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GUNNER'S ADOPTION FALLS THROUGH; ADOLPH THE CHIHUAHUA'S TROUBLE; CONTEMPLATING A PLAYWRIGHT & LOGAN'S RUN IN DALLAS & FW

EDITION OF TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018 [PetPowellPress] There’s news in the animal rescue community. Read on as we get our grip on May. Kids are getting ready to get out of school. Adults are thinking about summer vacations -- like they haven’t been since Christmas, anyway. 
Today at readlarrypowell.com, we’re offering potpourri of thoughts, considerations, and opportunities to help animals. Oh, and we’re focusing on theater and film for our Contemplation.

FIRST, GUNNER’S ADOPTION FAILS,
SECOND, PAW SUPPORT FORMS!
Here’s the dog Gunner, on the clock at the Red Oak Animal Shelter for a while, but off briefly when he was adopted last week. Things don’t always go like you want them.
Gunner, you may recall, was adopted from Dallas Animal Services, somehow got free and was rejected by his adoptor, then wound up in a kill shelter. Now, he’s back on the clock.
Our tipster for small shelters, Laura Macias, of newly formed Paw Support, has the story
“He got adopted and is being returned! I guess the other dog in the house didn't like him at all! So not anything he did but he is coming back! Poor guy! He can't catch a break!” To offer to help the great Gunner, email [email protected] or CALL OR TEXT 214-949-2726.
Red Oak has a number of animals in need of “getting off the clock the save way.”
So keep Laura’s contact info handy because Paw Support has one great need at the moment: “We desperately need fosters,” Laura says.
 Fostering helps animals survive the shelter experience. 

Laura reports that Paw Support and By My Side Rescue are “doing a DBA under Paw Support.” 
Why do these people work to help animals in small shelters? Laura explains, “Just so many dogs! Three more at Wilmer and so many more coming into Red Oak. We have 4 cruelty dogs -- all Bullies -- and I don't see how they will get out! Rescues are so full all over Texas!” [AGAIN: Email [email protected] or CALL OR TEXT 214-949-2726.]

FOLLOWING THE CHIHUAHUAS
SURRENDERED AT MESQUITE
In the beginning there were three Chihuahuas -- Cowboy, Adolph and a female who was quickly adopted. 
Cowboy has been rescued. 
But Adolph (38365919), the six-year-old, 12-pound snuggler who “needs a lap,” has hit a tough spot.
Our Mesquite tipster Judi Brown sent us a note Monday afternoon explaining, “Adolph has shown signs of dog aggression and snapped at a customer’s child, so he is being reevaluated.”

No wonder Adolph might be a little bit nervous. The three dogs were surrendered when their owner encountered a “change of lifestyle.” 
“Adolph has reddish blond hair with hazel eyes that are a perfect match for his coloring,” Judi says. “When he looks up at you with adoring eyes, he will melt your heart like he did mine.”
 Of course, this will all depend on his re-evaluation. If he gets a bad one. If he GOT a bad one. He may be in bigger trouble than this passage can solve. To ask about saving Adolph, use his ID number when you call the shelter at 972–216-6283 or email [email protected]. 
[LARRY ASIDE: It’s almost criminal -- and certainly some kind of sin -- to surrender three dogs -- to move them out of THEIR HOMES! -- and put them on death row in a shelter. This sort of thing is common in North Texas shelters, but, really, aren’t humans above this behavior -- this following of the tired old Texas animal control philosophy of “Got an animal problem? Let’s kill it."]


AN UPDATE ON THREE CATS
The three formerly feral cats veteran rescuer Gail Whelan was trying to save after their human went into assisted living (Suzy Belle, CharChar and Lulu) have an update. The reliable animal advocate Karen Lee reports, “Rescued by Paw Prints in Dallas!! Thanks to all who cared and shared!!!” 


CONTEMPLATIONS:

ON THE STAGE IN 2018,
AT THE MOVIES IN 1976
Heads up for Dallas theater fans: Here’s something personal. I once had an editor, John C. Davenport, who had a great, sensItive touch on my columns -- I’m almost certain I never published anything really stupid while he was my editor. He’s been a playwright for years and he's now living in Seattle -- Houston boy who loves the Astros. His work is reaching all over the place. (That’s him outside a Seattle theater presenting his play Red Rover in 2016.) Here’s his opening paragraph in his latest note: “So far this year among my one-act plays, We'll Always Have Memphis will be produced in May by Stage Crafters Community Theatre in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Kitchen Sink Drama got a staged reading in March in New York by Vaude Village Productions, which will do the same with Is Anyone Sitting Here? in May.

