A cavalcade of critters for Tuesday...

Let’s jump right into our daily report. And, by the way, I have vowed not to participate in any off-season workouts until this NFL labor thing is worked out.
Please join me in being largely sedentary – maybe that’s extra-largely sedentary. OK, read on:
HIT BY CAR, HELPED BY STRANGERS: Russell Posch, the shelter walker and photographer who keeps an eye on things at the Irving Animal Services Shelter, sent out a note late Saturday about a retriever mix that had arrived about 5 p.m., just as the facility was closing for two days.
One of the animal control officers brought her in.  “She had been hit by a car and her right rear leg is mangled,” Russell wrote.
“She is docile and friendly. She allows herself to be handled despite her painful injuries. She is being made as comfortable as possible at the shelter but is in urgent need of medical treatment.”
Among the people at the shelter when Honey arrived was Christy Wilson, a volunteer who has taken an interest in the dog.
She tells us, “Honey was hit by a car and left for AC to pick up. The people all claimed someone else owned her, who then denied it and claimed another was owner, who denied it, etc. Nobody tried to comfort her or wanted to admit ownership.
“I was at the shelter at the end of day to pull other dogs for a rescue when the ACO asked for my help to ‘do something’ to get Honey out of the shelter and into the care it was obvious to both of us that she needed.
“The internal process that caused the delay of release for treatment is being addressed. Something like this is NOT normally how this shelter is run. Animal needs come before stray hold laws. The reason I wasn't allowed to remove her to an emergency vet is a different issue and I am confident proper steps are being taken to ensure that the same compassionate and common sense-manner exhibited by the Manager and Supervisor when they are on premises will now be exhibited when they are not.”
So, there was some difficulty, but Honey has seen a vet and the prognosis on her leg is not good – she will undergo amputation on Thursday, Christy says. Honey may even have a home already – it’s in the early stages of discussion.
Christy says, “People have generously responded to my plea for help; most are people who I've helped in some way in the past, so it is beautiful to see how quickly and generously the rescue community has responded to Honey's plight.”
So, as of Monday evening, Honey was still under Christy’s care. Our pal Holly Elms, the veteran rescuer, is helping screen applicants to foster and adopt.
Christy says that Happy Endings in Hewitt, near Waco, had volunteered to take Honey but, Christy says, “given how full they already are and that she would have had to travel to them prior to being stabilized (they wanted their vet to do the care) I felt that to ask this girl to endure a trip to Waco without the benefit of IV pain medication and her shattered leg bouncing around was just too much, though the offer was very kind.
“When I drove her the 45 minutes to the vet where she is now I was glad I made that decision, because she tried repeatedly to get in the front with me, she wants that much to be with people. I begged her to stay still and she contented herself with resting her chin on my shoulder and giving small gentle kisses when I'd tell her how much she is loved and things would be OK.
“I drive a lot of dogs and always talk to them. Laugh all you want, but it does help and they do seem to understand. Honey's temperament is something amazing.”
She says that Honey has been "gentle, friendly, patient, and trusting. Amazing courage and just wants to be close to people, even when they are hurting her. She will make a lucky family very happy.”
So, there you have it. A good dog being helped. If you’d like to help her further or help the next dog that’s coming along (there’ll be more, no doubt), e-mail [email protected]. You can see more photos and read more on a Facebook site HERE.
UNBELIEVABLE: As of Monday evening, these two still have not been rescued from their spots on death row at the Carrollton Animal Shelter.
The congenial cat is Archie and the pit is Tootsie.
Email [email protected] or call 972-466-3420 to ask about either.
Tootsie, as a Pit Bull, needs to go to a rescue group as per Carrollton's rules for keeping the breed safe from bad guys.
Archie can go anywhere there’s a loving human.
You can see them HERE.
A rescue group took in Momma Rose, the expectant cat and the only other animal scheduled to be euthanized on Wednesday besides Archie and Tootsie. Archie’s already dodged the grim reaper once – somebody out there must be destined to be his human. Surely.
A CRISIS FOR BUSTER:  Not everybody gets along and that is the crisis that faces Buster, adopted from the Seagoville Animal Shelter on Saturday and out of a home by Monday.
We get his story from shelter volunteer Johnna Bigley, who writes, “The family has tried everything but their senior lab is just not accepting little Buster and has attacked him three times now.  Poor Buster is a great little dog and is getting along wonderfully with their other puggle but he’s no match for a disapproving senior lab and the family just doesn’t want to risk him getting seriously hurt.
Other than this particular dog, Buster gets along fine with others – large or small.
Help with transportation is available. To ask about Buster call Scott Ruddeen at 817-793-5929 or e-mail [email protected]. Or you can also ask shelter questions of Johnna at [email protected].
OTIS RECOVERED: A couple of weeks ago we posted a “be on the lookout” for Otis the Catahoula who’d vanished – Elizabethan collar and all – from a foster home’s back yard.
