Hunt for Cheetah; a Beagle is missing; rescues and a five-buck discount...

Ladies and gentlemen (and others who may find their ways to readlarrypowell.com in spite of manners and moods), here is our latest edition. It involves an elusive boxer, a missing Beagle, a dog that needs to fly, a found dog and some showbiz.
Remember this truth from Readlarrypowell.com: Dogs are often too smart for their own good.” Here goes:
THE CHEETAH HUNT:  Legacy Boxer Rescue is looking for some smart, tough and loving people to help catch a free-roaming boxer scrambling for a living and dodging coyotes in Mansfield, Texas, just south of Fort Worth.
We got the story from Legacy Marla Margol who reports, “We have been trying hard to rescue a boxer girl that has been living behind a Wal-Mart in Mansfield.  She is very fast, very smart and we’ve not had luck getting her into the traps we have set for her.  We now know that coyotes are very close up on her, matter of fact, one actually 'bumped' her last night [Tuesday].  Now that we know this, we are even more determined to get this girl, to bring her home safe and sound NOW! We are asking for all the volunteer help we can get, for tomorrow evening.”
They’re calling this dog “Cheetah” because she’s fast and elusive.
Marla says, “We need all the prayers, all the help, any 4-wheelers, large/extra large netting someone might be able to provide to help us rescue this poor girl, who now, is in danger.”
The plan is for volunteers to meet on the Wal-Mart parking lot (next to Chick-Fil-A) at 930 N. Walnut Creek Drive in Mansfield.
Here’s the direction for participating as per Legacy founder and boxer fan Sharon Sleighter, “Come in warm clothes, gloves and running shoes and be prepared to get dirty and catch a Cheetah. Serious boxer hunters only please, we have a job to do and that's to get her safe. Please keep in mind that this girl MAY try to bite when grabbed, so this is not for the faint of heart. She's not shown any aggression, but we haven't grabbed her yet.”
People who want to be members of “Team Cheetah” should bring some items to help in the chase. The Legacy note reads like this: “What to bring? Smelly food, hot dogs and sardines have been Cheetah favorites. Coffee for you. Throw nets if there's a fisherman or two out there. Do you have an ATV that seats two? Could be helpful as well. I will add more items to the list as needed, but wanted to get this out there.”
Wednesday evening, Marla sent this note: “We had a volunteer out tonight and there was no sighting of her.  Everyone is at the nail biting, nerve wracking, tear flowing stage right now and we will not rest until we catch her!”
BE ON THE LOOKOUT: Cara is a 13-inch purebred Beagle who has gone missing in the area of Frankford and Midway roads near the Dallas North Tollway. We get her story from her human, Sharon Yoingco who explains, “My dogsitter was walking her when her leash broke off and she ran.  She is very skittish and will not go to anyone she doesn't know. “
This was on Dec. 27. She was last seen near Voss and Windtopp, but she ran when called, Sharon reports.  She says, “I have been visiting all the shelters and rescues, and already put flyers around the neighborhood where she disappeared.  We printed about 700 colored flyers and distributed them all over the neighborhood and still no leads.”
If you know Cara’s whereabouts, call 702-581-2008.
Sharon says, “I've had her since she was 5 months old.  She is a very beautiful dog and was supposedly picked from her litter to show.  She comes from a line of Champion Breed and she is very, very sweet and easy to take care of.  I am devastated and haven't been able to eat and sleep much since she disappeared.”
A FLIGHT TO SEATTLE: Joni McConnell of A Different Breed Rescue is looking for help flying a puppy in passenger seating to Seattle.
She writes, “We have an Akita mix pup that has been approved for adoption to a wonderful new home in Alaska!  Because he is just a puppy, the vet will not sign off for him to fly cargo in this cold.  We need to find someone flying in cabin that would be willing to carry him along.
“The new family will fly from Alaska to Seattle to pick him up. Do you know of anyone flying from Dallas to Seattle?  Can everyone ask around or let me know if you have any better ideas?  We need to do this fairly soon -- puppy is growing fast.”  (E-mail [email protected].)
MISTER GETS A HOME: You may recall snoozing “Mister” from a couple of days ago – a landlord deadline was forcing the congenial dog to find a new home. His story bounced around the internet and people all over became concerned about the fate of this obviously adorable dog.
Last night we got a happy ending note from the friend who was helping him look for a home, Kim Bramlett. She writes, “He will be moving with a family with 5 kids ages 5 to 14. He will be living in the house just as he is used to. Down to the wire but all turned out great!”
THE COLLEGE DOG: Yesterday morning we got a note from our pal Dianne Cole who monitors critter “incidents” at Mountain Creek College. This dog had wandered onto the campus and immediately charmed all who came in contact with the little guy. One of the groundskeepers happily decided to adopt the little pup. And, then, as night fell, there was a new development. Dianne reports that “our cute little MVC dog from this morning was returned to his original owners.  Evidently he lived in the neighborhood and the original owners posted ‘lost dog’ flyers and someone from MVC saw it.  Said the owners and the pup were all very happy to see each other.  LOL!  We all thought he must belong to someone in the neighborhood because he was so well cared for...not starving, neutered, clean, etc.  I think Jim was disappointed he didn't get to keep him, but he's happy the little guy found his original owners.  Happy ending all around.”
GETTING STARTED AT DOGGIE’S WONDERLAND: We mentioned last week that the folks at Doggie’s Wonderland is operating K-9 Rescue. You can’t rescue without volunteers, so, according to Doggie’s Wonderland rescue spokeswoman Deborah Kirklen Baldridge, there’ll be a volunteer open house and meeting at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Wonderland, 505 Alma Drive, in Plano. (See www.thedoggieswonderland.com .)
Deborah says, “We want everyone interested in animal rescue to come. We really want to get the community involved. We are also interested in helping people who are dealing with foreclosure, job loss and military deployment, and welcome all suggestions! We are also interested in starting a dog food pantry for those who need a little help to keep their pets.”
(All this is on Facebook – if you happen to be on Facebook. I’d prefer to communicate via e-mail because nobody has to belong to a “club” and hit extra keystrokes to get a message across, but it’s not my world. Hasn’t been since the Soviets launched Sputnik.)
SAY THE SECRET WOID: Yeah, I’m cribbing from Groucho Marx, you bet your life. At any rate, you can get a five dollar discount – that’s right, $5 off the posted price --  of tickets to the Pegasus Theatre “Living Black & White” production of Death Is No Small Change by using the “the super secret password, ‘UncleBob’ “ when you deal with the Eisemann Center Ticket Office--either online (www.eisemanncenter.com), on the phone (972-744-4650), or in person. No limit on the number of tickets you can buy at the discount rate, we’re told. (The show runs through Jan. 23.)
As you may know, Death Is No Small Change features “would-be actor turned would-be detective”  Harry Hunsacker solving a murder. That’s Harry in a publicity shot for this production.
Get all the details – except the solution to the mystery, of course – by clicking HERE.
CONTEMPLATIONS:  A surefire way to know that a TV show is a hit and fun: the great actor Stephen Tobolowsky, the Dallas Kimball High product, shows up. Last night, he played a stern judge on The Defenders. … Painful contractions – not just for the labor room, you know. I was reading a novel by an American writer and ran across an unfamiliar contraction: “to’ve” – yep, for “to have.”  Can’t find a real justification for it.  It stopped me right in the middle of a sentence that, otherwise, was flowing perfectly. I’m sure that’s not what the writer wanted. Almost sure. …  Do dogs bark in contractions? If they do, I’ll bet dog contractions make sense.
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