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Always Wanted a Professional Drawing of your Dog? Want to Make a Difference in a Rescue Dog’s Life? Now You Can Do Both!
Lili Chin - Fabulous Foster Mom and Friend to Boston Buddies has generously offered to draw YOUR DOG in exchange for a donation from you to Boston Buddies. You’ve seen Lili’s artwork on our website
and on our recent Holiday Cards
2007 Holiday Card Rocky Boston Buddies Foster Dog
NOW you can be the owner of an original Lili Chin illustration of YOUR DOG and help out a rescue dog at the same time!
Boogie Lili's Very Own Boston Buddy and Muse Lili will draw your dog on the computer and send you a large high-resolution printable digital image, followed by an 8x10 printout if you so desire. To commission a drawing please contact Lili directly at lili.chin@gmail.com with photos and a description of your dog's personality. Chumley Boston Buddies Alum
To see more of Lili’s doggie drawings - Click Here Cost? A donation of $50 is suggested, although Boston Buddies is appreciative of any amount you wish to donate! You can send your donation directly to Boston Buddies by sending a check payable to Boston Buddies to our mailing address: Boston Buddies, Inc. Or you can make a donation to Boston Buddies through PayPal by clicking on this special PayPal Button
Lili Chin Drawing Donation If you are paying by check please make a notation on the check that it is for the Lili Chin Drawing Fundraiser All of us at Boston Buddies Thank You!
ADOPTION FAIRS Several times a year Boston Buddies will attend Adoption Fairs held throughout Southern California. Adoption Fairs are fun and provide a great opportunity to meet lots of new people and make new furry friends of all shapes and sizes. They are also a great place to find new and unusual toys, clothes, beds, leashes and collars for your own Buddy! When we attend an Adoption Fair we try to bring as many of our current adoptable dogs, depending on where they are all located. Many times those of us who staff the booth will bring along our own dogs, several of whom are Boston Buddies Alumni to enjoy the day as well. We always enjoy when people stop by to visit with us and the dogs and we LOVE it when a Boston Buddies Alum comes by with their new family to say hello and let us know how they are doing! We are always looking for volunteers to help us staff the booth on Adoption Fair day and to transport dogs to and from the venue. If you've ever thought about volunteering this is one of the easiest and most fun ways to really help and find out more about rescue in general and Boston Buddies in particular. Check our website often to see the Adoption Fairs we are scheduled to be at throughout the year and drop us an email if you would like to volunteer at any of the Fairs!
UPCOMING ADOPTION FAIRS
Pet Care Foundation Adoption Fair June 14, 2008 11 am - 3 pm Roxbury Park Beverly Hills, California Click Here for a Printable Flyer Boston Buddies will have a booth at the June 14, 2008 Adoption Fair sponsored by the Pet Care Foundation Rescue Groups and Shelters scheduled to attend include Boston Buddies, Beagles and Buddies, Lhasa Happy Homes, Bark Avenue Foundation, LA City and LA County Animal Services. Come on out and say hello and meet some of our wonderful dogs! The Fair will be held at Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills located on Olympic Blvd, just east of Century Park East at Roxbury Drive
RECENT ADOPTION FAIRS Best Friends' Super Adoption Festival North Hollywood April 27, 2008 Our volunteers arrived early in the day while it was still cool to help set up our booth at the Super Adoption Festival in North Hollywood.
As the sun came out the temperature went up, and it was a bit warm - okay HOT - for most of the day - but that did not stop everyone from having a wonderful time! Ricarda was kind enough to give Bessie a ride to the Festival and Bessie spent the day meeting and greeting all the people who stopped by the booth.
Dale Anne with Bessie We had several volunteers come help staff the booth - Frankie's new mom, Cyn, was there with Frankie's Boston sister Aggie - when it got a bit too warm for Aggie they had to go home. Jacob was there lending a hand and Dale Anne and Kay drove down from Ventura to help out and enjoy the festivities.
