EDITION OF TUESDAY, JAN. 27, 2015 (PetPowellPress) -- It’s Tuesday’s edition. Let’s make this quick.
We’ve got and update and some opportunities. And it’s not snowing here. That’s our flocked Christmas tree, waiting for pickup in our front yard. I left it upright in honor of everyone having a White Tuesday in the northeast. Prefer the wintry rain to the misery of snow -- one day and gone, that’s the way snow ought to work. No ice. Now, our report:
BUZZ GETS A BREAK
The Dallas Animal Services folks had a happy moment Monday morning. Remember Buzz, this dog who was on the brink of the needle? DAS Rescue reported that Chris Watts of Petropolitan came to Buzz’s rescue. Chris Watts, for those who don’t know, serves on the Dallas Animal Shelter Advisory Commission -- has for a while and is a big proponent of saving animals’ lives. DAS says Chris will get Buzz some training while trying to find a new home for the handsome fellow.
As regular visitors to Readlarrypowell.com know, the DAS shelter is loaded with unwanted animals. Each one that gets adopted or rescued doesn’t just make room for the next unwanted dog, but sometimes it buys extra time for an animal who would have moved up a notch on the “Next for the Needle List.”
HOOTIE THE FOSTER, FORMERLY OF A MILL
Jennifer Umbright of K9 Mill Rescue sent us this story at the suggestion of veteran rescuer Patty Sprong.
Jennifer describes this obvious Earhound as “my foster -- a sweet Chihuahua mix, Hootie!”
Year old Hootie was, she says, “part of the Home for the Holidays breeder rescue release of 25 pups. Mill dogs are usually from large scale commercial breeding facilities, often keep in crowded, dirty living conditions with little or no vet care; existing only for the sole purpose of breeding puppies for sale in pet stores or over the internet. We pulled Hootie from one of these facilities - this breeder is downsizing due to the breeders age/health. This breeder is on our radar to close down this year
“Hootie has been fully vetted-current on vaccines, neuter, HW-negative, micro-chipped and dental (polish). He is a darling little guy at just over 6 pounds. Hootie loves other dogs of all sizes, and people too. He enjoys snuggling and of course, occasionally, gets the ‘zoomies’ and races all around the house-enjoying the freedom to run and play! He is a very happy, loving boy.”
To offer to audition to adopt Hootie, email [email protected]. You can read about the organization at k9millrescue.org.
IN HONOR OF SOME HUSTLING STUDENTS
Wow. Say it again. Wow. A few weeks ago we mentioned the Tailwaggers Tour organized by the Destination Imagination team from University Park’s McCulloch Intermediate School. Sixth 5th graders organized this 5-K fundraising walk, then went through the ordeal of postponing it because of weather. They rebounded.
On Saturday the determined students managed to present the Tailwaggers Tour in Curtis Park -- it drew more than 100 people and many of their dogs. The humans bought raffle tickets, had treats from the food truck, sipped coffee, introduced dogs, met kids, and walked.
The money raised would go to Paws In The City, the Dallas-based rescue group.
How much money? Four grand. That’s right. These fifth-graders raised $4,000.
Each year the Destination Imagination team picks a community challenge to solve. This year the challenge was to fight animal abuse. Parental participation in the project was limited, so most of the planning and execution was accomplished by the students.
You see in the photo Paws In The City President Mark Verma accepting the giant check from the fund-raisers.
Mark also said he learned something at this event. “Spencer, the organizer, asked me if I knew why they selected orange as their theme color. I didn’t know. He said they researched and found that orange is the color of anti-animal cruelty. So, I learned something that I never knew before!”
Paws in the City volunteers brought some of the Paws adoptables to the event and managed to reconnect with former Paws rescues, generally Dallas street or shelter dogs, now living in the Park Cities.
CONTEMPLATIONS: I got a letter in the U.S mail addressed to “OUR NEIGHBOR” and I looked at the return address and it was in West Chicago, Ill. The phone company that sent this advertisement has a loose definition of “neighbor.” I’m wonder how loosely they define “bro” as in, “Hey, bro, can you give me 10 grand no questions asked?” ... This art is an example of getting the word out early. Mazie's Mission is hustling already to work on building that shelter that is the goal of the organization. (They may need to bring in the McCulloch students as consultants!) You can read about Mazie's Mission HERE. I don't know where they got that dog's hat. Looks perfect, though. ... A note to anyone in the Northeast: Here in North Texas, we are enjoying a spring-like winter -- I hiked 2 miles in Kiest Park Monday afternoon and worked up a sweat. But I felt guilty about it knowing y’all are trapped indoors with lousy TV and no pizza delivery. At least in the 100-plus days of July and August, we can get a pizza -- heck, we can heat it up on the hood of a car. Scorch it, in fact.
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