Then comes the local note. He continues, “Meanwhile (this is the part for you Dallas people): One of my full-length plays, Asylum in Georgia, will get a staged reading on Saturday, May 19, and Friday, May 25, at Bath House Cultural Center. Tickets are $15. This is part of the Fresh Reads festival by Pegasus Theatre (which produced my first two plays). There are two other plays in the festival (they'll get readings on different days), and audiences can vote on which play should get a full production by Pegasus next year. So you know what to do!” 
As veteran visitors to Readlarrypowell.com know, we’re big fans of the entertaining productions of Pegasus Theatre. And, as a fellow whose prose has been edited by John C. Davenport, it’s good to see a guy with a “light pencil” getting some great news from across the nation.
REMEMBER LOGAN’S RUN? Ah, from out of the past. Yep, the Bicentennial Year of 1976. What brings this up? The director of the film, Michael Anderson, died at 98 last week in British Columbia. When I read that note, it took me back to the era of one of the stars of the film -- the big, new coppertone Zale Corporation headquarters on Stemmons (I-35E North). That's the building in an artsy version from an online Logan's Run  page -- I could not find an actual photo of the building as it was in 1976. It later became Exxon’s headquarters and Pegasus Place (left). The area was largely empty back in the mid-'70s but not without plans. Still, it was nothing like the business corridor it has become. And the local locations used in the film include so many Dallas sites that echo with "action" and "hotness" -- different areas of Dallas Market Center, the nightclub Oz way up on LBJ. Oh, and all the action, launched in the Sandman Headquarters (the Zale building) eventually wound up in the Fort Worth Water Gardens. (The LIST of locations is HERE.) This was an era when Dallas was launching yet another comeback. So there were lots of hot spots. KVIL was still THE hometown radio station. WBAP-AM was still in Fort Worth where it was born and belongs. Cable TV had yet to come to town. Yeah, find some old-timer who can talk about the ‘70s in Dallas. You’ll learn about a town that doesn’t have any “quit” in it. It might have “stall” now and then. And you’ll find that some of the potholes you hit now were there in the ‘70s, too. Legacy potholes.

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A LATE SUNDAY EVENING APPEAL FOR HELP: SQUEAK HAS VANISHED

This note arrived after 9 p.m. Sunday and it’s too urgent to let it wait until morning.

And, yes, some prayers from sympathetic animal people would be appropriate. 

This is Squeak, a blind cat. His human, Bethany Herrera tells of trying to find him in the Midway Hollow area of Northwest Dallas.
 Here is the note from Bethany: “Our cat Squeak has been missing for three days now, since the night of Thursday the 26th. We've done all the things for finding lost cats, and have posted and distributed flyers and talked to everyone we see in the neighborhood. We have contacted DAS and area shelters, and have posted on NextDoor and our Midway Hollow Facebook page. When I wrote to Linda at Paws for Texas, she suggested that I send you a message.
“We rescued Squeak and his twin brother Sammy as orphaned ferals at 2-3 weeks of age, the only survivors of their litter. Both are blind, and they are bonded even more strongly than most cat siblings. Sammy is lost without him, and has been sitting like an old man cat since Squeak has been gone.
“Squeak is a black domestic shorthair, 3 years old, weighs 10-11 pounds, and is healthy except that he is totally blind, with only rudimentary eye tissue. He has no collar, but he is registered with Home Again. His chip number is 985112004237612.
“He was last seen Thursday night near the back door of our home, near the corner of Mixon Drive and Hawick Lane, 75220. We are assuming that Squeak got out into the yard and slipped into the alley through a crack in the back gate. Once he got out of our yard, he might as well have been on the moon.”

If you have seen Squeak or know his whereabouts, call 214-801-6462 or email [email protected].

[LARRY NOTE: This is a situation that grinds the heart. More eyes looking for Squeak will help. Bless his heart and keep him safe until he’s back into his home with Sammy and his humans.]
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STILL HELPING PETROPOLITAN DOGS; A COOP TOUR'S COMING; SAVING ANIMALS; DOING LAUNDRY; CONTEMPLATING A MENSA MOMENT

EDITION OF MONDAY APRIL 30 [PetPowellPress] Before we get to the chickens, cats, dogs and laundry, we’ll remind you that The Petropolitan is trying to place a half-dozen Dallas dogs before it closes -- see details in Contemplations. Now, let's address the last day of April. Some of you will find American irony in the fact that, according to Holiday Insights, April 30 is both National Honesty Day and Hairstyle Appreciation Day.
Perhaps we should also mention right now that April 30-May14, Operation Kindness is running a big dog adoption special. More on that in a moment. 

