DATELINE: SEPT. 18, 2013, DALLAS, TEXAS (PETPOWELLPRESS) -- That’s the new dateline. I went with PetPowellPress rather than PPPress -- no need to
explain that to you gigglers, I guess. It’s subject to change. I just couldn’t figure out a way to brand this site CYBERIANHUSKY without feeling bad every time I looked in a mirror.
The PetPowell needed permission from the owner. About 2 decades ago my funspouse Martha owned and operated PetPowell Pet-sitting -- resounding success. Didn’t see her on weekends or holidays. That got old. Of all the people I love to be around, Martha is the one. That’s my glissandospouse smiling through the high strings on her big harp. And now, our daily report.
PUMPKIN’S PHOTO SURFACES and we’ve got it thanks to our Houston tipster Alexandra Kelsey who got it from the original Pumpkin tipster, Jennifer Sellers. You may recall Pumpkin’s story -- he and Sugar (below left) were --- what’s a good word here? abandoned? -- made available after their human was placed in a care facility.
Sugar is 10, spayed, microchipped, very loving and sweet. Pumpkin is 15, a long-haired orange tabby fellow who is in good health, up to date on shots, neutered and -- though left outside since the departure of his loving human -- DECLAWED. Ain’t that swell.
To contact the people attempting to help these cats, email twelyn@yahoo.com.
That’s Jennifer’s email and she says she’s gotten not a single nibble on saving these two cats. They’re doomed if nobody helps.
Kelsey wrote, “Can you imagine putting an old declawed cat outside? Oh, well, if people bury dogs in holes in the ground and stone starving dogs who come up to them wanting food, I guess anything is possible.”
We agreed that we don’t have enough villages for all the state’s idiots.
AND IN ARLINGTON, they’re planning a big Paws In The Park celebration on October 12 and need sponsors, vendors and participants, our reliable tipster Timi Hazle tells us. You can click on that artwork and blow it up big enough to read and see how family-friendly this event is
going to be. And if you have a mind to participate, you can get the vendor, etc., form by clicking HERE.They’re going to have a 5K run and a Dog Walk, too. [LARRY ASIDE: Fit as I am, I’m going to have to stay in the booth we’re planning on setting up - THE DUNK ‘N’ SOAP INKY BOOTH. My writing partner, Inky, the Cocker Laureate of the State of Texas, has said he’ll just be a lot happier if strangers give him a bath. He says he doesn’t like it when I pick him up and we step into the shower together -- doesn’t like the Pantene Extra Curly Conditioner. And, of course, let me apologize for introducing that visual to an otherwise pleasant day.]
“SING IT, BABY, SING IT,” I just want to shout at this dog! In a previous edition I wrote about the five Chihuahuas surrendered to the Lufkin Animal Shelter when a fire ruined a family’s house and they had to move into a tent. The dogs moved
onto Death Row at an East Texas shelter. But people are working to get them out.
This dog (thanks to our pal Karen Lee with Barkleyworld.com) is Bonnie -- the rest are fawn or brindle. And what she’s doing here is sort of dog-singing “I love you,” which is what she does when people tell her “I love you.” She mouths and sounds the words, too.
The contact for Bonnie, Megaloo, Killer, Tiny Tim and Jake is dyannjones@hotmail.com.
Jake is the youngest at a year-and-a-half. Megaloo is 17. In between you’ll find the other 3 and all 5 are healthy, have been loved and enjoy being held and loved.
[LARRY ASIDE: We’ve had Chihuahuas in our home for two decades. They are treasures. A caution:They will become a good habit for your heart.]
SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ALL THE WANDERERS
are not in Dallas. This little sweetie is in Fort Worth and Kirk Kilgore says, “We call her Honey.”
She obviously knows “sit.” Someone says “Sit” and Honey goes to her chair.
Kirk says, “We found her tied to a security gate in upscale neighborhood in southwest Fort Worth . The vet said she was a white full-bred Pit Bull at 8 weeks old. She has had her 8 weeks puppy shots and appears to be healthy and happy. She interacts well with our other dogs but she can play hard. Honey loves to cuddle and will easily fall asleep in your lap. She could become a big baby. We are unable to foster another dog but want her to find the perfect home. We have her exam report and shot history we completed Sept 16.”
