DATELINE: DALLAS Where Holidays Are Cherished, Texas (Aug. 29, PetPowellPress) -- Good luck on your quick getaway out of downtown Dallas. Unless something changes, you can’t move fast enough to get a speeding ticket. Now, our report:
A DOG NAMED REX
Always thought Rex was a good name for a dog. This one’s making the e-rounds. His name is Rex and he’s a Boxer/Mastiff mix around a year or two old. Weighs about 80 pounds, even with his ribs showing.
A woman who does rescue managed to get him into her custody. Previous human didn’t know much about dogs and didn’t spend time with him. He’s not fixed, but he was on heartworm preventative.
And, now, he’s available to adoption to a home that’ll help him understand how to enjoy being a beloved dog. To ask about helping this fellow Rex, email bgehres@sbcglobal.net.
BEAR SURVIVES THE FIRE, BUT IS LEFT BEHIND
We got this story from several people -- there’s a big networking effort on behalf 
of the Houston dog. Our most excellent Houston tipster Alexandra Kelsey penned this excellent appeal: “This precious dog ran out of a fire, but sadly, his owner left without the dog. It seems that this place is pretty bleak, and I’m sure the man did the best he could, but the man was at the end of his rope. All the man left behind was the dog’s name: Bear.
“So, now Bear is living in on a dead-end street, in a junkyard with no lighting. Yvonne, who saw the fire happen as she drove by one day, has been going to feed Bear, who gets so excited to see her. Bear is vulnerable being on the street alone and it would be so great to get a happy ending for him.”
To offer to help this dog, call 832-703-9282.
A GALLERY OF ADOPTABLE CATS
That first girl is Sophie, a year-old, 10-pound Domestic Medium Hair mix who was given to the SPCA of Texas on August 19 because she didn’t like the kids in the home. [STOP, we’re using this LARRY ASIDE to remind people that just because you don’t like the kids in the house, you can’t get a room at the SPCA of Texas!] Sophie’s declawed on the front paws and I’m guessing, based on the information, that her life would have gone a lot better if she’d been able to teach the rowdy children a lesson instead of just petting them with a soft paw. (Don’t declaw. But we must applaud the humans for delivering Sophie to a shelter that wouldn’t just needle her right away as “vicious” or “unwanted-owner 
surrender.)
The second cat is Bogie (#A849088), currently a resident of Dallas Animal Services at I-30 and Westmoreland. The clock is ticking on this neutered blue domestic longhair who was uneasy in this photo sessions. He’s about 8, the shelter thinks. Go to the shelter to meet him or check out dallasanimalservices.org for instructions on adopting.
The Irving Animal Services shelter has this wild-lookin’ cat, Rockstar, 23562356, a Snowshoe mix at the shelter since August 1. Can’t believe nobody adopted him to help Empty the Shelter.
The final cat today is Luna. You can adopt her, but you can’t take her home. She’s a resident of the International Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary in 
Boyd. Adopt her and help the sanctuary take care of her. Go to bigcat.org to see her and other adoptables -- Christmas is comin’ -- you may know a bear of a person who should get a bear for Christmas! You can read more about Luna and her past and her colleagues in a nicely done store by veteran journalist and all-round swell animal person Jeanne Prejean on her entertaining and informative website My Sweet Charity.
STILL ON THE IRVING LIST
Yes, Solobino. Near as I can tell with my inferior translation, his 
name means “Only Bino.”
I don’t understand why the guy hasn’t been claimed except that he’s the wrong breed, the wrong size and the wrong color. Other than that the 5-year-old, 66-pound mix is just waiting for either the warmth of a home or the cold, cold needle. Irving’s rescue hotline is 972-721-3597 -- email Rescueapet@cityofirving.org or Adoptapet@cityofirving.org. The shelter numbers are 972-721-2256 or 57.
CONTEMPLATIONS: Is your planet as safe from humans as you hoped it would be when you were growing up. Back in the ‘50s we were led to believe peace and tranquility would rule the earth. ... This artwork shows you that 
Halloween is coming. Yep, Frisco Humane Society’s Barktoberfest 2014 -- we got the word from FHS volunteer and “TEAMBARK Committee Member” Dana Christian. Humans get in free, but the cost to ender a dog in a contest is $5 per pup/per contest. Click on the artwork to make it expand to mammoth proportions or at least to being large enough to read. [LARRY ASIDE: Halloween already and I just now got the Christmas tree up!] ... Let’s talk professional football. Anybody running a pool on which team will lead the league in arrests during the regular season? Oh, that’s unkind. The majority of the players are law-abiding millionaires.
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