I can smell YOU out there

You nervous types. Always reading, but stopping short. Come on, the computer does not bite.... Click on this, I promise you, it will not hurt. In fact, it will feel GOOOOOOOD, very very GOOOOOOD. You will feel POWERFUL, SKINNIER, TALLER, your tail will feel FLUFFIER... ahh..., never mind about the tail, mine feels fluffier...

Your vote will help me win and save so many more 4 leggeds just like me.
I am worth it. Go ahead, do it...

Feel the POWER, VOTE VIRGINIA VOTE

humbly yours
'vie

Going for a Ride

Some of your lovely letters

Hi Silvie on 4,

My name is Rory and my mommy says I'm a handsome boy, and I'm very sweet.
My mommy votes for you everyday, and she showed me a picture of you today. I think you are a very beautiful girl. I think I love you Red heart emoticon. She said that tomorrow I can vote for you instead of her so that's what I am going to do! My Aunt and some of mommy's friends vote for you too. We hope you win lots of money for TBFR!!!!

Love Red heart emoticon
Rory (and Kathleen)

Hi
Just to let you know. Freddie paws his vote everyday from our home computers, work computers and my Ipod while we are out at starbucks..
Bet you didn't know Freddie was computer literate. He barks at the door and when I get up to see whose there, he blitzes into the room, jumps on the desk chair and paw at the computer. By the time I get back the screen says 'you have just voted for Silvieon4'. When we get to my office he finds another way to distract me and repeats the voting routine.
I think now that his vision is sooooo good, he recognizes beauty.

OK Miss 'Vie I just voted for you, I want Robin to have LOTS of money to take care of ALL the precious,beautiful bichons that come her way ! ! I would be very lonely had I not come across her web site and gotten my beautiful, Piper & Jake...... Oh yes, 'Vie do you have a boyfriend as handsome and beautiful as we are ? We are available for boyfriend status, couldnt leave our 2 leggeds.

HIIIII Rory and Freddie and Piper and Jake!!!!
Now with support like this and some serious networking...... guys keep it up!!!!

Come on Virginia, make this the home of the best rescue... not the home of VICK!!!!
NETWORK... VOTE


ps... no boy friends, too busy trying to win this contest...

HMMMM do you know who to vote for????

Silvieon4
from Chesapeake, VA

VOTE FOR ME!!!!!!!

One of the 30 cutest dogs? Yes, But really THE CUTEST!!!!

HELLOOO VIRGINIA!!!!

Please see FOUR-LEGGED BLOGGER VIES FOR NATIONAL TITLE TO RAISE MONEY FOR HER BREED on Page TXCL1 of August 16, 2009 issue of Virginian Pilot

C U T E S T D O G C O M P E T I T I O N

FOUR-LEGGED BLOGGER VIES FOR NATIONAL TITLE TO RAISE MONEY FOR HER BREED

By Eric Feber The Virginian-Pilot

Eric Feber, 222-5203, eric.feber@pilotonline.com

A cute Chesapeake dog wants you to vote her the cutest dog in the country so she can help other cute local dogs. Silvieon4, the 3-year-old bichon frisé of Stewart and Silvie Goldstein of Great Bridge, is in the running for the All American Pet Brands-sponsored national online Cutest Dog Competition, which runs through Thanksgiving. Anyone can vote for the little tail-wagging princess by visiting her daily blog at www.silvieon4.com. That will link to a contest Web site, and a slew of awwwww-inducing photos. If Silvieon4 wins one of the weekly competitions, she fetches $500. If she makes it to the semifinals, she’ll dig up $5,000, and if she takes the national title of Cutest Dog, she will reap a cool $1 million. But all of the photogenic white-curled pooch’s potential winnings will benefit Tidewater Bichon Frisé Rescue, a nonprofit group based in Suffolk and founded by directors Robin and Jack Gray. As stated on its Web site, the group’s mission is “the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of Bichons and to control the animal population by spaying and neutering all Bichons before they are placed in new homes.” “There are all kinds of neglect, abuse and abandonment going on with this breed,” said Silvie Goldstein, whose two other dogs, JD and Wendy, are also bichons. “The Grays take them in, rename them, have them vetted, and then take them through a resocialization process. When someone wants to adopt, they make sure the family and the dog are compatible, make sure the environment is best for the dog’s health and well-being.” Even though she thinks her newest family member is the most adorable canine on earth, Goldstein entered Silvieon4 to help other similar dogs in the area by, hopefully , bringing cash prizes to the rescue group. “I wouldn’t have to bake again,” said Goldstein, who helps raise money for the group by selling her homemade cheesecakes and gourmet breads. “You see, we’re totally dependent on donations and fundraisers.” She said her beady-eyed little white mop came to her family, thanks to TBFR’s efforts. “She was placed on Craigslist by its owner as ‘ready for breeding’,” said Goldstein, a TBFR volunteer. “She was on her way to a puppy mill when the Grays interceded and rescued her. They didn’t want her to breed for greed.” Goldstein said her newest family member was named after her. “The Grays named her, actually,” she explained. “She’s small and mouthy, so she reminded them of me. They named her Silvieon4, as in ‘on four legs,’ I’m Silvieon2.” The Grays and Goldstein maintain that although bichons are cute, sweet-tempered, and seem almost like animated cuddly toys, they aren’t novelties. They require a high degree of care and attention. Many adopt bichons casually because of their Beanie Baby looks and good natures, but when health or relationship issues arise, the dogs are quickly cast off like, well, forgotten toys. “They’re beautiful, cute and smart, but they are very high maintenance and expensive to maintain,” Goldstein said. “They’re small, and many have allergies and sensitive digestive systems. They really are ‘fur kids,’ they’re completely people-dependent; they’re dog velcro, they stick to you no matter what and cannot be left alone for long periods of time.” Goldstein thinks Silvieon4 stands a good chance of winning. She never seems to take a bad photo. “I maintain that she’s 93 percent dog and 7 percent ham; she loves the camera,” Goldstein said. Locally, it seems to be paying off. Recently, when she was in The Home Depot, with the pooch in the cart with her, she heard someone call out “Silvie!” “Naturally, I thought it was someone I knew, but the person completely ignored me and went up to her and exclaimed, ‘Oh Silvie, I read your blog!’ I didn’t mind; that’s a sure vote.” For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, write to Tidewater Bichon Frisé Rescue, P.O. 8084, Suffolk, VA 23438; call 986-2275; or visit www.virginiab ichonrescue.org.

Mhhh, Thank you so much Mr Feber for writing up such a nice article about my Rescue.
We love you and I think your kitties would love playing with a Bichon!


Hey VA, go VOTE me in!!!!

'vie

summer FUN 3

Mhhh who is heading out???? Party Pooper JD!!!

Momma and the Wendy, water dancing... Silly thing. SWIMMMM it is way more fun!

yes, yes yes, just like that!!!!
VOTE please!!!
'vie

Summer FUN 2

I swim like a graceful ...seal cub! I am liking the freedom!

JD is sort of ... kind of...liking it?!? Maybe?
Time for you to VOTE please!!!
'vie