Who is that cat? That is Bono (A1027638) at Dallas Animal Services, “neutered male, brown tabby Domestic Shorthair” who may be about 7 months old and who has now spent 10 days in the city’s shelter. The number to call for Bono is the PetSmart Everyday Adoption Center 972-381-1588, ext. 5. See more Dallas cats and dogs at dallasanimalservices.org. Adopt and rescue and you’ll be lowering the euthanasia rate.
One more question: Let’s say you’ve decided to snack on Animal Crackers that you usually give to the dogs as treats. Should a hefty man feel that it’s a sign when the first animal he picks out of the bag is a hippo? There’s a horse, a bear, a buffalo and a cat. Where’s the hippo? I told you, it was first out of the bag -- the cat was second.

FEELING COOPED UP AFTER WINTER?
HERE’S A CHANCE TO TOUR COOPS!
This is a family-oriented event -- the 9th year of A Peep at the Coops, i.e., the Urban Chicken Coops Tour and Country Market. It’s from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 6. Tickets are $10 a person -- kids under 12 are free. Go to apeepatthecoops.org.
According to the website, this event “raises scratch for Moss Haven Farm, the educational facility at 9202 Moss Farm Lane in Dallas.” The farm is part of the curriculum at the Richardson Independent School District’s Moss Haven Elementary School.

The farm is the starting place of the tour which will take chicken and coop fans on a tour of seven local coops including this one in the photo -- with close examination you’ll see that it has a rainwater-capture system that keeps the chickens happy. The name of this coop, created by some former Austin residents, is, according to the event news release, “Keep Austin Weird” and its theme is “Keep Chickens Weird.”
 At the event, there’ll be “chicken talks” by vets from Summertree Bird and Animal Clinic and experts from the Trinity Haymarket. There’ll also be food and drink, performances by the Lake Highlands High School Wranglers, choirs, bands and other things, including handmade items from local artisans. And you can buy rattle tickets for a mobile coop from Urban Chicken.

And, yes, there will be chickens -- they live in the coops. Yes, that’s a Keep Austin Weird chicken posing in front of the communal dust bath at the coop.
FYI: At Moss Haven school, all of the more than 400 K through 6th grade students visit the farm weekly for lessons about chickens, eggs and, according to the news release, “to cultivate a respect for the earth and the food growth process--including eggs.”
  
LET’S TALK CATS AND LAUNDRY
FROM OUT AT THE LAKE
How about that photo! Anybody else ever seen a momma cat with kittens wondering what’s going to happen next?
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That’s the case in Tool, on the edge of Cedar Creek Lake, The note about this came from Sydney Busch, reliable tipster from the Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake. She wrote, “I need someone in Tool familiar with trapping cats/handling kittens to help with this situation... We think there are 3 kittens here - maybe 3 weeks old??  Mother cat is still around...In about 3 weeks, kittens should be old enough to capture and be on their own....Need someone to trap the mother cat (we have traps of course) and bring her to be spayed/vaccinated. Need someone to capture/socialize these adorable kittens to go to rescue for adoption. HELP!” Email [email protected].

AS YOU KNOW, Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake operates the world’s most successful spay/neuter clinic at Gun Barrel City (also on the edge of the lake).
  On Tuesdays, volunteers help carry the load for “surgery day.” And some of those loads are laundry. Sydney says the Friends need volunteers to help with laundry on May 1 (2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.), May 8 (8 a.m.-2 p.m.), May 15 (2 p.m.-5 p.m.), May 22 (8 a.m.-2 p.m.) and May 29 (2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.). (Email [email protected] to volunteer.) [LARRY ASIDE: I am available to iron the cat smocks and dog scrubs, though getting sharp creases in four legs is a challenge. I’ll have to use spray starch and a steam iron.]

ONE JUMPED BACK,
ONE BARKED AT CATS

These two are among the many available at the Mesquite Animal Services Shelter, according to the volunteer shelter observer Judi Brown.
Bella (right), a year-old, 65-pound Shepherd mix “jumped back” when, during a shelter tour “a cat in the cat room hissed at her.” On the other hand, Keela, an under-two, 53-pound Yellow Lab mix, was touring the shelter and she “barked at the cats.” [LARRY ASIDE: Anybody who knows dogs and cats knows that those two behaviors mean almost nothing when it comes to having a dog and a cat in your home -- they nearly always become best friends or at least tolerate each other well! If they can tolerate humans, they can tolerate each other.]

