TRIPAWDS: Home to 25302 Members and 2182 Blogs.
HOME » NEWS » BLOGS » FORUMS » CHAT » YOUR PRIVACY » RANDOM BLOG

Tripawds Three Legged Dog & Cat Forum Archives

Tripawds is your home to learn how to care for a three legged dog or cat. Explore 17+ years of forum archives for stories and answers to questions about dog leg amputation, and cat amputation recovery. Enjoy fresh discussion and connect with members in the new Tripawds Support Circle.

JUMP TO FORUMS

Tripawd Heroes

Forums Locked: Search archives for answers & join Tripawds Support Circle to keep discussion going!

Lost password?
Advanced Search
Forum Scope


Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
The forums are currently locked and only available for read only access
sp_Feed sp_TopicIcon-c
Custom Watercolor Pet Portrait Contest to Support Tripawds Community
This forum is locked
16 September 2010
11:28 am
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

superstar  A great big thank you to meilimom for this generous offer!

Kim (aka: meilimom) and her beautiful daughters have offered to donate a custom watercolor pet portrait to help support our ongoing efforts to maintain this community. So we will use this topic to hold the first ever Tripawds Art Contest! Read on for complete details …

meilimom said:

We recently adopted a Golden Retriever puppy who was born with a deformed left front paw. We named her Gracie, and she will be trained as a companion dog to help our 9 year old daughter Ashley who has PDD-NOS.

Ashley & Gracie

Here is a picture of Ashley and Gracie the night we brought her home.

The Tripawds site has helped us a lot, and my 14 year old twin daughters would like to donate a watercolor portrait to benefit the Tripawds site. Portraits are hand drawn and painted from your photograph.

They are 8 x 10 and include a blue mat. Other mat colors may be available on request. I am not sure exactly how to set this up, so I will wait for someone from the Tripawds site to contact me.

Here is a watercolor portrait they did of Gracie [and the original photo]:

Baby Gracie

     Baby Gracie

You can view some more of the girls' artwork on their web site here: meilidesigns.net.

Thank you! — Kim

Pet Portrait Contest Details

Mei Li Designs shall produce one 8"x10" matted custom watercolor pet portrait from a supplied photo to the highest donor.

Click the Bid Now! button below to place your bid in the form of a gift. There is no minimum gift. Place multiple gifts as often as you like, but be sure to use the same email address / PayPal account when you do. (All transactions will be completed at PayPal.com where you can enter your desired bid amount.)

If you wish to place a gift on behalf of someone else, please include their Tripawds username in the comments field before completing the PayPal transaction.

Contest deadline is Midnight, September 30. In the event of a tie for the highest bid, the contest shall be extended by 24 hour periods until a winner is determined.

Tripawds administrators shall track all gifts received and update this topic regularly with the current highest gift. Cumulative gift totals will be calculated for anyone placing multiple gifts. This shall be considered a silent contest, with only the current highest gift amount being announced.

 





 

 

Bid high and get a custom t-shirt!

Contest Incentive

Get a custom t-shirt too! If the winning gft is greater than $100, Jerry will create a Custom Tripawds T-shirt featuring the finished full color portrait and the winner shall receive $20 in CaféCash applicable toward the purchase of this shirt or any other item(s) in the Tripawds Gift Shop.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

16 September 2010
1:51 pm
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

It has come to our attention (ahem, thank you etgayle!) that calling this an "auction" may be a bit misleading. So, for clarification purposes...

All "bids" are non-refundable contributions made at the time of bidding via the PayPal Donations screen.
The "bidder" who contributes  the largest amount, or with the highest amount of combined contributions at the end of the "auction" wins the portrait. In short, by placing a "bid" you are contributing to the Tripawds community. If you contribute the most via the Bid Now button above by the deadline of Midnight, Thursday, September 30, you win!

Any questions?

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

16 September 2010
10:21 pm
Las Vegas, Nevada
Member
Members
Forum Posts: 4344
Member Since:
14 August 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Is this a secret donation or will we have an opportunity to out-donate by knowing that last largest donation?

