HAPPY SECOND EDITION UPDATE:
SCOUT, TUFFY GET A BREAK
When we posted our first edition of Friday's presentation, we mentioned these big ol' Lab seniors Scout (the girl in the back) and Tuffy. As 9 p.m. neared, a note arrived. We'd earlier mentioned that Sara Back, who'd taken on the job of saving these dogs, said she had three possible fosters who would keep these older darlin's from going into a shelter. Here is the note Sara distributed:
"Scout and Tuffy, the black Lab mixes who lost both owners, have found a wonderful foster home! The president of Humane Tomorrow (Linda Norman) has committed to fostering them in her home until she can find a forever home for them together. This would NOT have been possible without Dinesha Schmidt from A Different Breed Animal Rescue. When everyone else said they were understandably too full to help, Denisha, who said her organization was also too full, was willing to send out an SOS email on behalf of these dogs. Her email went VIRAL!!!! I could never have guessed I would have received so many messages from people who wanted to help, people I’d have never been able to reach w/out ADB. Thank you so much. So many Good Samaritans…. You have filled my heart w/ your generosity. Much Gratitude. Sara Back."
Bless those ol' dawgs and Linda Norman's big heart, too. And Sara, you've done the work of angels.
EDITION OF FRIDAY, July 29, 2016 (PetPowellPress) -- We offered a dog list in Wednesday’s edition and a cat list on Thursday. For Friday, we’ve got a list of reasons why a dog or cat might need a human around the house. After all, our beloved animal companions need us in this modern era. So, here we go. Animals need humans because:
1. Humans are more adept at changing channels on the TV -- there’s only so much Kardashian video you can stand and someone has to have the credit card handy when you’re watching a shopping channel. Plus someone needs to carefully open the boxes when the new Say Yes To the Dress Wedding China arrives.
2. Humans can easily open cans of dog and cat food. You no longer need an electric can opener, but you do need thumbs. Someone has to reboot the critters' computer.
3. Humans are necessary for winter snuggling. Big and warm, they are ideal for a Christmassy night.
4. Only humans can easily scratch beneath collars. It’s the long fingers. Few humans can use their toenails to scratch behind their own ears.
5. Humans can drive dogs and cats to polling places on election day and provide your assorted forms of state-required identification. Look around. Aren't there dogs and cats you'd vote for?
So, ladies and gents, as you see, the relationship between animals and humans is clearly mutually beneficially bioeccentristic.
That a word -- yet?
WAITING, BUT HOPEFUL
We posted this picture earlier of Scout (the girl in the back) and Tuffy, the boy. This story is being handed around more frequently than an NFL football on a regular season Sunday.
You probably know the story. Sara Back is trying to help these two dogs find a place to live out their lives. Their human died and left a last request that this older boy and girl be treated respectfully and not killed in a shelter.
Sara told me Thursday, “I have three potential fosters. Checking them now. Hope one will work.”
We hope so, too, but just in case this photo has touched someone else’s heart, email Sara at [email protected] or call 318-393-0892.
The dogs are older, but they are up to date on shots and heartworm negative. Right now they’re in Argyle, but ever since the invention of asphalt, you can drive into and out of Argyle without a hitch.
QUOTING ELMER FUDD: WASCALLY WABBITS
That headline might have gotten your attention, but that photo REALLY caught your eye, didn’t it! It occurs to me that perhaps I need to set aside a seminar to explain the historic significance of Elmer Fudd, i.e., show you youngsters just what an Elmer Fudd is.
Back to the rabbit.
This rabbit is one of 125 the SPCA of Texas recovered in a “neglect and cruelty” seizure, July’s “largest rescue” with more than 100 of these rabbits “found in filthy cages stacked on top of each other.” Lots of medical conditions.
The SPCA has “taken in 500 animals in the North Texas area” in July. That means the bills are mounting.
For example, on Wednesday afternoon, the SPCA says, “115 dogs and puppies and one Python” were rescued from Rusk County” and arrived at the SPCA.
You know the drill.
Go to spca.org to see how to donate to help feed and care for these victims of human cruelty. You can HOP RIGHT TO THE RABBIT LINK HERE.