So, Bella (38417507) was dumped on April 17 “because she was unwanted,” Judi’s note read. There’s more. Judi wrote, “Her eyes are almost golden matching her coat, and her ears stick out to the side. As attractive and as personable as she is I cannot understand why she would not be wanted.” House-broken, loves kids, was inside-outside and “wants to give you bar hugs” and is “sweet and loving.”
Keela (38390978), 53 pounds, arrived as a stray on April 25. “She’s a sweet girl with a moderate activity level. She is alert and likes to explore. She is friendly and will come to you if you give her time to check out her surroundings first. After she explored, she remained close by. She would put her head on my lap, and she gave me kisses. She is highly motivated by treats so she should be easy to train.” 

There is a healthy inventory of dogs and cats at the Mesquite shelter. For these two, call 972–216–6283 or email [email protected]. Use their ID numbers.

OPERATION KINDNESS’ DOGS
INSPIRE A SPECIAL 50-POUND DEAL!
These two dogs, Mona and Fort, have inspired Operation Kindness to offer a “special” from April 30 through May 14 for big dogs -- its called the “$50 for 50 Promotion”.  

Mona, an 8-year-old Pittie mix, and Fort, a 7-year-old Aussie/Border Collie mix, are both beyond the 50-pound mark. 
But they’ve also got dramatic stories and, yes, that’s what makes them inspirational. 
They had, OK says, “a rough start in rural Texas...Mona suffered from several masses on her chest, abdomen and inner thigh, an umbilical hernia and a host of dental issues. Fort was born with a deformed front leg that greatly impeded his mobility.
“A month ago both dogs were rescued and brought into Operation Kindness. After assessment by the medical team at Operation Kindness, the masses were removed from Mona’s body, along with the necessary dental corrections and the useless limb was removed from Fort.”

Adopt these dogs or any other 50-plus dog and OK adopters “get the option of a $50 discount off their adoption fee or a ‘take me home’ kit.” That includes “a premium dog bed, a 3-lb. bag of Muenster dog food, shampoo, and a 25% discounted coupon at Pet Supplies Plus.”
Again, click HERE or stop by the Operation Kindness shelter in Carrollton.

CONTEMPLATIONS:
THE PETROPOLITAN'S DOGS IN NEED; HONESTY DAY & A MENSA QUESTION

This is a heartfelt plea for a bunch of dogs currently in the care of the folks at The Petropolitan, closing its doors after a dozen years. They're currently trying to find places for several genuine Dallas community dogs that wound up in their care. We first mentioned the need for this help last week when we wrote about Chris Watt’s touching farewell for The Petropolitan. Now, The Petropolitan's Todd Fisher has posted a Facebook note about the six dogs that “need homes by Friday.” There has been little response to the appeal to help the dogs. You can see them HERE ON FACEBOOK. We’re just posting one photo, but the others are at that link. There surely is room in the metrosprawl to place just six dogs. Start with Duke, described as an “American Bulldog. About 6 years old, male, loves everyone, gets along with some other fosters.” “They are all wonderful pups,” Chris says. His email is [email protected]. Email Todd at [email protected]. Use this email, too: [email protected]. These "community dogs" didn’t go to a shelter; it seems proper that keeping them safe and out of shelters is a “community project.” ...

In the opening segment of this edition we mentioned National Honesty Day. It was created by an author, M. Hirsh Goldberg, former press secretary to Maryland’s governor. He is author of The Book of Lies. Yep, National Honesty Day. ...

Sunday afternoon, my funspouse Martha and I were in the same room working on different computers while, in the background, we listened to the entertaining Geena Davis/Samuel L. Jackson film, The Long Kiss Goodnight. We wondered why Geena Davis, star of many great films, hasn’t made more movies and for no particular reason Martha announced, “You know she’s in MENSA.” There was a pause and I replied wisely, “You could be in MENSA.” “I doubt it,” said my brilliantspouse Martha. I asked, “You think marrying me would count against you?” And she did not respond. She is a very kind person.
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A GENUINE SLEEPER NEEDS A GENUINE HOME

Logan says good night. He is dreaming of a furever home.
Check out his bio on our website. 
(Trinity GAP Rescue Caption)

Yep, that’s our headlining dog for this weekend’s Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap -- Logan, described as a year old Lab-Bassett mix. LabBass't? Bassrador? How about just Logan! He's clearly out like a light and incredibly comfortable.
Please join Readlarry powell.com in envying him.
For the final April 2018 edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap, we turn to the the rescue community. Specifically, we’re proudly promoting the work of the Trinity GAP Rescue folks.
[Remember, on Saturday (10 a.m. -noon): The Trinity GAP Walk-a-Thon and festival at Euless Trinity High School! See Friday’s edition for more details.] 

