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HWS Newsletters
HWS Newsletter #48, July - August 2010
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In this issue: Cynthia Ferguson and the Art of Scherenschnitte, 2011 Calendar to Feature Tumbleweeds, Botanical Hedgehogs, Midwest Rendezvous Hedgehog Show Conformation Results, We Remember Suzy Barker, Changes in the Rescue Committee, Welcome New Rescue Contacts, Thoughts from the CVO, Cindy Ferguson's Scherenschnitte Hedehog Template, The Literary Hedgehog, What's Cooking at the Hedgehog Welfare Society?, Aloe Humilis Echinata, Minnesota T'Weeds, Two by Two, Hedgehog Rendezvous Show, Celebrating Birthdays - 19 pages.
HWS Newsletter #47, May - June 2010
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In this issue: The Ultimate Plush Hedgehog, Tales of the Texas Tumbleweeds, More Tales of the Texas Tumbleweeds, The Great Hedehog Migration, Three Hedgie Hereos, You Have a Hedgehog? Cool!, Minnesota Tweeds, Two by Two, Hedgehog Trivia, Thoughts from the CVO, Literary Hedgehog, The Puzzled Omnivore, Hedgehog Welfare Society Races for Autism, Whatever Happened to Phoebe?, Celebrating Birthdays - 23 pages.
HWS Newsletter #46, March - April 2010
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In this issue: Huge Seizure of Animals in Texas, Thoughts from the CVO, How to Make a Cage Liner for Your Hedgehog, How to Sew a Sleeping Bag for your Hedgehog, How to Sew a Hedgie Hat, The Literary Hedgehog, A Note About The Texas Rescue Effort, A Change in the HWS Board of Directors, Pet Hedgehog Food Pyramid, My Texas Pen Pal, Maisey's Costume Corner, Hedgehog Birthdays, Hedgies at the Olympics, Hedgie Kids Puzzle, Hedgehog Trivia - 15 pages.
HWS Newsletter #45, January - February 2010
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In this issue: Pet Hedgehogs in South America, The Adventures of Phileas Hogg II, Kuzco's New Groove, To the Rescue, Our First Hedgie - a Love Story, Pog-Chit-Chat, Why Register Your Hedgehog, Prickly Pile-Up, Hedgehog Birthdays, Beastiary, HWS Calendars, The Literary Hedgehog, Thoughts From the CVO, Hedgehog Trivia, Fire Up for Wheelathon 2010!, Lucy Laughs, Maisey's Costume Corner, Very Special Valentine Hedgehogs, Hey Kids, It's an Echidna! - 16 pages.
HWS Newsletter #44, November - December 2009
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In this issue: Index Now Available, Mr. Packie, To the Rescue, Hedgie Birthdays, Literary Hedgie, Hedgie Hero, Rocky Mountain Hedgehog Show, Rescue Spotlight, SPCA Grant, Maisey's Costume Corner, Thoughts from the CVO, Roast Hedgehog Potatoes, The Hare and the Hedgehog, Fire up for the Wheelathon 2010, Lucy Laughs, Pog-Chit-Chat, The Adventures of Quill, Hedgehog Trivia, Rocky Mountain Show Results - 16 pages.
HWS Newsletter #43, September - October 2009
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In this issue: The Mighty Nibbler, Hedgie Birthdays, Rabies - Still a Worldwide Health Problem, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Thoughts from the CVO, Craig's List, Rescue Spotlight, Sir Snuffy's Hedgehog Rescue, The Literary Hedgehog, My First Hedgehog Show, Lucy Laughs, Maisey's Costume Corner, Eastern States Hedgehog Show, A Square Pog in a Round Hole, Pog-Chit-Chat, Hedgehog Rescue Work, Hedgehog Rescue Committee, Show Results - 24 pages.
In this issue: Rescue Spotlight, Rocky Mountain Hedgehog Show, Pog-Chit-Chat, The Literary Hedgehog, Coming Soon to the HWS Web-site, Hedgehog Trivia, Throughs From the CVO, Hedghogs and Temperature an Observation, Lucy Laughs, 14 pages.
HWS Newsletter #41, May - June 2009
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In this issue: Do You Hunger for Hedgies?, Erica and Cuddles' Spays, Pog-Chit-Chat, Hedgehog Trivia, HWS Committee Reports, Hedgie Hero, Rescue Spotlight, Literary Hedgehog, Thoughts from the CVO, Hedgie Birthdays, Lucy Laughs, Wheelathon - 16 pages.
