A Latte ~ A Life fundraiser for rescue!

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A $5.00 donation for a chance to own this original oil painting!

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I recently offered this painting for sale with the intention of giving a usual percentage to

help

DALMATIAN RESCUE OF TAMPA BAY

their dal-mix up for adoption was the inspiration for the painting.

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On second thought and in celebration of their annual

DALLOWEEN FUNDRAISER FOR RESCUE

event

I have offered this painting at 100% donation

and you can find all the details right here!

http://www.carolchretien.blogspot.com

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Donate just $5.00 to Dalmatian Rescue Tampa Bay

and you will have a chance to WIN this original oil painting and help save lives!

any questions?

email the artist at

carolchretien@aol.com

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thanks for helping us help them!

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East Of Eden ....

EDEN

I received this news from Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay

they have just saved this girl from certain death.

She has to be rehabbed but she is being fostered.

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A painting just off the easel is listed on EBAY to help DRTB:

LIVER Dalmatian & Black & White stars CHRETIEN DRTB new - eBay (item 120265501867 end time May-31-08 11:24:47 PDT)

Please read her story...

Eden is about 6 years old from Collier County.

She is very thin, a high heartworm positive that needs treatment ASAP, and her nails were so long that a dewclaw had grown a 1/4" into her pad.

She also may be deaf since she sleeps like the dead... not even making coffee in the morning will stir her.

I think she may have once been a house pet since someone cared enough to get her spayed, but then was turned outside & became a stray.

She definitely prefers to be in the house.

She is a beautiful girl with intelligent eyes and interested in the world around her.

She has begun to play with stuffed toys.

She loves people and seems to behave well with other dogs (doesn't like mine & that might be that she has no status here).

She likes to see the outside kitties run, but is good on a leash.

She tries to tell you she needs to go out to potty, but I think being at the shelter taught her that might not happen.

She still hasn't fully settled into her new surroundings & is a bit nervous, but she would be great in a home of her own.

She leans against me when I'm with her to make sure she doesn't get left behind.

She loves going for a car ride & is so good in the car... I took her to McD's for a treat.

She will be a devoted dog for the right person who could love this beautiful girl.
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Keeping the hope she gets adopted to a forever family when she is healthy and ready.

thanks for helping homeless animals with art!

carol chretien
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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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GET INSPIRED!... Where's Waldo?

WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Meet WALDO...this extremely handsome Dalmatian who is 13 yrs young and who was about to be turned into a kill-shelter by his people who could not care for him for their health reasons. Their neighbor intervened for WALDO and he
was bailed out by the ANGELS of DALMATIAN RESCUE of TAMPA BAY.

THAT is already a great story ...
BUT THEN he was adopted...by one of their supporters.
and....WHERE WAS WALDO when he was about to be adopted to live out his life in love, care and attention in Canada?
WALDO was....IN FLORIDA! The wanderings of Waldo were just beginning!

The picture above is WALDO on his ROAD TRIP. He was too much a senior to FLY to Canada. A wonderful Family came down to the DAL-O-WEEN Fest Fundraiser that DRTB hosted and WALDO and DRTB volunteer-ANGEL, Pat, drove him up with his new Mom to his new home. Carole came down to adopt him.

In the Picture below you see him in his new yard with his forever Mom, Carole.



So...What inspires you? These are the kind of people in life who inspire me .
Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay is one of my personal favorites to create art for. They have huge hearts, do wonderful rescue of some of the neediest Dals in Florida.
(AHAA artist, Carol Chretien)
Their website link is: http://dalmatianrescuetampa.tripod.com/

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"The WANDERINGS OF WALDO"

by

DRTB Volunteer, Pat

Carole, Waldo, & I took off on our journey to Waldo's new home with Carole, Jim, & Ben on November 1st. We needed a few days after Dal-loween to recover and tie up some loose ends.


We rented a nice Mazda 6 to fit all the stuff Carole & Waldo acquired at Dal-loween from their supporters (and a few things Carole thought of on her own). Waldo rode shotgun from the back seat which also served as his travel bed. 9see picture at top)

Are we there yet???

Once we left Florida the weather became very nice along the way with clear blue skies & pretty autumn leaves. Waldo was a good sport and made few complaints about being on such a long car ride. We several stops along the way, though I think he would have liked a few more stops for him to investigate.
Day #1 got us to Carowinds/Fort Mill SC or 2 mile short of the NC border.

Day #2 had us stopping to shop in Tamarack, WV at the center filled with local craft & we made a visit to the National Park at New River Gorge, WV before stopping in Waynesburg, PA to rest for the night.

Our third morning a heavy frost greeted us so we didn't linger, besides we had Niagara Falls yet to see. Passing through customs was quick... no one even questioned Waldo.

Waldo was a hit with the tourists and had his picture taken many times... maybe we should have charged? We finally got to Carole's home on the evening of Nov. 3rd where Waldo soon settled in to his new surroundings.

Waldo is very happy in his new surroundings & with his new family and they are happy with him. He will be loved for the rest of his life & will never have to go looking for a new home again. I am going to miss him, he was such a good boy to snuggle up in bed with.

I stayed a day or so longer to see some local sights and then caught the Amtrak home. US Customs couldn't find a reason to to detain me so I made it to my cousin's home in Massapequa on Long Island for an overnight rest & changed trains the next morning. It was then a 26 hour ride home which while long gave me a chance to catch up on some rest I badly needed so I can get back to volunteering for DRTB and planning another event.

Thanks to everyone who made Waldo's trip happen!!!!
Pat

CINDERELLA - Happily Ever After!

MEET CINDERELLA

On July 30th of this year I posted this Article:

Art Helping Animals News: KISMET! ...MEET ETHEL...new mom & heartworm patient.


"Ethel" was the dog confiscated along with her puppies, those that survived, and was rescued and given a new life.

CINDERELLA became her new name and here she (above) is transformed in her new life! Thanks to the volunteers and advocates working with DALMATIAN RESCUE of TAMPA BAY..... Multiple orgs...it DOES take a village!

Her new family shared this wonderful picture of a gorgeous Dalmatian. She is a very fortunate survivor! (THANK YOU!)


The former "owner" is under arrest and "Ethel's " litter mate LUCY who has been confiscated and found to be PREGNANT is in the process of being rescued herself.
Thanks to Susan Weber of

http://dalmatianrescuetampa.tripod.com/ for sharing the news to post here!

It always feels good to share GOOD NEWS!