As you probably know, this diligent rescue group evolved from the Euless Trinity High School Girls Awareness Program. Combine good advisors with students willing to demonstrate responsibility in a field outside of the usual campus activities and you’ve got this enduring rescue group.

Logan (#17816 at GAP Rescue) is available for enjoyable slumber duty at the right house. Check with trinitygaprescue.org to audition to adopt.

What’s he like? Here’s the bio info from his foster:
“Oh my goodness Logan is the funniest dog ever.  When he sees reflective lights on the wall or ceiling, he thinks it’s something and he stands on his back legs to get it.  He is just obsessed with whatever it is that is moving all over the wall.  He truly thinks it’s a ‘thing’!  He is so super funny and such a sweet dog.”

 Now this dog does have what some might consider a “disa bility.”
 You'll want to see the video -- it's linked below. And we've got a photo of Logan happily, tongue-loppingly roaming (right) and making friend (below, left).
His foster writes that Logan’s “front leg was broken most likely when he was a puppy.  His owners did nothing to help this little dog and it healed at an odd angle.  Although a simple splint would have helped him, his neglect is now evident. 
“Our vet felt that because he uses the leg, appears to not be in pain, and, because it is a front leg, amputation was not in his best interest.  Another option for his forever family would be an operation to re-break the leg and set it with pins.  If that is in his future, that would be wonderful.  

“In the meantime, Logan uses the leg most of the time, runs like the wind, and is a perfectly happy and joyous dog. ... He seems to appreciate the blessing of every day and lives life to it’s fullest!”

[LARRY ASIDE: Clearly Logan is a dog that humans can learn from when it comes to keeping up that daily happy attitude.]

His Foster Mom adds, “Logan is a bit of a goof ball and will keep you laughing.  He is such a sweet and honest guy.  He loves to play fetch, is perfectly house-broken, is getting better on the leash, is the star of the show at the dog park, is learning how to tolerate cats, and is a great and calm guy in the house.  He sleeps through the night on most nights with his foster mom and loves a regular schedule.  He is learning commands and responds so well because the wants to please, which is a great quality in a dog!”
Foster Mom adds, “If you are looking to add a joyous soul to your life, Logan is the one for you.”

Here’s a romping LOGAN VIDEO.  (In case that link doesn't work, try this one: https://youtu.be/-fSGbaFDt50)

It’s brief, but it might be enough to grab a heart.
Here’s the Facebook link to Trinity GAP Rescue.
And, here’s a captured collection of adoptables from Trinity GAP Rescue -- you’ll see Logan in the middle of dogs, cats and one incredible Earhound. Click on it to make it grow like well-fed puppy.


[DEAR READERS, remember to SEND PHOTOS OF YOUR SLUMBERING CRITTERS -- dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, in-laws -- to [email protected] and we’ll happily tell their stories. You’ll be encouraging people to adopt animals while also giving hope to insomniacs that they, too, can catch some sleep if they can just figure out how to lay on their backs and sprawl without regard to personal image!]
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ELPO WILL HONOR BK'S HUMAN; ASSORTED; GAP'S WALK-A-THON; ANIMALS NEED HELP & JUSTICE FOR LADY IN CONTEMPLATIONS

EDITION OF FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 (PetPowellPress) -- Pardon me if I seem to be typing in an unusually happy manner, but I’ve got a reason. Something good has happened. 
We just learned that Tatia Woldt, the working journalist who pens the Dog About Town stories for The Dallas Morning News, will be the recipient of the 2018 East Lake Pet Orphanage’s John LaBella Award for Kindness to Animals. 
When Tatia wins, that means her dog BK wins. (We’ve got a followup and a photo on that in this edition’s Contemplations. Teaser: BK and his name have a “street dog” link to Readlarrypowell.com.) That’s BK’s Facebook photo.