MEANWHILE IN LANCASTER
Our pal Tomi Ortiz, the Eyes on Lancaster for Readlarrypowell.com, tipped us about these two dogs at the Lancaster Animal Shelter.
Foot traffic is light at the shelter these days, so animals need extra marketing. And, of course, the Furbabies of Lancaster Texas site HERE to help these animals.
Here’s the way it reads on the site:
“EMERGENCY!! TIME RUNS OUT TOMORROW [SATURDAY] AT 3PM FOR RIZ AND BRADLEY.”
That is an ugly thought, isn’t it.
The story is these two are “sweet, young doggies!! Bradley is still a puppy!! ADOPT OR RESCUE/FOSTER!!
"Bradley has $65 and Riz has $155 pledged. SHARE AND SHARE!! CONTACT anyone to help save their lives!!
"Please help us!! PLEDGE TO ATTRACT RESCUES!! Lancaster Texas Animal Shelter, 690 E Main St, Lancaster TX, open M-F 8am-5pm AND Saturday 10am-4pm.”
REMEMBERING A PARK DOG
This is a photo I took back in June in Kiest Park in Oak Cliff -- that is a dog that I could not capture, could not lure, could not bribe. I wasn’t alone in this, as you can see if you will click HERE to read the Fido Oak Cliff Community Forum posts about this sad, sad case.
The dog was trapped and a Dallas Animal Services check found that she was in bad shape with a neck injury, injuries to her haunches, and an elbow. Her shelter number: #A946414.
A veteran animal rescuer, someone respected for her “gift with upset dogs,” as Chrystal Hays wrote, made an effort to bring this dog around. That person with the "gift," Michelle Otsubo Henderson, reported, “I met her and the situation is bad. Every time I held my hand out to try to let her sniff me, she barked and growled and she was jumping and lunging herself at the kennel door. She is full of fear and rage; rehab would be extensive. At one point, they had to get special clamps for the door because she figured out that if she slammed her body against it hard enough that it would open. I NEVER EVER, EVER, have said this before, but, I believe, in this case, euthanization might be the best anyone can do for her. Trust me, I will go home tonight, cry my eyes out for her and eat ice cream for dinner. I am broken-hearted for her.”
[LARRY ASIDE: I must confess I misted up reading that. It is not fair that someone’s “don’t-care” attitude is responsible for this dog being in a city park and being in a bad emotional crisis. Some human is responsible for the awful fate of this dog. And that human will not care -- has never cared -- what happened to a dog known only to us as A946414. God bless this dog in the hereafter and help her see that there are angels she can trust. It is so terrible that she never saw that on earth. And a message to the person who let this dog down: Please change. Open your heart. Be a better person. Don't get another dog.]
CONTEMPLATIONS: Just when you think our beloved Lone Star State has cornered the market on idiots, a story with an out-of-state dateline pops up. This one is from The Garden State where someone -- probably a village idiot transfer from the Dallas area -- locked two dogs on a tar-covered roof in nearly 100-degree temperatures. Mercifully, someone spotted the desperate dogs and they were saved. See the story HERE. ... You want something positive? You can apply on line to be a seasonal worker at the State Fair of Texas. According to a news release from the Fair’s Karissa Condolanis, the Fair “provides more than 6,000 seasonal job opportunities every year,
with approximately 1,500 to 1,600 people employed directly by the State Fair of Texas.” Read about the jobs, see how to apply and marvel at the State Fair of Texas calendar at www.bigtex.com or go directly to bigtex.com/jobs. The Fair opens Friday, Sept. 30, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 23. ... We post this in honor of the anniversary of the brith of William Powell (July 29, 1892-March 5, 1984) who was beyond a famed actor -- he was a MOVIE STAR! The Thin Man and My Man Godfrey were among the top films in his long career. That is the Nick and Nora Charles sidekick in The Thin Man as portrayed by Skippy, the wire-haired terrier. Skippy’s name in the Thin Man films? We’ll go crossword on you: 4 letters across, the clue is “dog star.”
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