Jacob, Kay and Dale Anne Our former Director and Treasurer, Judy Marks, came out for the day and Kathy brought one of her Boston Buddies alums, Katie, with her to help out in the booth. And Betty was there organizing everything and keeping things running smoothly!
Kathy, Judy and Ricarda We had a lot of visitors stop by and say hello - Anne Mejia, one of the Founders of Best Friends, came by to say hello and see how Frankie was doing in his new home; Brandon Fouche, one of our favorite behaviorists from Canine Communications and a wonderful friend to Boston Buddies, came by to say hi and we even had a few Boston Buddies Alum come by, among them Frankie and Luigi - we always love to see Buddies Alum! A good time was had by all and we can't wait for our next Best Friends Adoption Event! 3rd Annual Pet Adoption Faire Murrieta, California April 20, 2008 Several volunteers came out to the Murrieta Adoption Faire on Sunday, April 20, 2008, to help staff the Boston Buddies booth. It was a sunny, but not too hot, day and we enjoyed meeting all the people who stopped by to say hi. We were set up right next to the ladies of Boston Brigade Rescue, another Boston Terrier rescue group that operates primarily in San Diego and Riverside counties.
Susan Mayne of Boston Brigade with Lulu
Two of our adoptable dogs, Ruby and Lulu, came to the Faire and had a wonderful time saying hello to everyone.
Ruby Saying Hi to Dave! Kathy and Ruby Greeting Admirers Kathy brought her own Boston, Angel, to the Faire and Angel truly lived up to her name and was a great ambassador for Boston Buddies. By the end of the day everyone, especially Ruby and Lulu, was tired but happy to have spent a great day meeting lots of nice people and spreading the word about all the wonderful dogs in rescue that are looking for their forever home!
Lulu Taking a Break and Having a Snooze!
The 2007 BOSTON TEA PARTY was a great success!
Grey skies and rain the night before could not dampen the spirits of all who attended the 2007 Boston Buddies Tea Party on Saturday, September 22, 2007. Volunteers showed up early at The Park Bench Café in Huntington Beach to set up tents and tables in excited anticipation of the arrival of all the Boston Terriers and their escorts. And arrive they did!! We had over 110 Boston Terriers at the Tea Party – many of them sporting fashionable rain gear in case of rain.
At Check In attendees were welcomed with a wonderful goodie bag that included a stuffed toy, tennis ball and doggie biscuits. Canines and their family and friends also had their picture taken for inclusion in the official Boston Buddies 2007 Tea Party Photo Album. Once again, there were Boston Buddies bandanas for all dogs in attendance – pink for girls and blue for boys and yellow for the Boston Buddies dogs currently looking for forever homes.
We had a wonderfully successful Silent Auction offering fabulous items up for bid with all the proceeds going to Boston Buddies. Auction items included several original pieces of art donated by supporters and adopters – Phyllis Marks’ Boston terrier ink drawings were popular, as were the colorful ceramic tiles by Eduardo Tocatzin Sanchez and the Boston in a Tea Pot painting by Rosemary Bandis was the subject of some wild bidding. Beautiful custom made jewelry was also available for bid, including a Boston Angel Pup necklace, bracelet and pin from Diane Olson and a Boston charm bracelet from Jennifer Byrd. Several beautiful gift baskets had been made by a few of the Boston Buddies volunteers (thanks Kathy, Rachael and Michelle) – all of which were the subject of intense bidding! There were doggie spa baskets and backpacks full of goodies for both cats and dogs (thanks Cynthia) and two huge gift bags of wonderful doggie things – one for the Discriminating Boston Gentleman and the other for the Pampered Boston Princess (thanks Alina!). There was an MP3 player, a six week obedience course, a tiny Rescue a Boston t-shirt, a Sherpa travel bag and a wicker doggie crate – all donated by wonderful supporters of Boston Buddies. Two very nice dog collars were also offered – with the flowery Holly McClain rosebud collar going home with Amy – our special Boston Buddies foster girl. There were hand made Boston terrier holiday ornaments, frames and mirrors (thanks Betty), a Boston terrier musical snow globe and both vintage and modern Boston terrier cast iron door stops that were eyed longingly by many. Winning bidders went away with some wonderful items and Boston Buddies raised some urgently needed money to help us continue our efforts.
