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Peke A Tzu Rescue has depended on its' belly band sales since the rescue was formed in 2003. The belly band sales are the financial core of our rescue. Because of our love for the seniors and special needs our expenses far exceed many other rescues. The pupsters and us live modestly for material things are not important in our lives...love is. We are with the pupsters 24/7 and they are never crated nor kenneled. We have a used van sitting out in our driveway that is frequently in for repairs. We converted our two car garage to accommodate an adoption center and quarantine area. Every winter we are out in the elements clearing the van of snow. We do not have time to lay by a pool or take vacations for our lives are dedicated to those in our care. Because prior volunteers have chosen to sell belly bands for personal gain and undercut our prices our belly band income has decreased immensely. Within the past days three senior special needs dogs went to their death because we could not afford to help them. We realize that America has a free enterprise system and we wouldn't want to live anywhere else. We trust our active volunteers and feel that their love and devotion to our dogs is as strong as ours. Thus we share our customer base with those that are involved in donating their time and material in the creation of the belly bands. We also entrust donated sewing machines to these individuals in hopes that they will be returned to our rescue when a volunteer leaves. In order to compete in the belly band market at this time we are slashing all of our prices by 40%. We would hope that those that have purchased from us before will return to us. We know how difficult the financial situations for all are right now and surely understand why customers have left us to purchase from others. The quality and fabrics are equal with us and those prior volunteers who have chosen to become belly band retailers. The difference is that ALL of the monies from our belly band sales go to helping our dogs. There is no personal financial gain. Let your conscience be your guide as you make your purchasing decisions. You can help our babies as you have in the past or you can help individuals improve their personal financial situations. Be well aware that because of this situation and the reduction in our prices the special needs and senior dogs that many rescues will not help face certain death. A MESSAGE FROM THE PUPSTERS: Shame, shame on you! Who is gaining from all of this? The retail seller! Who are losing their lives because of this? The Seniors and Special Needs babies! Jan and Bruce Collins |
The Animal Rescue Site is awarding $100,000 in grants to eligible Petfinder.com member rescue organizations to help animals. The grand prize is a $10,000 grant. They are awarding a $3,000 grant for honorable mention and those rescues that are number one in any particular week are awarded a $1,000 grant. This is the third Shelter Challenge we have participated in. We have reached the top ten in our state in prior Challenges, but need to be number one in the state at the end of the week and the pupsters will receive a grant of $1,000!! We just know with your help we can achieve this goal. Can you imagine the celebration if we reached number one in the United States at the end of the Challenge and won the grand prize? Dreams do come true you know. **Click on the big purple box that says "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" **On the next page that pops up, at the very top there is a small box that says "Vote Today" **Click that box and enter Peke A Tzu Rescue (Trufant, MI). **Hit Search and then "Vote" when the results are displayed. **Be sure to type in the name of the animal that appears on the next page or your vote will not be counted (they are making sure you're a real person and not an automated machine) **You can vote ONE time each day. Not only are you voting, you are helping shelters earn food donations every time you click. **Any votes are appreciated - if you just want to vote only once, that's ok. If you think to vote occasionally, that's great. And if you vote every day we may just win this Challenge! The Challenge ends Sunday April 18th at midnight (PST). As of February 10th we are #25 in the state rankings and #704 in the national rankings. This is great when you consider the number of rescues and shelters participating, but we need to reach that BIG NUMBER ONE to help the pupsters. We will update our rankings every few days here on the Home Page so that you can see how we are progressing in the Challenge. UPDATES: February 11th State Ranking #24 Overall Ranking #643 HURRAH! February 13th State Ranking #23 Overall Ranking #599 INCHING FORWARD. February 15th State Ranking #22 Overall Ranking #576 ONE STEP AT A TIME! February 17th State Ranking #19 Overall Ranking #543 ONWARD AND UPWARD! February 20th State Ranking #19 Overall Ranking #523 AT A STAND STILL...MORE VOTES NEEDED! February 22nd State Ranking #18 Overall Ranking #503 WE THINK WE CAN..WE THINK WE CAN! February 27th State Ranking #18 Overall Ranking #490 WE ARE STALLED AT #18...MORE VOTES PLEASE! March 3rd State Ranking #18 Overall Ranking #481 WE ARE STILL AT #18..(:-. WE KEEP HOPING! March 9th State Ranking #18 Overall Ranking #470 WE ONLY HAVE SIX CHANCES LEFT!  Our pupsters haven't missed a day since the Challenge began! |