The LaBella Kindness to Animals Award will be presented at ELPO’s 17th annual Wine on the Roof gala fundraiser on Saturday, May 12. (Tickets are at wineontheroof.com). The award is named after the beloved Dallas radio personality John LaBella who died in a traffic accident in 2002.
Tatia will be the second writer from The Dallas Morning News to recieve the LaBella Award -- yep, DMN columnist Larry Powell was presented the award way back in the early days.

WALKIN’ ON SATURDAY:

IT’S THE GAP THING TO DO
Reminder: This artwork is designed to remind you that The Trinity GAP Walk-a-Thon an Garage Sale is Saturday -- that’s “RAIN OR SHINE,” as noted in the email we got from Trinity GAP supporter and animal advocate Karen Lee of Barkleyworld.com.
 If you don’t have a friendly leashed dog of your own, the GAP folks will loan you a genuine Euless shelter dog. (Heck! Adoption opportunity!)

Remember, there’s more than walking -- it’s a festival. Get more details on GAP’s Facebook page HERE.  The event is at Trinity High School, just south of 183 on Industrial in Euless. Click on the artwork to make it grow BIG.

TWO READY TO LEAVE
LANCASTER’S SHELTER

Our traditional Lancaster tipster Tomi Ortiz spotted these two on the Furbabies of Lancaster Facebook page HERE .
And Tomi, a veteran at animal advocacy and rescue, wrote, “These 2 sweet dogs are on the Urgent List in Lancaster. They look so beautiful and healthy I just can’t believe they didn’t have owners! Maybe they did but the owners didn’t care enough to look for them…makes me so sad. ☹ If you could please post them I’d appreciate it.”

Their stories, according to the Furbabies, are: 
Millie is “probably a Pit/Border Collie mix, adult, looks well-cared for. Up to date on shots. ... She is a calm, friendly, good-natured dog with a great energy level that would make her a great family dog or a great companion.”

And, then there’s Pumpkin -- yes, this time of year, there’s a Pumpkin. This is a year-old “chipped and spayed” female Lab mix. “Her brindle coloring is just beautiful,” the Furbabies of Lancaster say.
These two are waiting for rescue or adoption at the shelter, 690 E. Main, in Lancaster. Call (972) 218-1210. The shelter’s open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.with a noon-1 p.m. lunch break Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

CARROLLTON’S TIGER
This 7-year-old, 57-pound handsome Pittie mix had a family. But they brought Tiger to the Carrollton Animal Services Shelter and handed him over because, well, he didn’t fit into the situation any more. His # is 37975018. You can see more about him HERE.
He has outside supporters who have lined up a pledge of $275 for his heartworm treatment. You can ask about him at the shelter.

MEANWHILE IN DENTON
Well, the bottom line is there’s a load of dogs that need help. We picked one to highlight out of a half-dozen or so we learned about from Amy Poskey, who monitors the tough stories in the Denton McNatt Animal Shelter.

She wrote, “Nobody has expressed an interest in any of these precious souls who have been waiting a very long time for love.”
Here’s the deal, Amy says: “All thee angels are fully vetted, only $30 to adopt and rescues can pull for free.”
Geno, a 1-to-2-year-old Shepherd mix, is an owner surrender and clearly an Earhound. He lookes ready for take-off, doesn't he. And, Geno likes people, playing outside and “doesn’t like to share his food.” He weighs 51 pounds -- not sure if that’s related to his food attitude.
The contact points are [email protected] or [email protected], paul.o’[email protected], [email protected], and/or [email protected]. Call the shelter at 940-349-7594.

A LAKE DOG NEEDS A HOME
This tip came from Sydney Busch of Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake.
Here’s the story: “This precious, very sweet dog -- think she's about 8 months old -- showed up at a kind person's house...He's had her spayed and vaccinated and started on hw preventative but cannot keep her... She's good with all his other dogs... Can someone add her to a loving household?”

The lakeside contact points are [email protected] and 903-887-2632.

THREE CATS NEED A PLACE TO GO;

NO RESPONSE TO APPEALS
A few editions ago we mentioned these three cats -- all former ferals, all “fixed,” all in a bit of a spot because their human has had to go into assisted living. 
No response to help them so far, reports our tipster, the veteran rescuer Gail Whelan. She told us Thursday that “they WERE feral cats that were part of a TNR program. This woman took the three siblings in years ago. They are OK with her but they will never make it to adoption in a shelter. UGH.” 