Back by popular demand was our raffle table where you could purchase tickets and place them in the drawing for the prize of your choice. We had an adorable Boston Terrier cookie bouquet, a basket full of doggie products with a giant stuffed Boston and a Boston Terrier tea pot in a basket. Everyone eagerly anticipated their number being drawn for the prize of their choice.
Amongst the attendees was Louie – the Boston Buddy who had been the subject of an intensive “dog hunt” after he and his Boston sister Ellie were abducted from their owner’s car in August 2006. You can read more about Louie and Ellie’s story here – Stolen Dogs Update. Louie’s new owners brought him and his Boston Buddy brother, Casey, to the Tea Party to meet everyone. What a wonderful treat to see Louie and how happy he is with his new family – we hear he is being spoiled rotten and has his new owners cooking for him!!!
While at the Tea Party, Casey, who has been battling a condition known as protein losing enteropathy, had a session with the Reiki Masters who were providing attendees with an introduction to the relaxing and healing techniques of Reiki. "Reiki" comes from the Japanese, "Rei," (light) and "Ki," (Life Force Energy). Trained Reiki practitioners use touch and other techniques to find and treat obstructed areas of the Life Force Energy flow. Promoting healing and general well-being, Reiki treatments balance and enhance mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual energy in both humans and animals. Casey’s owners told us that they thought Casey benefited from the treatment!
Also at the Tea Party was Amy – the little Boston mix who is recovering from surgery to correct her two luxating patellas – you can read her story here – Special Needs Buddies. Amy came to the Tea Party with her foster Boston Buddy brother Owen and her foster family. Before arriving at the Tea Party, Amy and her family stopped off to see Dr. K at Back Bay Vet for her first follow up visit after her surgery. Amy had her bandages removed and Dr. K said she could start moving around on a limited basis. Amy sat very nicely in her laundry basket during the Tea Party and met many new friends. She really wanted to enter some of the Doggie Contests but she knew that Dr. K would be upset with her if he found out she was frolicking around with the crowd!
Many of the attendees participated in the Doggie Contests held at 11:00 am. Contests were held for the biggest and smallest Boston and the longest and shortest tail. There was quite a spectrum of Bostons from the tiniest little girl weighing in at 10 pounds and wearing a very cute jean dress, to the biggest Boston boy standing close to two feet tall! And who can forget best dressed! There was stiff competition, as there were so many Bostons in their finest weekend attire. The winners were two Boston sisters in adorable Sunday dresses with little red wigs complete with bangs and braided pig tails. Quite the sight! The last game of the day was the toughest and the competition was fierce. Twelve Bostons had been training all year for the "longest sit contest." Initially, no Boston budged, their derrières planted firmly to the ground at Park Bench Cafe. All put up a great effort, even when a tempting tennis ball was rolled by them. In the end, after several tense minutes, it was determined that the last four Bostons still sitting were all winners. Every event winning Boston, and there were many, went away with prize bags stashed with sandwich crème cookies, a good or evil Cuz toy (depending on their owner's assessment!), a marrow bone and a coveted Zanies plush toy that they could destroy at a later date! All participants and their owners had a great time; in fact there were quite a few owners who bore a striking resemblance to their Boston, for which they were handsomely rewarded!