To ask about Honey, call 817-658-3626 or email kirkkilgoredfw@gmail.com.
AND WHO CAN FORGET FORT WORTH GUS, THE DOG WITH THE BURNED PAWS? You may recall that we posted the story of Gus, a dog found wandering with paws burned -- probably just from the heat of the Texas asphalt. But he needed help and Chris Watson and family took the dog in.
Nobody has called to ask about him. In the meantime, Chris says, “We’ve been really working with him as he has never had attention before. It is tough to work with a dog when you have 4 large male dogs in the house. He is such a sweet, loving dog that just wants a good home. I’d say he’d make a great single dog or a part of two. He’s got a lot of energy, but I think his energy comes from competing for attention with my other 3.”
To offer to help Chris find a great home for Good Dog Gus, call 682-561-1569 or email kelsouta03@gmail.com.
NOW WE COME TO THE EVERMAN ANIMAL SHELTER, just south of Fort
Worth where Alffy -- memorable spelling --- what is it all about, Alffy? --- has been a resident for 6 months and nobody wants him. Nobody. He waits. He’s a 2-year-old Shepherd mix and is “very outgoing,” according to Everman shelter tipster Heather Harrison. He loves to be with humans and other dogs, but he’s not keen on cats. Yes, that works against him in the animal rescue world, but, there’s bound to be some dogless and catless home that needs a good faithful ol’ dawg who’ll get them through the rest of this Texas Rangers season, the tough times in the Cowboys’ season and the holiday shopping season. After all, this is not an election year -- it’s quiet, real quiet. To ask about Alffy, email nickale7@yahoo.com or call 309-299-5665.
MY CONTINUING EFFORT TO BE A KINDER PERSON meets with a roadblock every time I run into a story such as this one from Fort Worth about a guy named William Leak who, angry at being fired, crept onto his old boss’ land and slit the throats of two dogs in retaliation. This guy only got a 5-year sentence and is going to do 2 1/2 by state math. But a guy like this -- who threatens humans and kills innocent animals -- really ought to get a little more time than a two-bit burglar. Here are two links to the Leak story: Dallas Observer is HERE and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is HERE. ... So, anybody know what’s happening with the case of the woman whose storage closet yielded the emaciated body of a St. Barnard in Dallas earlier in the summer? ... There are not enough prayers for some of these people and, for many, prayers are wasted. You can’t keep that Leaks guy in jail long enough, can you? He does a few years hard time for "teaching someone a lesson" -- what's he going to do when he gets out? Open a charm school?
CONTEMPLATIONS: You want to cast a vote that actually means something. Got to facebook.com/baseballhall and like it and navigate to the voting for the
Ford Frick Award and cast your ballot for Texas Rangers radio broadcast
legend Eric Nadel. Eric is a genuinely nice guy who has seen more bad baseball than 5 dozen T-ball coaches and made it great to listen to every last at bat. Not kidding. He knows baseball, he knows broadcasting and he knows animals, too. He’s the guy who convinced the City of Dallas to open dog parks. You may remember he got Nolan Ryan to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the White Rock Dog Park. Vote for Eric. It’s the rare ballot you can cast without fear of taxes being raised. ... Two email notes. One subject line reads “8 scrumptious recipes for your best Christmas ever” and the other reads “Get instant wrinkle reduction now.” Both came from Redbook magazine. (a) It’s too early for Christmas and (b) eating scrumptious recipes too frequently may actually fill out those wrinkles. ... Words calculated to drive up the clicks on Readlarrypowell.com: Miley Cyrus, wrecking ball hits homes thanks to boobs at Fort Worth city hall, naked truth, stripped of all dignity, bare in the woods. Yeah I know, it’s “bear” in the woods, but anybody that would search for those words isn’t smart enough to spell bear. A click, however, is a click, and, of course, welcome to all you new visitors and please be kind to animals no matter how bare your bear.
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