In this issue: Stonehenge Hedgehog, Thoughts from the CVO, Maisey's Costume Corner, To the Rescue, Hedgie Birthdays, What Goes on When the House is Dark?, Hedgehog Trivia, Lucy Laughs, Literary Hedgehog, Right Sided Heart Failure in Hedgehogs, Hedgehog in the Fog, Pog-Chit-Chat, 12 pages.
In this issue: Getting to Know One of Our Rescue Stations, The Adventures of Phileas Hogg, Dejango Hedgehog - My Heartbreak, Hedgie Craft - Skeeter Hat, Pog-Chit-Chat, Hedgie Birthdays, Celebrating the Holidays, The Literary Hedgie, Thoughts From the CVO, Hedgehog Trivia, Lucy Laughs, Maisey's Costume Corner, 14 pages.
HWS Newsletter #38, November - December 2008
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In this issue: A Visit to a Marzipan Kitchen, Milwaukee Rainbow Bridge Ceremony, Hedgie Birthdays, The Literary Hedgie, Peaceful Journey Jackie, Milwaukee Hedgehog Show - When Should I See a Vet, Maisey's Costume Corner, Thoughts from the CVO, Hedgehog Rendezvous Military Discussion, Long Eared Hedgehogs, Acupuncture for Hedgehogs!, Lucy Laughs, Pog Chit-chat, Adventures of Phileas Hogg II, Hedgehog Trivia, Hedgehog Rendezvous Show Results - 16 pages.
HWS Newsletter #37, September - October 2008
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In this issue: And Then Came Lydia, Hedgie Birthdays, Our Hedgies and Their Medications - Pt. 2, To the Rescue, Lucy Laughs, HWS Committee Reports, Hedgehog Trivia, Thoughts from the CVO, When is it Time to See the Vet?, The Literary Hedgehog, Skin Issues in Hedgehogs, Maisey's Costume Corner, The North American Hedgehog Military - A History, 20 pages.
In this issue: Our Hedgies and Their Medicines, The Pinelope Project, To the Rescue, Palm: A Handful of Fun, Hedgehog Trivia, Maisey's Costume Corner, Safely Transporting Your Hedgehog, Th Literary Hedgie, Lucy Laughs, Circle of Light Ceremony, Hedgie Birthdays, 13 pages.
HWS Newsletter #35, May - June 2008
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In this issue: Hedgehogs & Tenrecs, Thoughts From the CVO, Maisey's Costume Corner, HWS Wheel-a-thon, Midwest Rendezvous, Hedgisms, To the Rescue, Hedgie Birthdays, Raising the Next Generation, Lucy Laughs, Pog-chit-chat, Trivia, Help Wisdom & Sharing, Literary Hedgehog, Tribute to Judy Burcham, Phil's Great Adventure, 21 pages.
In this issue: Hedgies Visit the University of Minnesota, Phileas Hogg Visits Washington State, Thoughts from the CVO, Literary Hedgehog, Lucy Laughs, Pog-Chit-Chat, Hedgehog Trivia, Hedgehog Birthdays, What a Hedgehog Means To Me, Maisey's Costume Corner, 8 pages.
In this issue: They've Gone Batty in the Colonies (Again!), Common New Hedgehog-Caretaking Questions, Pog Chit-Chat, Celebrating the Holidays, Literary Hedgehog, Hedgie Birthdays, Hedgehog Trivia, Lucy Laughs, Maisey's Costume Corner, 11 pages.
In this issue: Let the Games Begin, Why Attend a Hedgehog Show, The Hedgie Express, The Milwaukee Rendezvous Hedgehog Shows, A Brit's Take on a Hedgehog Show, The Hospitality Room, Sandy Paws Reinydeers, Won At Auction!, Talks on WHS, 13 pages.
HWS Newsletter #31, November - December 2007
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In this issue: Many Faces of Phileas Hogg, Hedgie Trivia, Hedgie Birdthdays, The Literary Hedgie, J.G. Wood, Hedgehog Ornament Exchange, Maisey's Costume Corner, Thoughts from the CVO, HWS Committee and Officer Reports, Lucy Laughs, Pog Chit-Chat, New Hedgehog Supplies, New Hedgehog Checklist, 18 pages.