Here’s the update from Kimberly Jones: “Today (Monday) after coming home from spending the morning looking for Otis with Kat Manning and her tracker dog, Bosko, I received a phoen call from a man saying he had my dog. I asked him what area he was in and he told me by a school that I had put flyers all over. So I said I was on my way. I got there and sure enough it was Otis. He had him for the last 3 days. Where he was before I don’t know. He was gone a total of 8 ½ days. His collar and e-collar were gone, as well as his stitches from his neuter!”
And he was on the same street in the Casa  View/Casa Linda area from which he’d vanished. “He was very happy to see me and got right into the car.”
Otis spent last night at East Lake Veterinary Hospital where Kim says there’s an account for “Otis the Rescue Dog.”  East Lake is at 10101 E. Northwest Highway
Dallas, TX 75238 or you can call 214-342-3100 or go to the East Lake website HERE.
And, says Kim, “He needs a foster home ASAP.” (E-mail [email protected].)
MR. WIGGLES GETS A BREAK: Cocker Spaniels don’t belong in shelters. They belong in laps. Or in easy chairs. Or next to you in the bed making sure your feet are warm or your back has support.
They used to be hunting dogs – now they’re helping dogs.
Back on March 4, this guy Wiggles turned up as a stray at the Saginaw Animal Services shelter. We’ve been monitoring his story through Louann Smith, a long time animal advocate, transporter and rescue volunteer.
She says that nobody came to claim him. Wiggles became a staff favorite. The report was that he is “a very sweet, spunky boy, and his butt wiggles every time you walk by his kennel, hence his name. He is a little bit older, probably around 7-9 years old.
A home was lined up. It didn’t work out – the family decided they wanted a younger dog, Louann says. Wiggles stayed in the shelter. He wasn’t on the PetFinder list – having been removed because the family had said it would adopt him.
Then, all the usual Cocker Spaniel rescue groups were approached and were full.
He was pegged as an older dog and they’re quite often hard to adopt out.
By the time St. Patrick’s Day rolled around on the 17th, Wiggles had been passed over and was still sitting – or wiggling – in the shelter.
Hoping that there might be away to keep people from being afraid of taking on an older dog,
Things were looking bleak for Wiggles. But, then, there was a change.
On Saturday afternoon, Louann sent this note to Readlarrypowell.com. “As of this morning, no one had shown up to visit him for possible adoption so DFW CSR (Dallas/Fort Worth Cocker Spaniel Rescue)  voted Wiggles into our program.”
She started a “Chip-In” for Wiggles because the animal control folks said “his ears were tender and he had tartar buildup on his teeth but neither ears nor mouth smelled badly.”
Louann started a “chip-in” for Wiggles. “I I hope enough funds that a rescue will step up for him since he will be sponsored.” The link is HERE.
She says, “Sometimes there is a sweet soul out there that I just have to fight for harder than the rest. I have networked him from Washington to Florida and Quebec to Arizona. We did have someone in Kentucky interested but it came down to the funds and or volunteers to transport him to Kentucky.”
On Monday afternoon, Louann sent this note: “Wiggles is safely at vet. He is such a good dog. I think definitely younger than 5. Knows basic commands. Has manners. Calmly sat in front seat ride to vet. He was definitely someone’s dog before being picked up as stray.”
So, if you’d like to ask about adopting Wiggles, the Cocker Spaniel, e-mail [email protected].
You can reach DFW Cocker Spaniel Rescue (read about the breed) by clicking HERE. THEY GREW UP AND HAVE NO PLACE TO GO: We got this note from Stephanie Mosby, the East Texas rescuer who keeps an eye on things through C.L.A.W. (Citizens League For Animal Welfare) and other groiups.
She's trying to help solve a little problem. And you might see some emotion in her comments. “Same ol’ story,” she says, “Another unspayed mother who gave birth to 4 puppies, the puppies grew up and owner can no longer feed. Perfect example of why spay/neuter education is so important.
“That being said, there are 4 Boxer-mix yearlings -- 2 male, 2 female -- in need of help. These guys/gals are located just outside Canton in Van Zandt County. The 3 shown in the pictures are all fawn colored, but there is a brindle-colored male (who we didn't see) being kept separate in the back because they said he has a broken leg!?!?!!! OMG!!!  The mother -- who is an inside dog and WILL be getting spayed shortly -- is a purebred Boxer. The daddy is a Boxer-mix.”
To offer to help place these dogs, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].
Stephanie says, “Transport likely can be arranged. As soon as I get more info or am able to physically see the dog with the broken leg, I'll let y'all know. Right now, they ALL need out of there!!!  The 2 females are only NOT preggo yet due to sheer luck!”
CONTEMPLATIONS: Quick! Make a choice: Glazed donuts or powdered donuts? (I’ll have an apple fritter, please. Extra glazing.) ...  What does it take to get people to spay and neuter their animals? If you offer them money, then they’ll have one litter so they can collect on mom and the puppies – jackpot! Maybe mandatory education before they can adopt or license a dog or cat? Nope. Won’t  register. What is the solution? ... Complaining about the North Texas wind? At least it isn’t organized into giant swirls in a dark cloud. Breezes and gusts are better than twisters.
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