holidays to each of you! My week has been consumed with breaking cruelty cases and scheduling traveling meetings. SO much to report. First of all...please allow some exciting personal news. In Sept I shared with you the not anticipated loss of our dear Lucy dog. We waited a long month in honor of her crossing the rainbow bridge before we began a search of shelters, rescues and recommended breeders to find a puppy or young dog to become the lead hound of our revolving rescue menagerie. After looking at dozens of potential rescues or adoptions we found a still unweaned puppy that will be available just after the Christmas holiday to come into our lives. She will be the third of three versatile hunting dogs that have joined our family in twenty years, so that she can be trained to assist me in our unique wildlife rescue efforts. In her first few weeks with us she will be exposed to this winters house guests including cats, parakeets, tortoises, frogs, raccoon, and whatever else comes our way so that she will learn to turn her hunting drive into a rescue drive and help me with future field rescue projects. She ( Lacy, Lexi, ?????) will soon fill the hearts and empty dog beds of the Pauli household and it will be a joy to again have a fulltime permanent Canine family member.
Future Pauli/HSUS rescue dog: Born 11/2/07

Well, those rescue tadpole frogs are turning out quite interesting. Remember these were part of the several hundred tadpoles ( & 36 turtles) we pulled from the muck and mire when a gravel pit pond was filled in to build a shopping center. Well most the tadpoles were native and released but there were two dozen that we were not sure were native so we held them. Some were too exposed or oxygen deprived and did not survive but a dozen were survivors and half of those have metamorphed into frogs and Toads. It is still most difficult to count and species key them...but we know we have at least some Spadefoot toads, three bullfrogs and one still to be determined species...possibly a chorus frog. All will over winter at our two sites (here and at a high school science lab) and will be released in the spring in Montana ( natives) or shipped to native Bullfrog habitat states for release.

We also just completed the fourth trip of a twenty day project to dart and contracept wild horses. This project was amazing and brought together many leading contraception and equine experts to help train and plan for some exciting future equine projects. We darted horses several days in sub freezing weather and high wind gust days and field tested some new marking darts and darting strategies which will help us on many animal projects.

I am packing today for another 7 day field trip...this time with a tribal fish and game agency to live-trap Swift Foxes for translocation to a tribal release site as part of an endangered species relocation project. I will be sleeping in the tack room of our Equine Rescue Trailer ( THAT Sandra and many of you helped us to acquire). The Stock trailer portion of the trailer is now full of almost seventy plastic and speciality live traps, bags of Billings leaves, and buckets of the bedding from my chicken house and The shavings of the litter trays from YOUR squirrel rescue. All these items will be used as fear removers and attractors for the wild fox traps to cover the floor of the cage traps. I also am bringing auditory lures, and some of my field proven feral cat and dog trapping humane techniques to help the tribal team to reach it goal to catch 40 swift foxes. It is an exciting and potentially COLD winter project.

I also have been spending some post Thanksgiving time lining up sponsors and potential sponsors for a bevy of 2008 animal rescue projects that will be at least partially funded through some AHAT account funding. This includes potential projects like:

#A May 2008 Wild Horse Equine Project in South Dakota that will bring in DVM's and DVM students to provide gelding and equine health services to several hundred horses on a south Dakota wild horse sanctuary.

# A June Wild Horse habitat improvement project for horses and wildlife on the McCollough Peaks Wild Horse Range near Cody, WY. This one will be the second annual and will involve a group of Montana Conservation Corp youth to help build water guzzlers, and other habitat projects on the horse range.

# An Alaskan Bush project to bring DVM services to remote Alaskan Villages.

# A native nation training project including a Habitat for Hounds component where we provide dog houses, cable runners, fencing, worming and other basic animal health care and comfort programs.

# A Grizzly Bear training symposium to bring together agencies and individuals to look at new ways to humanely control Grizzly (and Black) bears.

# Some private or public demonstration sites to show how to non lethally control prairie dogs or other urban wildlife species.

Yep... it will be another amazing year... and many of these special projects would not even get to the drawing board if not for support like the amazing Artist for Animals auction that is going on right now! So I want to conclude by thanking each of you for using your artistic talent to truly make a difference for the critters that form, shape and enrich our lives. I am honored to plan a miniscule role in helping to turn your efforts into some on the ground improvements for our nations wildlife. Happiest of Holidays to you and yours. I am not certain if I will have cell service in the fox trapping area...so it might be more than a week before I can update this Blog! Best !!!! Dave Pauli"


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SURGICAL FUNDS SPONSORSHIP NEEDED

CASPER is the newest boy Dalmatain in rescue at Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue!
he needs surgery on his leg (I have a picture but it is too graphic to post here) ...
Let me tell you it is needed to help him heal and be adoptible in the future.