HWS Newsletter #30, September - October 2007
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In this issue: You Are What You Eat, Meet a Hedgie, Hedgie Hero, Maisey's Costume Corner, Thoughts from the CVO, The Literary Hedgie, HWS Committee and Officer Reports, Lucy Laughs, British Hedgehog Preservation Society, News Release, Uist Press Release, Lord Punky Platinum/Hedgie Birthdays, Pog Chit-Chat, Starting Your Own Mealworm Farm, Hedgehog Emergency Food Kit, 22 pages.
HWS Newsletter #29, July - August 2007
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In this issue: WHS -
Genetic Disease?, Crossing Barriers, What Is an Animal?,
Tribute to Wobbly Hedgehogs, Hedgie Hero - Dr. Terry
Spraker, Maisey's Costume Corner, Hedgies for the Cure,
The Literary Hedgie, Lucy Laughs, Ramble Track, Hedgie
Birthdays, FA.Q.Q., Hedgie Craft, WHS Case Histories and
Necropsies, Arranging for a Necropsy. 32 pages.
In this issue: Lucy, Marc's Hedgehog, HWS Officer & Committee Reports, Pet Food Recall, To the Rescues/Hedgie Birthdays, Going to the Vet, Maisey's Costume Corner, Pog-Chit-Chat/Fighting Trolls, Adopt a Hedgie for Your Class, The Literary Hedgehog, Lucy Laughs, AWFNJ Annual Conference. 17 pages.
In this issue: So You're Going to a Hedgehog Show, Finding a Hedgehog-Savvy Veterinarian, Rescue Report, Literary Hedgehog/Lucy Laughs, A Cafe..., HWS Board Meeting Minutes, Spring Is In the Air/Hedgie Birthdays, Soft Food for Hedgehogs, Maisey's Costume Corner. 11 pages.
In this issue: Sparkles Naomi, Lucy Laughs, Finding a Hedgehog-Savvy Veterinarian, Will the Real Phileas - Please Stand Up, HWS Officer and Committee Reports, Simon Says/Partytime/Birthday Cake Recipe, 2006 Election Results, The Literary Hedgehog. 11 pages.
In this issue: Real Hedgie Boys Wear Pink, Circle of Light, Tribute to Steve Irwin, Literary Hedgehog, Hedgehog Safety, Quills & Comfort, Guess who Turns 5!, "Rescue Me" Calendars, Hedgehog Protests, Milwaukee Rendezvous. 7 pages.
In this issue: Living Life with Cancer, New & Improved Petfinder, Prayers for Peace, Shopping for Kids, Cart for a Disabled Hedgie, HWS Quarterly Reports. 6 pages.
In this issue: Animal Welfare in the Lab, Quills and Comfort, What Has HWS Been Up To?, New Hedgie Caretaker, Kindred Spirit - Kindred Care, Syringe Feeding Your Hedgie, Hedgie Stencils, Pog Profiles, Pi's Story, Car Sickness In Hedgies, Schoharie Encampment, Neurogenic Bladders in Huggles, HWS Quarterly Reports, Welcome New Rescues. 14 pages.
In this issue: Meds For Me, Quills and Comfort, Vets We Love, Maisey's Costume Corner, Mile High Hedgehog Show, The Hedgehog Ornament Project, Annabelle's Big Day, Phileas Hogg Frequent Flyer, Hog Heavenly Recipes II.
11 pages.
In this issue: 501(c)(3) To Be or Not to Be, Pog Profiles, My Halloween Hedgie Honey, Maisey's Costume Corner, FAQQ, Insectovoria or Insectivore, Hedgie Hero, Literary Hedgehog, Do you Yahoo?, Mortality and Longevity Update, Quills and Comfort, Phileas Hogg, Let's Put on a Show Part 2, Hedgehog Cage Liners, The Clubs Part II, HWS Committee Reports. 24
pages.
In
this issue: Hedge-habitation, Hedgie Hero: Naomi Wikane, Pet Hedgehogs
in Japan, Circle of Light Update, New Rescue Contacts, Pog Profiles,
The Clubs, Pogs Are People Too, Mother's Day, HWS Quarterly Reports. 16
pages.