 Starlene, an adorable little Shih Tzu girl, was turned over to the rescue by her breeder. She was having eye problems and was being treated for an ulcer on her right eye. She was not producing any tears so her eyes were extremely dry which leads to ulcers. She constantly squinted her eyes because of the dryness and pain resulting from the ulcer. After evaluation by our specialist it was determined that surgery needed to be done to enlarge her eyes a bit to help correct the eye lashes which were growing into the eye at the top and bottom. This procedure was completed in hopes that she would then begin producing tears. Starlene will be 4 months old the end of February.  Starlene's surgery was completed and the healing process began. After 4 weeks it was evident that tear production was still absent. At this point vetting expenses have been high. The only option left to correct Starlene's eyes is a procedure called "parotid duct transposition". The procedure involves rerouting a salivary gland to the eye. There is no guarantee that the procedure will be successful, but we would like to do everything possible for Starlene. At this point Starlene has the need for eyedrops a minimum of every 2 hours. Because of the lack of tear production Starlene faces the probability of concurring ulcers and eventual loss of sight and possibly her eyes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. UPDATE March 11, 2010 Starlene has again visited our specialist. He advised that we try two new eye medications for 4 weeks before making a final decision for surgery. Please donate below via Paypal or send a check to the address below. or mail a check to: Peke A Tzu Rescue PO Box 1 Trufant, MI 49347 Special thanks to our generous donors: Judy & Dick Davidson Jean Iovino Marg Krass Melanie Pedro Alex Quasnitschka |
Authentic designer Coach handbags and shoes have been generously donated to Peke A Tzu Rescue to raise funds for vetting expenses for our senior and special needs fosters. 100% of the proceeds goes directly to the Pupsters' Food and Vetting expenses. Many critically ill and senior fosters have gone to Rainbow Bridge and were unable to be adopted into a loving family of their own. We are left with huge vet expenses from these precious babies and our financial resources have been depleted. With the current economy, some of our previous donors have chosen to discontinue donations. We are placing the following four items on sale to generate funds for vetting which are desperately needed: **Coach Hamptons Studded Large Hobo Handbag Original asking price: $435 Sale Price: $217.50 **Coach Black Signature Gray Canvas Large Handbag Original asking price: $350 Sale Price: $175 **Coach Signature Barrett Olive Green Tennis Shoes Size 8.5 Original asking price: $75 Sale Price: $37.50 **Coach Signature Barrett Blue Tennis Shoes Size 8.5 Original asking price: $75 Sale Price: $37.50     Please visit our Gift Shop to see all of the available designer handbags and shoes. Remember that 100% of the proceeds goes directly to the Pupsters' Food and Vetting expenses. |
 Please check out our online Gift Shop. We have 911 belly bands ready for immediate shipping, and hope to offer our embroidered belly bands and panties for girls once again in the near future. 100% of the sales go directly to the food and vet expenses for our precious foster pupsters. Due to many requests from our patrons, our volunteers looked far and wide for a special pet memorial urn for their beloved pet's ashes. Our Sweet Dreams Angel Pet Urn can be personalized for your special pet.   Parents to the long haired breeds are going to love our new pet water bottle stands. They keep pupster faces dry and drinking water clean.  |
 Our pets fill our lives with so much joy and parting is always so difficult. Many visitors to our website have requested a special page to pay tribute to their Bridge Babies. Please visit our Candle Ceremony page to share the memories of others. We invite you to light a candle in memory of your beloved pet. Please contact us with a short write up in remembrance of your pet and include a picture at least 800 pixels wide. Please email this information to Jan Collins at pekeatzurescue@charter.net If you would like to donate in memory of your beloved pet please donate via Paypal or send a check to the address below. or mail a check to: Peke A Tzu Rescue PO Box 1 Trufant, MI 49347 |
*****SOLD OUT***** We would like to thank everyone who purchased our calendar this year and helped the pupsters. Stay tuned for our 2011 calendar!!  Peke A Tzu Rescue 2010 Calendar is here! This is our second year for the calendar and we hope to continue our calendar for many years to come. This year many of our adopted babies are featured in the calendar. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the calendar contest. Without your support the production of the calendar would not have been possible. We would like to acknowledge the following babies that are not featured within the 12 months. On the front cover from left to right: Sophi, Dexter, Bernie, Anastasia, Jessie, Clint, Shimmer, Schatzie, Sebastian, Laya, Jett, Paris, Keegan and Andy On the back cover from left to right: Magnum, Kojac, Maudie, Nicky, Mavis, Portia, Jolynn, Parker & Peyton, Cami, Dugan, Juliana, Sissy, Chloe, Elle, Leo, Praline, Truffles, Wylee, Happy, Stella & Rudy, Oscar and Fritz. We would like to share a preview of our calendar through our 2010 Calendar Slide Show. *Please note that pictures and text are blurred a bit in the presentation, but will be crisp and clear within the calendar. Each calendar is $15 including USPS First Class shipping within the US. Please click on the above photo for more information and to order a 2010 Peke A Tzu Rescue Calendar. |
Trufant, MI 49347 Phone: 616.984.6292 Fax: 616.984.6292 |