Corduroy Paws

  Another flea market bear needing some TLC.

 

 

Attached to his tummy is a sample of what his mohair was like before time deteriorated it.  

  

We fixed his arms and replaced his paw pads and added detail to his claws.  Bye cutie!

  

Amazing Johnny Bear's Story - Survives Bombing and Flies around with Tail Gunner

Johnny, a 4" bear, was given to Hank's granddaughter.  During WWII while her grandfather was in London he met a woman who lived above a pub.  During the London bombings the pub was hit. While searching through the rubble the woman found Johnny, surprisingly intact.

Hank was a Wing Commander in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the she gave Johnny to Hank as a good luck charm since he was a tail gunner, the most dangerous spot to be on the plane.

Hank kept Johnny in the pocket of his bomber jacket during his flights and his crew survived  more than a few close calls.  They eventually made Johnny part of roll call.  Once they even took off late because Hank had forgotten him in his bunk and he had to go back to get him.

Hank made over 61 flights with Johnny, which is an amazing number for a tail gunner.

So, as you can tell, he is a pretty amazing little guy.

Unfortunately Johnny met a dog!  This is the picture of what we received from the Granddaughter.  A dog she had been dog-sitting had gotten a hold of Johnny.

Such a sad moment for all.

At first glance the picture looked like....sorry to say...."dog turds".  Further inspection of the photo we discovered 2 arms, 2 ears, 2 legs, a body and part of a head.  Wow! What a challenge!  This is what we received in the mail:

Small bag

What was inside the bag

 He was mostly there, but so tiny.  Was I up to it??  Well it was a challenge.  Small bear...means you need really good eyesight.  Which neither of us have. 

Drum roll bears!........Finished.  Not easy but after figuring out what goes where it was smooth sailing.  More or less. 

 

 "I'm ready for my next adventure....just keep those darn dogs away."

Standing 4 inches high

White Gund Kitty...Who had Seen Better Days

Another dog attach!!  Poor little guy.  This mean dog ate an eye and a nose and ripped a hole in the side of the kitty's face.  Some how all the kitty's stuffing was removed by the dog!  What destruction a dog can do to to a small stuffy.

     

What magic the Teddy Doctor has.  New eyes, new nose and stuffing.  Best of all the dog slime has been removed.  

 

I'm so cute

Snap shot of my new friend!  We were so exhausted after a romp around the house.

Are you kidding me.  You can't squeeze me back in that envelope!  I know I came in it, but please look for a box.

My Name is Snakey - A Trudi Snake, Robert, from Italy

This little guy is a Trudie snake from Italy.  Snakey is well traveled, but he is showing signs of wear from all his adventures.  He might be lacking some small rodents in his belly.  

We didn't have to do too much with this little guy except add some more stuffing.  

Now I'm stuffed!  Ready to slither on home.

 

Mamoo The Very Long Neck Bear

This bear was given to a baby girl, by her grandmother, 27 years ago.  The girl named it Mamoo because it was some of the first sounds she could make as a small child.  This bear accompanied her everywhere.  

It was starting to show her age from all the love and attention the girl gave Mamoo.  This was a life saving request...it was an emergency because the bear's head was being held by a flap of fabric.  The family used a tensor bandage to hold the bears head on.  They saw our web site Bearland Hospital and thought it best to contact us before they attempted to fix Mamoo. 

Tensor Bandage holding bear's head on

       

Flap of fabric holding the head on

Mamoo was unstuffed of her old stuffing, cleaned, and sewn. Then we partially stuffed Mamoo in order to stitch up the worn off areas where the fur had come off.  I thought that the neck was still too long but we had to ask the owner of the bear if this is how she wanted her.  

Neck is still too long!

She said, 'No...the neck looked too long!'  So the Bear Doctor make the neck shorter and resent the photo of Mamoo and we got an all clear!  Mamoo looks so much better with a shorter neck.  Next the patch work on the bare fur.

Before fancy stitch work

The Doctor used some creative stitching and patch work to repair the balding spots on Mamoo.  So many bare spots!  Looking good.  As requested from the owner, the eyes and nose were to be left the same. 

This girl is ready to go home to the Island.  Take care Mamoo.

After fancy stitch work