In
this issue: Breast Cancer, All Aboard the Hedgie Train, Daisy &
Blossom Go To School, Quills and Comfort, Pogs Are People Too, Hedgie
Hero: Deborah Kirksey, Pog Profiles, Bronx Reptile Rescue, Rainbow
Bridge Mortality Database, The Literary Hedgehog. 15 pages.
In
this issue: Meet The New HWS Board Members, From Rescue to Fame,
Welcome New Rescuers, Animal Law 101, Quills and Comfort, Literary
Hedgehog, Hedgehogs in Pet Stores, Pogs Are People Too, Pog Profiles,
Rescue Recap, Valentines Hedgie, Whose Tat Is That?, Simon Says, HWS
Committee Reports. 15 pages.
In
this issue: The Flight of Owl #53, Pogs Are People Too, The Rock N Roll
Hedgehog Show, Simon Says, Thorny Tips, Circle of Light Update, Book
Reviews, Pog Profiles, HWS Quarterly Reports. 9 pages.
In
this issue: The Bard: Boston Pog Party, Boston Pog Party - Faboo!,
Literary Hedgehog, Quills and Comfort, Hoofbeats: Vestibular Syndrome,
Hedgie Hero, Welcome New Rescues, Hedgies in History, Rescue Recap,
Legal Status of Hedgehogs in Utah, Rock N Roll Hedgehogs, Pog Profiles,
Whose Tat is That?, HWS Quarterly Reports. 15 pages.
In
this issue: European Hedgehog Awareness Month, The European Hedgehog
Research Group, The Fate of the Uist Hedgehogs, Whose Tat is That?, BBC
Radio Tracking, Literary Hedgehog, Carla, For Better or For Worse, The
Fylde Rescue Trust, New Life at the Rescue Centre, Paws Across the
Pond, Releasing Rehabilitated Hedgehogs, The Story of Willow, American
Adventures in Denmark, Hoofbeats, Checking with the Vet Staff, Hedgie
Hero, Simon Says. 29 pages.
In
this issue: Jersey Girls & Animal Cops, Quills & Comfort, In
Memorium: Sarah Duncan, Checking with the Vet Staff, Hedgehog History,
The Story of Columbus, Road Trip, Flying with your Hedgie, Hotels with
your Hedgie, Literary Hedgehog, Whose Tat is That?, Pet Sitting, Euro
Month, 2004 Wheel-a-Thon, Military Foster Pets, Silkworms, Arlington
Heights IHOG, eBaby, Legal Status of Hedgehogs in Maine, HWS Quarterly
Reports. 26 pages.
In
this issue: USDA Commends the HWS, HWS Achieves Federal Tax Exempt
Status, Nicholas: A Rescue Story, Hoofbeats, Legal Status of Hedgehogs
in Georgia, Checking with the Vet Staff, Literary Hedgehog, The Story
of Mama Cass, Quills & Comfort, Storm Update, Licensing Your
Rescue, Whose Tat is That?, Becoming USDA Licensed, Thorny Tips, Pog
Predicaments, Will Your Hedgehog Have A Home, Suncoast Hedgehog Show,
HWS Year End Committee Reports 2003. 23 pages.
In
this issue: HWS Election Results, Quills & Comfort, Checking with
the Vet Staff, Drawing blood from a hedgehog, Hoofbeats,
Hyperthyroidism, Animal Law, Literary Hedgehog, Whose Tat is That?,
2004 Wheel-a-Thon, I will not eat green worms, MHHS: Wowie -- cool
show, HWS rocks Pet Rock, Hedgehog Fun in the Sun. 17 pages.
In
this issue: Saluting our Euro-cousins!, A Sunny Day in May, Finnish
Hedgehog Society, Beds and Herts, St. Tiggywinkles, Spine Tingler,
Small Hedgehog World, The Hogspital, Contact Information, What does it
Cost to Care, Beautiful Hearts, Literary Hedgehog. 13 pages.
In
this issue: Music for Hedgehogs, A Rescue named Zachary, Literary
Hedgehog, Birds and Hedgehogs, Checking with the Vet Staff,
Wheel-a-Thon. 6 pages.
In
this issue: Hedgie Communications 101, Crystals and Healing, Go Hog
Wild!!, Mighty Niagara Hedgehog Show, Watch the feet!, Pog
Predicaments. 9 pages.