As we reported, they’re “5-year-old siblings -- the Tuxedo is Suzy Belle. The gray cats are a male and a female -- you can’t identify them from their mugshots, as people familiar with feline anatomy know.” Contact Gail at 903-967-3226 or email [email protected].
CONTEMPLATIONS:

THE STORY OF BK, the star journalism dog, has a Readlarrypowell.com connection. Heck, the great Tatia Woldt got this wonderful dog off the streets of Dallas and the name "BK" comes from where he was wandering -- a Burger King, the one on Riverfront, formerly Industrial, in Downtown Dallas. Tatia is a gifted writer, journalist and all-round swell person.
This photo of BK, Tatia and a much younger me was shot in February 2011 at the Dallas Animal Services shelter. Our pal Jonnie England, one of the world’s great nature photographers -- I’m not kidding -- shot this photo. Here’s what I wrote about it on Readlarrypowell.com in 2011: “Jonnie England snapped the photo of BK, Tatia Woldt and a geezer. Tatia writes the Dog About Town feature for the big paper downtown and BK is, indeed, the Dog About Town. Why am I in the photo? I fell to one knee in that spot and Jonnie snapped the picture before the ref got to the 8 count – I’m kidding. Before BK was BK, I wrote about him. He was a stray living off the good will of customers on the Burger King parking lot on Riverfront Boulevard way back when it was known as Industrial. He wound up being BK and being beloved by Tatia after he was adopted from the local shelter. Also, he has the softest coat – natural, Tatia says, with some enhancement by the groomers at The Petropolitan. Looks aren’t everything with BK – he’s also a warm and patient soul. A real gentleman.” So, congrats to Tatia being the 2018 recipient of the LaBella Award at East Lake Pet Orphanage. She’s the second Dallas Morning News writer to receive it. I got mine back in the early 2000s -- as I recall media star Rebecca Miller (then of Channel 5) was the recipient just before me, County Commissioner Elba Garcia was just after me and someone along the way the great singer and author and shoul have been Texas governor Kinky Friedman received the LaBella Award. I keep hoping we’ll form a band. 


And contemplate this POSITIVE ANIMAL JUSTICE STORY from Texarkana. A guy pled guilty to third degree felony animal cruelty and 202nd District Judge John Tidwell followed the plea agreement and sentenced 69-year-old LeGus Holloway Jr. to 5 years in prison. He was caught on video beating, slinging, dangling from a leash and throwing10-month-old Pit Bull puppy Lady into the street. She survived and went into protective custody. The 2017 video of this attack went viral. Public outcry? Heck yeah, according to the Texarkana Gazette, the Texarkana, Texas, Police Department “expressed concern that Holloway could come to harm in the days between the video's release on the internet and Holloway's arrest Nov. 27 [2017], because of threatening posts made on social media.” The Gazette story is HERE. ...
It’s comforting to know that animal people -- volunteers, staffers, writers, lawyers, investigators, etc. -- have made a difference in the way animals are treated on the streets, in homes and in the criminal justice system. Contemplate that! And celebrate the victories.
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CHANGES IN DALLAS; OPPORTUNITIES ALL 'ROUND; & THE SCHOLARLY STATE FAIR

EDITION OF THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 (PetPowellPress) -- Dallas changes more than any city in America -- anybody want to argue that? Read on about a change. And read on about animals, people and the State Fair of Texas connection to Gene Autry, The Singing Cowboy. Here goes:
THE PETROPOLITAN CLOSING;
SEVERAL DOGS NEED HOMES
We’ve written about Chris Watts many times. That's a Facebook profile photo of Chris and a pal. Chris is a local businessman, friend to animals -- you’ve heard of The Petropolitan at Emmett and Hampton in Oak Cliff. Chris also devoted a lot of his time to serving on the City of Dallas Animal Advisory Commission in a particularly rough and evolving era of Dallas Animal Services. 
In a note on Facebook Wednesday, Chris wrote that after 12 years serving The Petropolitan’s animal consumers and their humans, it is time to close. May 5 is the last day. He wrote, “We also hope that every one of you will come by to say goodbye before we leave.” 
“Leave” means leaving Dallas for “new endeavors.”
Before he goes, though, he writes, “We have several fosters that have been brought to us from the community rather than going to DAS. We have to find a place for all of them by 5/4. If they are not in other rescues hands by then, our landlord is calling DAS to collect them all.” 
So, to help place these “community dogs,” text Chris at 214-282-4612. “They are all wonderful pups,” Chris says. His email is [email protected].