If you can spare a donation...please send it to
dalmatianrescue@comcast.net
that is also their PAYPAL addy.

Robbie and her volunteers will be very grateful!
CASPER will definately be grateful.
Make this part of your Christmas spirit of giving!
thanks from the artists at ART HELPING ANIMALS!
Happy Holidays!

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BE A SCROOGE! DECEMBER 8th....

It takes all of us to make a difference....let's end the year on a great note for the animals in YOUR LOCAL SHELTER!

As you are doing your shopping for the holidays don't forget your local shelter.

Play Santa!

~Shop for items your local shelter can use.

~Give a Gift Card from your local Walmart or BJ's Wholesale or Sam's Club to the shelter.

~Find out what they need most, make a list, check it twice!

then deliver it...you will feel on top of the world with that one gesture!

The BEST part of the classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL is the redemption of Scrooge and how he awakened to the fact that he had so much and could do some real good for others.

SO....BE A SCROOGE!

(The one who woke up on Christmas Morning to the joy of giving.)

Make DECEMBER 8th

the official

SHOP FOR YOUR LOCAL SHELTER DAY!

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lets see if we can bring real joy to animals in need...

Mark your calendar...

AND if you need a new calendar we have one that all proceeds go to animal charity!

see the

ART HELPING ANIMALS ART BLOG!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FOR THE ANIMALS!

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Fundraiser Photo Contest for "Save the Dalmatians"

This photo of the late Dalmatian puppy Scout has been entered into the Orange County Register Wine Dog Label contest. Please click on her picture to read her bio. The winner of the contest will have their picture placed on a bottle of custom wine. If Scout is the winner her foster mother plans to auction it off to benefit Save the Dalmatians and help defray the nearly $6,000 spent to save the puppies in the litter (the remaining survivors are now in loving permanent forever homes). Below is the link to the website/contest. Feel free to forward this blog to family and friends and ask them to vote to help benefit Save the Dalmatians and honor Scout's short but very meaningful life.

Please copy and past the following address into your web browser.

http://features.ocregister.com/default.aspx?_ctgry=26985

Please keep voting. Last night Scout was ahead by 100 votes this afternoon she was behind by almost 200 votes. Currently it is approximately 100 votes. Please keep voting over and over again. Send it to your family, friends and coworkers. The link below brings you directly to her voting page.

http://features.ocregister.com/?r=5802409

Help Save the Dalmatians recoup their expenses for puppy medical care.
Read more about Save the Dalmatians at savethedals.org/

"Under Dog" that is an UNDERSTATEMENT!

WE HAVE THE POWER...

To make the lives of discarded dogs and other animals have happy tales to tell!

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visit http://bonesbeagles.org and meet DUKE!

With the release of the new movie "Under Dog"...

BEAGLES may now be the new "PRODUCT" of puppy millers.

Puppy Mills are breeders kennels who churn out the popular breeds to ship to pet shops.

Those shops that you see in malls and other places that sell puppies for high prices and usually in poor health...and if people knew where the pups started life...well lets just say they would be appalled by the circumstances of birth.

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There are may rescues across the country to testify to the facts and they have MANY dogs discarded, afraid and lonely either waiting their turn to be "put down" for lack of funds and space, or if they are lucky enough to be in a progressive and compassionate NO KILL shelter ...waiting for a forever family in a forever home!

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BOYCOTT PET SHOPS and SUPPORT ADOPTION FOR YOUR LOCAL RESCUE!

HSUS - NRRO

Historic cattle drives herded the Texas Longhorns
along the Chisholm Trail all the way to Montana.

Visit
the website of

HSUS - NRRO

to read about the good works of the

HSUS Northern Rockies Regional Office
located in Billings, Montana,
and providing service to eight states:

Alaska

Colorado

Idaho

Montana

North Dakota

South Dakota

Utah

Wyoming

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Artwork: copyright V. Bridges Hoyt 2006 "STORM CLOUD AND CALF"

... and Popeye

When a Dog is Dumped (continued)
by Melanie DeAeth



If you think Darling's story is a harsh reality, let me tell you about Popeye. Poor Popeye was lost and searching for an owner when he met the worst human possible. This person decided that rather than take Popeye to a humane shelter, he would kill Popeye himself so he shot him in the head. Poor Popeye didn't die because the bullet simply shattered his sinus cavity and lodged in his jaw area. Popeye ran away, but the man got him back and this time he tied him to a tree and beat him about the head with a golf club. This caused more damage to Popeye's sinus cavity but spared his brain and so, he lived. Lucky for Popeye a kind neighbor witnessed this and called the police who then called True Blue Animal Rescue to come and help him.

