Some storm this morning over North Texas and the Soggyplex.
More pre-dawn thunder and lightning than all of last year's storms rolled together.. Heavy rain, too. Maybe some hail, depending on your neighborhood. Quite a spring show. Let's move on, while gratefully noting that the power didn't fail once in our neighborhood. Usually we lose power when a beat of water rolls off a duck's back as it flies over a transformer.
SOME SHELTER ANIMALS ON THE CLOCK: We got a note from Ginger Leach, the tireless shelter worker at Fort Worth Animal Care & Control that cites several animals that need some quick help or else. And you know what "else" means in a city-run, tax-payer financed animal shelter. Curtains.
One of those dogs is this fellow Hyatt, a 4-year-old Rottie mix who has been in the shelter since December. He gets along well with the other dogs and he's "super healthy, playful and happy." He's up to date on all his shots and is heartworm negative. In other words, he's good-to-go if someone will go get him. He's a big ol' dawg who is waiting for help.
At the other end of the size spectrum is this schnauzer mix Sassy. She was adopted several weeks ago at the grand opening of the shelter's clinic. But, according to the shelter folks, Sassy was "brought back because she was 'too big'." Yes, this little dog was too big. She's about 4 years old and "wiggly." She's "fully vetted and heartworm negative."
To ask about these or any of the animals at Fort Worth's city shelter, call Ginger Leach at 817-392-7087 or 817-680-0849. You can also e-mail [email protected] .
TWO FROM DENTON: Oh, these are not the only two in the City of Denton Animal Shelter , they're just two that we picked at random to spotlight.
As you can see, that black-and-white cat really gets into a good petting session. That is Crystal (#40533), a cat with a "chunky body and build," the shelter's description reads. "She is darling. Looks like a little Panda Bear almost. ... Cutest little girl we've seen -- similar to how they draw those darling little fluffball cartoon kitties."
Then, this dog with the striking face is Sambuca. She's #40677 and she's a Border Collie/Jack Russell mix.
Yes. Border Collie/Jack Russell. That means she'll not only herd your critters, she'll scatter them again so she can re-herd them. Or, maybe she'll just stop working for a while and come to you so you can pet her and hug her. She's about 2 years old and "very calm and does well with the other dogs at the shelter," according to the official assessment.
Click HERE to get contact info and see other animals on the clock at the shelter in Denton.
MISSING LABS:
-- Remember Big Jake, the Lab who vanished a tree knocked down part of his fence in Fort Worth in mid-April? He's back, "safe and well," reports our contacts with Animal Angels of Texas in Jacksboro.
-- In the meantime, Bob and Linda Livingston continue to search for their missing Lab Beau. Linda sent a note this morning: "Lots of people have been helpful so I have seen other black Labs, but not ours. It appears he was dognapped, after all."
He's been missing since the afternoon of April 15. (See our April 17 report.) A neighbor says he thinks he saw Beau being wrangled into a white SUV. The dog had slipped out of his University Park backyard through a dislodged gate. To report Beau's whereabouts, call 214-363-5754 or e-mail [email protected].
AND IN OKLAHOMA: Well, goodness, our reliable tipster Terry Lynn Fisher of Burns Flat, Okla., just can't go anywhere. On Sunday, Terry Lynn, her son Jason and daughter-in-law Tara transported a rescued dog to Oklahoma City.
"After we handed her off, we stopped by the big flea market there. We walked by these very stupid people, and there was this little girl. She was in a small fence, on the hot concrete parking lot, no shade, no water, nothing.
"I asked them why she was on the hot concrete and where the hell was her water? They got water and poured it on her, then gave her a little.
"I was furious. I asked what happened when they left the flea market and they said they would dump her off somewhere. You can imagine what words came out of my mouth.
"So I bought her."
I asked Terry Lynn what she paid for Misty The Dog and she said, "Fifty dollars. It was cheaper than bail."
So, this little pup is in a foster home now and enjoying water, cool temps and a nap whenever she wants.
She's about 10 weeks old "but will be a big girl," Terry Lynn says. "Her feet are huge."
To ask about adopting her or fostering her or to offer to help Terry Lynn finance the rescue and subsequent vet expenses, e-mail [email protected] or call 580-330-1459.
As Terry Lynn explained, "I just knew I could not leave her with those idiots."
(Note from Larry: My fellow Texans, I mention this event so you'll know that not all the idiots are in Texas, though these people may have been at one time. Who knows? We have a pretty big crop around here.)
ASSORTED NOTES: We hear from Tina Hamilton with Happy Tails of Gun Barrel City that someone left a "beautiful male black Lab" in a park. He was rescued and now the 11-month old dog, who is "great with kids and other dogs," needs a home. Call 903-880-4124. Gun Barrel City is southeasterly of Dallas out by Cedar Creek Lake.
-- IS THIS IRONY? A spay/neuter clinic is hosting a blade-sharpening event. OK, maybe you've been in cloth stores and seen an announcement that reads "The Scissor Man is coming..." In this case, the Scissor Man will be at the Friends of the Animals Spay/Neuter Clinic from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday to sharpen things for $3.50 to $7. He'll sharpen scissors of all sorts and pinking shears and even do grooming blades for clippers (that's a $5 fee). Proceeds benefit the clinic. Call 903-880-4188.
CONTEMPLATIONS: Wonderful spring storm. Would have enjoyed it more if it had started about 8 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. -- or, as we insomniacs refer to 6 a.m. "in the middle of the night." Always tell which TV weather people are new to the area. They (as the Channel 4 noon forecaster did today) pronounce Mexia as "muh- hee - ahh" rather than "muh-hay-uh." ... Hard to get excited about the Dallas Cowboys draft picks when the Detroit Lions' helped the Park Cities add another multi-millionaire to the address book on Saturday: former Highland Park quarterback Matthew Stafford, $41.7 million-plus. ... A lot of people think the first Italian word out of a Baby Boomer was "spaghetti." Maybe, but the first Italian phrase was Gran Turismo Omologato. Shortened, it's GTO. And now, GM is dumping Pontiac, the motherbrand of GTO. In case you wondered, there are people who embrace the GTO. Click on http://cruisintigersgto.com and pop the clutch.
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