December give-a-ways and BellaRusticaMarket burlap pillows - Two for One

Bella Rustica announces weekly Christmas give-a-ways and a chance to own two burlap pillows for the price of one

- 80 dollars for two -  

At this time, quantities are limited to those on hand as I am focusing on my next Better Homes and Gardens photo-shoot, new re-model & design business. Follow the re-model of The Pink House to BellaRusticaCottage

Remember, ALL proceeds from BellaRusticaMarket support animals.

See prior post for latest rescue and other dogs being helped.

If the pillows are a gift, please remind the person receiving your gift of the assistance being provided. I will include an extra card in your package. 

Additional offerings - Rustic, hand-made crosses with Italian words

BellaRusticaMarket

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The first give-a-way begins with this classic porcelain enamel sign.  The winner can select up to five letters or numbers from five designs. I purchased Metropolitan for Bella Rustica Cottage. Retail cost for five letters/numbers is over 100 dollars. See Ramsign Classic Enamel Signs for selection options.

 This give-a-way ends on Friday, December 9th (so another one can begin....)

How to play:

For one entry - Leave a comment and become a Follower.  I will contact the winner and arrange the details. 

To additionally win BellaTags, post the give-a-way on your blog & let me know in your comments and I'll enter you to win a set of twelve Bella Tags as well:  (3) each of Amore (Love); La Vita e Bella (Life is Beautiful); Baci (Kiss), and Mille Grazie (A Million Thanks)....

These tags are distressed and text is brown ink.

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How to leave a comment: Go to the bottom of this post and click on Comments.  You'll need to have a gmail address for this part and to Follow. Go ahead, you'll love it.  

How to become a Follower:  Click on Join This Site to the right.

Hope, happiness, and a warm home for these dogs

Under the picnic table:  The home of a female 14 year old Golden Retriever who lived isolated in this backyard around the corner from me twenty four hours a day.

The water container was filled with algae. 

Although this was provided, it was not insulated and the Golden preferred to live under the picnic table.  She was fed but otherwise received no protection from fleas and had developed a miserable skin condition. Fortunately, the owner's friend talked him into giving her to me, and I give both individuals enormous credit for that.  After a bath, and a visit to the vet she was given a clean bill of health all things considered and placed in a loving, attentive, warm home with another Golden Retriever who follows her around like she is his mother. The owner paid for her medical treatment.

Here she is, content and safe and loved and beautiful. 

Unfortunately, I have another neighbor nearby who for the most part, until I intervened, kept this young boy in this cage for the better part of 23 hours a day. 

He lived outside in this open carport with this beautiful Yellow Lab, also 14 years old, also for the better part of 24 hours a day.  She has lived like this for years.  Her only additional shelter was the open, uninsulated laundry room behind her. 

I originally offered temporary help in the form of a 10 by 10 foot kennel for the younger, male dog and this was accepted but after seeing the long-term lack of medical care of the Yellow Lab due to severe flea allergies I offered to both pay for her medical care and to take her into my home but all efforts were refused.  The owner claims to love both animals despite the obvious neglect of medical care and basic attention. Over time I have come to know other neighbors have complained to the owner through out the years of their concerns as well. In the end, the owner was forced to provide one-time medical attention due to Animal Control intervention. Sadly, she had not received any medical care since 2006. The younger dog originally belonged to the owner's adult son, a business owner here on Saint Simons Island, who, by omission, is as guilty of animal neglect as his mother.  He has been shown these photographs.

The profits from Bella Rustica Market have provided this Yellow Lab with additional shelter in the form of an insulated kennel/pad and fresh cedar. I have made subsequent offers to take both dogs and keep them until I could place them in homes equal to mine, if not mine, but the owner has refused. After sharing these photographs with her, she has simply moved the Yellow Lab out of the open carport to an even less sheltered side yard.  She at least has the kennel I provided. 

Please leave a polite comment here for the owner asking her to re-consider allowing both dogs the care and dignity they deserve as I will guarantee their care.

Please forward.

Thank you.