When we picked up Popeye that day he was still wagging his tail in search of that human who was nice to him before dumping him. After several days at the vet, IV fluids, anti-inflammatory medicine and antibiotics, Popeye is now on the road to recovery. He's eating and drinking on his own and his personality is back full force. This friendly fellow is housebroken, playful and very loving. He adores stuffed toys and carries them around in his mouth with his damaged head held high. He lost the vision in one eye, and he worries when he's not with one of us, but we are optimistic that Popeye will heal and have a good life now.

These are only two sad stories about two of the lucky ones: Darling and Popeye. They were lucky because they came to rescue and recovered. If they hadn't they would have died alone and scared with people around them that would rather harm an animal than take the time to help them.

If you can't keep your dog anymore or you find a stray dog, please bring them to a rescue or shelter where they will be safe and at least have a chance to find a new home. If you would rather not take the dog to a shelter and all the rescues are full, then find a home for him yourself. Put an ad in the paper, put up fliers and ask the people who call questions to find out if they will take care of their pet. Get a vet reference from them and ask where the dog will be living. You will be able to tell them about the dog to make sure that this new home will be a good match for this dog. If we all do our part, then together we can make a difference and stop animal abuse, neglect and overpopulation.

To see pictures of Darling and Popeye go to www.t-bar.org

Darling

When a Dog is Dumped (continued)
by Melanie DeAeth



Let me tell you about what Darling encountered when left to fend for herself in the country. Darling is much too friendly to have been a lifelong stray and because of this she trusted the wrong people.

I found Darling at a gas station. She was skinny, had an abscess and infection around her head and neck and she has a scar along the top of her back that is typically seen on dogs when someone squirts lighter fluid on an animal and lights it. Darling had nearly given up hope and was sitting to the side looking sad and forlorn when I called her over. She decided to try and find help one more time and slowly walked over.

After a trip to the vet to clean her wounds and get her started on antibiotics Darling started to come out of her shell. With plenty of good food Darling quickly put on weight and became the energetic, happy, lab mix that she had been before. The scar on her back will be a reminder that not all people are nice and that bad things can happen when you're left out alone.

To see pictures of Darling, go to www.t-bar.org.

TBAR TALK - April

Spring Time in Rescue
It’s springtime and with that brings more adoptions AND more puppies coming into rescue. We have found homes for 5 puppies, 4 dogs, several cats and kittens and 4 horses so far but we still have a lot of animals that need homes and more coming in every day. We have three litters of pups that need homes so if you’re looking for a heeler mix, an Australian shepherd mix or a lab mix, check out the web page in the next week for our new puppy pictures! If it’s a kitty that you were looking for, Tbar’s the place to find one. The newest babies are now listed on the web page and some are ready to go home with you! If you know anyone who is looking for a new pet, please tell them to consider rescue. If Tbar doesn’t have one that’s right for them they can check out www.petfinder.com for the perfect rescue pet!

TBar's 6-Week Foster Care Program for Dogs
It's a fact: socialized and trained dogs find forever homes faster. We love our foster homes! Not only do our foster homes maximize the number of animals TBAR can rescue, they provide a comfortable home setting that keeps the animals happy and healthy. Foster homes provide valuable socialization and one on one rehabilitation.

If you've got room in your heart and in your home, consider becoming a part of our six-week foster care program. For more information go to http://www.t-bar.org/foster.htm

Other Ways to Help
Over the winter months Tbar took in nearly 100 stray dogs and cats and another 24 horses that had been abused and neglected. This has put a strain on our resources so we need your help now more than ever. If you can’t foster or adopt, please support our upcoming fundraiser by purchasing and selling tickets or donating items to auction at our upcoming event. Here’s the details:

Legends Billiards and Grill Presents




www.3kisses.com

May 5th at Legends Billiards and Grill in Downtown Brenham
7-11:30 pm

Tickets are $10 each and include 25 bid tickets for our exciting Chinese Auction!

