EDITION OF MONDAY/TUESDAY OCT. 14-15, 2024 [PetPowellPress] Welcome to a new week. We're going to start with this dog named Pixie who got a special spotlight over the weekend. I used her as a "space-holder" while trying to work on a photo display problem we (my determinedspouse Martha) appear to have solved.
And then we'll move to a dog in Greenville, Texas, who represents one of the more heartbreaking things that can happen to a formerly family dog.
[LARRY ASIDE: Upbeat stories welcome here, Email [email protected]. Thank you, Going Looney Larry]
AN EXPLANATION OF PIXIE,
WHOSE IMAGE WE BORROWED
Ah, these Pixie photos are charming -- and, yes, readlarrypowell.com fell for her because she's a grand and adorable example of an Earhound. Those ears reach from side to side in that mugshot photo!
Her bio comes to us with the help of our tipster Judi Brown, longtime canine bio-writer for Mesquite Animal Services.
Judi reports that Pixie is #57030208 at the shelter. [LARRY NOTE: Use that ID number when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected]. Same system for all the Mesquite dogs and cats we mention.]
Pixie is a 2-year-old, smooth coat Fox Terrier and Judi describes her as "spunky, highly motivated by treats, etc. But, in the email we got from Judi, the primary bio was "written" by Pixie. We'll quote from Pixie's bio.
It begins, appropriately, with "Look what big ears I have! That’s why Miss Judi named me Pixie. I could be called Pixie Dust. I am a 2-year-old, 17 pound smooth coat Fox Terrier that was brought by a concerned citizen ,,, on 10/7 as a stray."
The bio continues with Pixie revealing, "I'm cautious at first but once I warm up I’ve got a fun-loving spunky personality. There’s two things I absolutely love. The first one is a walk. I really get exhilarated on a walk. So, if you need to get some exercise, I’ll be glad to
help you out. The second thing I really really like is treats. I sit for them and continue to sit for them, anticipating more. Miss Judi had a hard time getting pictures of me standing because once I knew she had treats I continued to sit."
Is Pixie a loving dog? Her bio reads, "I seek human affection and stay real close to my human. I would be a very loyal, devoted companion. I am happy, loving, lively, curious, and well mannered. ... I want to be an "inside dog so I can enjoy family time with you." [REMEMBER, cite Pixie's ID #57030208 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected],]
LARRY NOTE: We'll list more Mesquite animals after we tell you the story of this next girl....
SADIE IN GREENVILLE;
AT 13, LOST HER HOME....
We were tipped to this story of Sadie by veteran animal advocate Donna Bradshaw. She linked us up with the Facebook page of Advocates for the Animals at Greenville Animal Control Center. (That site is HERE , but please read Sadie's story first.]
As you can see in the photo, Sadie (as of the writing of the appeal) was in Cage 6 in Greenville, about an hour --maybe a little more depends on traffic -- northeast of Dallas on I-30.
She's a "SENIOR ALERT."
The bIo reads, "Sadie is a sweet Schnauzer mix old lady who was owner-surrendered because they are moving. She is spayed and she is 13 years old.
Adoption fee? Her note on thge Advocates Facebook page reads, "She can be adopted for $17 which includes mandatory rabies vaccine, and microchip,"
The Greenville Animal Control Shelter is at 5800 Joe Ramsey Blvd. in Greenville. The phone number is 903-457-2990. The shelter is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and you can e-mail [email protected].
[LARRY ASIDE: While the shelter has a phone number and an email address, we suspect all you need to do once you get to know her is say, "Sadie!" and she'll probably come right to you and you can adore each other. As for the family that had to move and lefter her in care of the shelter, we have no idea what circumstances you were facing, but it must have been tough to surrender this great dog to people you don't know. Bless all the animals and the loving people who face such a tough spot. May the dogs and cats and other animals facing "surrender" find loving homes and people happy to see them.
RETURNING TO ADORABLE
BIOS OF ADOPTABLES
Thanks for the efforts of such Mesquite volunteer dog biographers as the aforementioned Judi Brown and Debra Chisholm, we have mention of more animals in the shelter. You can read their entire biographies by clicking onto the shelter site (link below) and searching for them. We're citing Flint (#57038723), Oso (#57032214) and Halo (#57032214).
Judi reports that Flint is a year-old, 38-pound Alaskan Husky who came in as a stray on Oct. 8. "Piercing blue eyes and extremely fluffy tail," she reports and provided photographic evidence. "When he prances around the yard, he's very graceful," Judi says of a dog not meant to be confined.
Judi wrote sadly, but hopefully, of this 100-pound German Shepherd named Oso which she explained,
"Oso in Spanish means bear...also, strength and power. All that is gone now and all Oso wants to do is live out his life comfortably."
She says the 12-year-old dog was brought in by a "concerned citizen...and that his "owners haven't even come looking for him! That's probably in his best interest...." (Read the whole bio on the shelter website. Just click on the link and look for Oso's name and his #57032214). And, Judi wrote, "He’s extremely gentle and patient and didn’t give us any problems."
And that brings us to Halo (#57032214), a "golden honey-colored Carolina Dog/Terrier Pit mix" who weighs in at a mere 28 pounds. Judi writes that "Iwas met at first with puppy enthusiasm, but then once she got in the yard her shyness came out. She does sit for treats and usually takes them gently. She loves belly rubs. That’s part of her being submissive. She did
try to make friends with some of the smaller dogs. She walks OK on a leash. She’s a total sweetheart and is absolutely adorable! She is not full grown yet, so keep that in mind." [LARRY ASIDE: There's more in the official on-line bio.]
There are so many more in the Mesquite Shelter. We'll complete this segment with this nameless but adorable cat.
To see more Mesquite adorable adoptable dogs and cats, click on the shelter site HERE.
Plenty of cats and kittens in the Mesquite Shelter, including this youngster.
She's got no name, but is listed as #5701694. a Domestic Shorthair Mix and the kitten's actual age is unknown. But the orange and white baby came into the shelter on Oct. 4 -- she's "available," her listing on the shelter site says.
[LARRY ASIDE: Having been "owned" by a number of cats, I can testify in court that the face on this cat is adoringly captivating, as are her ears.]
CONTEMPLATIONS
THANK YOU AND OTHER NOTES
First: Thank you, Dear Readers, for continuing to click onto our site readlarrypowell.com and, especially, for continuing to be a friend to animals and a friend to people who rescue animals and who devote their energies to getting animals out of shelters and into the hearts of a person or an entire family. It's a tough but glorious mission!
UP NEXT: Show of hands, please: How many of you "Vintage Dallas Cowboys Fans" quit being whole-hearted supporters when new Owner Jerry Jones fired beloved Coach Tom Landry decades ago? Current quote from grandly paid quarterback Dax Prescott after the big thumping Sunday: "I'm not a guy to hit the panic button." It ain't the panic button you're throwin' the ball to.... Concentrate on hitting the hands.
[LARRY APOLOGY: Sorry, Cowboys fans. My ol' internal sportswriter history crept out of its 1968-69 storage unit and has been typing for the past few sentences. The young guy's been returned to the cryogenic vault where he's being stored until typewriters make a comeback. Keep in mind, I'm not the first person to ask, "What's wrong with the Cowboys?" It was a Dallas chorus for years.
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