Our scheduled photographer had to cancel at the last minute due to health issues with her own dogs, but we were fortunate that both Terry Sprague, photographer, fellow rescuer and good friend to Boston Buddies, and Peggy Mundell, who had already volunteered her expertise in chair massage at the Tea Party, agreed to step in at the last minute and provide the opportunity for those in attendance to capture a special photographic remembrance of their canine companion. Terry brought along his assistant Charlie, a very handsome and well behaved Springer Spaniel. Big thanks to Peggy, Terry and Charlie! Terry and Peggy also roamed the event with our own Boston Buddies volunteer, Leslie Edwards, taking candid shots throughout the day.
Thanks to the efforts of several volunteers and foster families, almost all of the dogs in foster care with Boston Buddies were at the Tea Party – Zoey, Samantha, Sassy, Bubba, Baby, Dixie, Maile, Sadie, Fergie and Jack were all there meeting and greeting people for most of the day. Our Adoptions Coordinator, Rachael, had called all of our Approved Adopters and issued each one a personal invitation to attend the Tea Party and meet our available dogs. We had a great turnout of people and at the end of the day nine dogs went home with already approved or past adopters. We are so happy that these dogs have found forever homes with loving families.
We also had on display a beautiful collage of the 173 dogs that have been rescued and placed by Boston Buddies since the Tea Party in August of 2006. Those attendees who came with “Boston Buddies Alumni” who were rescued during the past year had fun looking at the collage and finding the photo of their special Buddy! Many thanks to Rachael who spent hours putting the collage together as a touching tribute to the dogs we’ve saved!
The weather unfortunately took a short turn for the worse and rain started falling a little bit before noon causing us to end the event earlier than expected. Even though the Tea Party ended prematurely we hope a good time was had by all. We are already planning next year’s Tea Party – hope to see you all there!!
Our sincere thanks to all who came out – your support of our efforts is deeply appreciated and all of the money raised that day will allow us to continue our important work.
We have put together an online photo album of the day – just click here 2007 Boston Tea Party Online Photo Album and enjoy!!!!
Click Here to see Photos of the 2006 Tea Party BOSTON BUDDIES HAS A NEW ONLINE STORE AT ZAZZLE.COM Boston Buddies Online Zazzle Store
We've added t-shirts, sweatshirts, key chains, coffee mugs, tote bags, mouse pads, even postage stamps with both of our logos that will allow you to show your support of Boston Buddies and Boston terrier rescue. All profits received by Boston Buddies from the sale of our merchandise on Zazzle are used to care for our foster dogs - from shelter fees, medical expenses, food, leashes, collars, harnesses, blankets and toys. So visit our Zazzle store by clicking the link above, shop 'til you drop and help some Boston Buddies! Thank you!
SHOP BOSTON BUDDIES' ONLINE STORE AT CAFE PRESS!
Show your love for Boston Terriers and your support for Boston Buddies and look great doing it! Buy and wear our Boston Buddies' t-shirts and other gear. All profits from the sale of our merchandise go directly to the dogs, to help pay for medical care, shelter fees, food, toys, blankets and other daily care.
Cool Boston Terrier Stuff with 20% to 50% of the sale price going to Boston Buddies! Use the code SCBBR when you check out. The Fun for Fosters Program Pick out toys and other goodies for the foster dogs currently in our care and Bean Dogs Cafe will ship the package directly to us and they will donate 30% of the proceeds from that sale to Boston Buddies! Check it out!
Show the world how obsessed you are with Bostons! Put your breed where your money is and order Boston Terrier Personal Checks
We get 10% when you order checks from Checksyourway.com
A "Mom and Pup" home-based operation where the Pup is Petey the Boston Terrier. Check out their cool Udder Tug Toys and line of Vintage Boston Terrier Ad T-Shirts! Helping Udders donates 10%-50% of every sale to the rescue group designated by you! Make sure you designate Boston Buddies as your chosen Rescue!
And right now you can DOUBLE YOUR DONATON to rescue by putting the following code in the Comments Box at checkout: DBL2008 Click Here to Go to Helping Udders
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