You don’t have to be present to win because we’ll be posting the winning ticket numbers on our web page after the event! For info. on where to get tickets and a list of prizes go to www.t-bar.org

Pet Care Tips
After the recent pet food recall, many people are asking for recipes for homemade pet food and treats. The Tbar cookbook has a whole section dedicated to recipes for pet food and treats. Here's a popular sample from Tbar Volunteer/Member Coordinator Whitney Twiss--

Cheese Delights
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4-5 Tb. water
1 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients to a stiff dough. Spoon out enough to form into the size of treat you desire. Flatten to about 1/4" thickness and place on ungreased cookie sheet. You can also roll out and use a cookie cutter. Bake 10-15 minutes until golden.

From Whitney: This is a favorite of my boys ! Grated carrots go well in this recipe too ! (Whitney and Anthony currently have 5 large dogs and are also fostering Maya)

Horsin' Around in the Kitchen-- a True Blue Animal Rescue Recipe Book is still available from the Tbar website or at the BookNook in downtown Brenham. Hurry, quantities are limited !

Tbar People
These are some of the people who volunteer their time to help the animals of True Blue Animal Rescue. We are excited about adding a new officer this year and welcome Anthony Maldonado as our Pet Welfare Coordinator!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Melanie DeAeth, President
Ann Brady, Secretary
Diana Bender, VP of Public Relations
Lauren Lee, VP Website
Dale DeAeth, VP / Facility Manager

OFFICERS
Elizabeth Hewett, VP of inspections and health care
Whitney Twiss, Volunteer Coordinator
Shelli Schmidt, Education Coordinator
Anthony Maldonado – Pet Welfare Coordinator
Taylor Lehr, TBAR Photographer
(open) – Event Coordinator
(if you are interested in filling this position please ask us about it)

TBAR's MaKayla, Shepherd-Labrador, Needs a Home

MaKayla wears a smile that only freedom and happiness can bring. One can only imagine the dangers MaKayla escaped -- she was found running loose with a chain hanging from her neck. Did she break free from a backyard 'prison' where she was chained and forgotten? Did she desperately free herself from an abusive situation? We only know that she found her way to True Blue Animal Rescue (TBAR) where she was pulled off the streets and kept safe from getting hit by a car.

When no one claimed her after running a found ad, MaKayla was spayed, vaccinated and is now available for adoption. This beautiful, year old, light orange and black shepherd / labrador mix loves life and seems to really enjoy her new-found freedom. (see her color picture at www.tbar.org)

If you love life and want someone to share it with, then MaKayla might be just the right dog for you!

TBAR Fundraising Event - Saturday, May 5

Legends Billiards & Grill Presents

www.3kisses.com

Popular Austin Rock Band starring Tish and Tony Meeks
who were recently featured on ABC's "Wife Swap"

Don't miss this one-night only fundraiser for
True Blue Animal Rescue (TBAR)
501c3 Non Profit Organization dedicated to helping animals
Saturday, May 5, 2007
7-11:30 PM

Help the neglected animals of Tbar and have fun too!
Tickets - $10 in advance, $12 at the door
Tickets include 25 bid tickets for our Exciting Chinese Auction
Great Prizes include a digital camera, original animal art, and so much more!


Tickets available at:
Legends Billiards & Grill
100 W. Main, Downtown Brenham
979-251-7665

or from Tbar Members:
True Blue Animal Rescue
936-878-2334
www.t-bar.org

You do not need to be present to win.
Winning ticket numbers will be posted on our web page after the event.

Seeing Spots ...Coast to Coast.

I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE"

"Sneakers" is a Dal that is looking for a home...he did inspire this little painting to help the rescue help him.
Across the country there are Dalmatian rescues saving, rehabbing and rehomeing DALMATIANS.
Dalmatians have always been my passion and I am happy when I can help a little to raise awareness and funds to for them.
I am owned by Lizzie, the most spoiled with love Dal on the planet...it is a BIG LOVE...and when I see how well she is loved and the life she lives (THEY ALL DESERVE IT!) it makes me want to do what I can to help those who have missed out on what she enjoys so well.

This painting is currently on ebay

eBay: Beach Dalmatian ocean Pup CHRETIEN for DRTB seascape (item 120105951654 end time Apr-10-07 12:19:10 PDT)

and available to help Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay. An all volunteer rescue that fosters the Dals rescued from desperate situations and kill shelters. www.dalmatianrescuetampa.tripod.com for details to see what they do. 20% of the sale goes to help their Dals receiving medical care.

I am so fortunate to be able to use my art and creativity to help three different Dal Charities, Save the Dalmatians...in CA, Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue... OH, MD,PA area (2 official Art Helping Animals supported rescues) and now Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay in FL. SPOTS Coast to coast.

I will be " seeing spots" for some time to come...and these rescues and their wonderful Dals make a perfect Muse to keep me inspired to help!
ART OPENS HEARTS!