Here we are at mid-week and things seem to be improving.
I can't really cite anything. But we can't be gloomy all the time. We've got baseball, celebrity gossip and the chicken dance. By the way, National Chicken Dance Day is May 14.
A LITTLE GUY NEEDS A HOME: "He is a fantastic little dog who has been through a lot in his life that he didn't deserve," says Dawn Robertson about her foster dog, this 8-year-old Chihuahua, Butters.
The woman who found him in Samuel Crawford Memorial Park, a common dumping ground in Dallas' Pleasant Grove neighborhood, named him for a South Park character.
Butters is an older guy, about 8, who a "sweet lady" found in a Dallas-area park recently.
Dawn says he had apparently been attacked by another animal -- he had a broken jaw and an unpleasant abscess on his leg. And he's heartworm positive. And in a few weeks he's going to have knee surgery.
Dawn is fostering him through Animal Allies of Texas and if you want to help his cause or adopt him, go to www.animalalliesoftexas.org.
She says he's a genuinely sweet and warm cuddler who loves to bond while watching television.
His only bad habit, she says, is he'll take a dash toward and open door and that may be how he got lost in the first place.
THE FACE OF SHELTER DOGS: OK, here's an American face. An American Bulldog face, we're told. This mug belongs to Axel, a year-old 70-pounder who is an owner surrender at the Irving Animal Shelter. He's been at the shelter since early April and is beginning to get unhappy about it. Shelter walker Russell Posch spotted him. The big lad's official number is 15847. To ask about adopting him, call the shelter at 972-721-2256 or 57.
Axel is one of many, many dogs in kill shelters in the North Texas area. Owner surrenders, strays, dumped dogs, newborns -- they all wind up in shelters. And so do a bunch of cats.
This cat is Pebbles, practicing her pose for her high school graduation photo, no doubt. Pebbles is a year-old tortie who weighs in at 6 pounds and came into the Dallas Animal Services system when her owners surrendered her because they claimed they could no longer care for her. She's been in the shelter since March 23. You can read more about her and other dogs and cats in the Dallas Animal Services Adoption Center by clicking HERE.
JAMES IS LEFT AWAITING A HOME: Perhaps you remember the photo of six Lab mix puppies we ran a few weeks ago trying to help DeeDee Pratt find homes for them. She's had some success and only James, "a very adorable" Lab mix pup is left. "He has cute little white tips on his front paws," says DeeDee.
He's about two months old and needs someone to play with, she says. To ask about adopting James, e-mail [email protected].
ASSORTED NOTES ON GOATS, GROUPS AND A TEXAS SENATE BILL: Bill Mckenzie, general manager of the La Quinta I & S Arlington North, is trying to help some folks in Midlothian find "a small goat to keep their goat company," Bill says, "They have two acres and have a dwarf goat currently. A mini donkey would be a good fit as well." To help Bill help the goat-seeking family, e-mail [email protected] or call 817-640-4142, ext. 100. ... The multi-group adoption event cancelled by Ol' Man Winter on March 28, is now scheduled for Saturday at The Marquis in Uptown in Dallas, we hear from Gail Whelan of Companion Animal Network. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CAN, the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake and Dallas Animal Services are scheduled to have animals there, Gail says. ... Go to www.thln.org and click on Action Alerts to see how the Texas Humane Legislation is trying to make sure Senate Bill 691 doesn't classify dogs and cats as "invasive species."
CONTEMPLATIONS: So we don't forget, take some time and Google the name Elisha Ray Nance. He was 94, died Sunday and was a survivor of D-Day who came home as a dedicated American citizen. Worth remembering these WWII folks and all they did for us. ... We were up early at our house this morning. Someone turned the TV on and before long we were all watching the Albert Brooks/Debbie Reynolds movie Mother. This lead my sleepyspouse Martha and I to our first agreement of the day: Albert Brooks doesn't make enough movies. ... Click HERE and if I handled the technology right you'll got to a New York Times blog story blaming fat people for global warming. Not that I'm sensitive, but I knew they'd eventually get around to pointing fingers at my peeps.
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