Her Retired AvatarComet - 1999 to 2011

She departed us unexpectedly  January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.

She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.

17 September 2010
9:57 am
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

cometdog said:

Is this a secret donation or will we have an opportunity to out-donate by knowing that last largest donation?

See "silent auction" comment above. We will update this topic everytime a contribution/bid is made, but we will not identify "bidders" by name. So, readers following this topic will always know what the current highest bid is, just not who made it, until we announce the winner.

There are currently no bids ... yet! (No minimum "bid" is required.)

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

17 September 2010
10:18 pm
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

thank you!

We have our first bid! The current high bidder has given $50.00.

Watch this topic or subscribe for updates.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

18 September 2010
11:00 am
Member
Members
Forum Posts: 525
Member Since:
5 April 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Wow, the girls are fabulous artists!  This is very exciting!  Thank you for the wonderful "auction"!!superstar

18 September 2010
11:54 am
Member
Members
Forum Posts: 23
Member Since:
8 August 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Thank you so much!  We adopted Kaitlyn & Jessica when they were 11 months old. They never really colored like other kids did. When they were two years old, they would both draw lines, arcs and circles inside of the coloring book line art instead of coloring the pictures. We had no idea why they did this, and then around three they started drawing, and they have amazed us ever since.

Kaitlyn and Jessica both struggled for years with significant speech and language issues – verbal apraxia, mixed expressive receptive language disorder and central auditory processsing disorder. They had 7 years of private and school based speech and language therapy. When they were too shy to talk to other kids because of their speech issues, the drawing ability really helped them connect with others. Wherever they went other kids would ask them to draw for them.

They both want to study art in college, so anytime they can create art for other people it is a good experience for them.

You can see some of their early art (ages 3 to 12) here:

http://www.oura.....tpage.html

http://www.oura.....tpage.html

Kim

18 September 2010
5:23 pm
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

For the record, the high bid as of today is still $50.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

21 September 2010
2:41 pm
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

UPDATE: The current price for this custom watercolor pet portrait remains at $50.00. Contest deadline is midnight Thursday, September 30.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

28 September 2010
10:22 am
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Two More Days! Your opportunity for this custom watercolor pet portrait ends this Thursday at midnight. The current amount given remains at $50.00. Contribute more than that using the "Bid Now!" button above and it's yours!

Stay tuned for updates.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

28 September 2010
3:31 pm
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

This just in ... The current price given for the portrait is now: $60.00

Contest ends Midnight this Thursday.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

29 September 2010
9:01 am
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

UPDATE: Current amount given is now $70.00

way-cool Many thanks to all who are participating! Contest ends tomorrow night at Midnight.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

30 September 2010
10:45 am
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

FYI: This custom pet portrait contest ends tonight at midnight and the current amount given remains at $70.00.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

30 September 2010
10:52 pm
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

It's almost 11pm Mountain time. One more hour, last chance for your pawesome portrait!

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

1 October 2010
2:20 pm
On The Road

Team Tripawds

Administrators
Forum Posts: 35
Member Since:
25 September 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Times up. Pencils down! big-grin

zorion

We are happy to announce that Amy B. (aka: zorion) a Tripawds member from down under, has won the custom watercolor pet portrait for her generous gifts totalling $70.00!

We hope to share the photo – and finished portrait – with everyone in this topic.

Many thanks to all who participated.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet

This forum is locked
Forum Timezone: America/Denver
Most Users Ever Online: 946
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 120
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
eurydice: 6646
cometdog: 4344
paws120: 3465
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 1292
Members: 18754
Moderators: 4
Admins: 3
Forum Stats:
Groups: 4
Forums: 24
Topics: 18945
Posts: 259686
Tripawds is brought to you by Tripawds.
HOME » NEWS » BLOGS » FORUMS » CHAT » YOUR PRIVACY » RANDOM BLOG