The official and sweet notice of the closing came in a note on Facebook HERE. You’ll have to scroll to find it -- I can't figure out directions on Facebook, so, good luck! 

DALLAS ANIMAL COMMISSION
HAS TWO MEETINGS SET
Two Animal Advisory Commission meetings coming up. On Tuesday, May 1, the commission’s Dangerous Dog Taskforce meets at 3:30 p.m. in Dallas City Hall’s L1FN Auditorium. Then, at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, the entire Commission meets in Room 6ESouth to hear a report on the taskforce’s findings.
[LARRY ASIDE: Does anyone know if DAS has discontinued it’s “daily reports”? Hasn’t been a new one about shelter activity since April 9, a look at dallasanimalservices.org showed Wednesday.]

TWO DOGS CAME TO RED OAK
AND THEIR STORIES DIVERGED
We’ve been following the efforts of Laura Macias and Leighann Hayden and the small shelter supporters to help these two dogs, Gunner and Marley. 
As it has worked out this week, Gunner found safety and Marley, bless his heart, found relief.

Marley was the injured dog -- maybe an attack but who knows? He came into the Red Oak shelter with visible injuries. Immediately, people began to help him and he was taken in by NAC Foster Rescue. 
Marley died after leaving the shelter. The note about his death reads, “This poor dog had just been thru complete hell and had a number of health issues.  We believe he was in congestive heart failure due to being high heartworm positive. We want to thank everyone that contributed to his medical and the extremely generous donation made by someone to help a rescue group be able to pull.  Especially thank his rescue and foster that showed him having someone love him unconditionally in this world was truly possible.”
Laura told Readlarrypowell.com that Marley "passed away on Monday anyway, but he was loved and cared for and in a better place! He was being cuddled when he passed away!"

 As we were reporting on attempts to help Marley, we also wrote about this guy Gunner, a dog who’d been adopted from Dallas Animal services, then, when he was either dumped or “escaped,” rejected by his human and then placed in a kill shelter. He was at the top of the euthanasia list when, as Laura wrote, “Well, guess what! He got adopted! WOO HOO!” 
There you have it.
There are plenty more dogs and cats waiting for rescue or adoption in the Red Oak and Wilmer shelters. Laura is the contact: Call or text her at 214-949-2726 or email [email protected].


AMONG THE MANY CHALLENGES:

CHARLIE'S PAW FUNGUS IN MESQUITE

This is Charlie, a German Shepherd who is around 3 years old -- he came into Mesquite Animal Services as a stray on April 16. Our tipster, Judi Brown, says Charlie “was adopted when the stray hold was up. He was promptly returned because he has a fungal infection on his back paws.”
Treatable. Treatable. Treatable.

Judi describes him as “one exceptional dog! He is very gentle and calm. He’s friendly and affectionate. He comes to you and lays his head on your lap. You can tell by the way he looks at you that he’s trying to read you. He wants to please. He’s alert and curious about his surroundings. He fetches and brings the ball back but doesn’t always want to part with it.” 
And he’s already “fixed.” How about that. His ID is #38320111. Use that number when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected] to tag or adopt Charlie the Exceptional Dog.

MEANWHILE, OUT AT THE LAKE
The Cedar Creek Lake Festival is from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday the 28th -- hey, that’s this Saturday ALREADY! -- at Cedar Creek Brewery in Seven Points. Our tipster Sydney Busch tells us her favorite group, Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake, which operates the world’s most successful spay/neuter clinic in Gun Barrel City, Texas, will have a table set up at the adoptions booth run by the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake. Visitors can quiz the Friends about spay/neuter and being a responsible pet owner. Lots of booths, lots of fun, lots of lakeside, etc. Maybe you can adopt a pointer in Seven Points. I think the city is named after an excited Pointer who spotted birds everywhere in a pasture and wore himself out with seven different poses. That could just be another Lone Star myth.

REMEMBER: STRUT YOUR MUTT
The SPCA’S annual Strut Your Mutt run and walk or walk and run (depends on you) for combating animal cruelty is scheduled from 7:30 am. to noon on Saturday May 12, at Trinity Groves at the base of the Margaret Hunt-Hill Bridge across the Trinity River from Downtown Dallas. To see how to get involved, click on this SPCA page. Cost is $35 for the 3K walk and $40 for the 5K run -- there are benefits, i.e., free food, beverages, a T-shirt, dog bandana, goody bag, congenial co-walkers and co-runners all supporting animals! Kids 11 and under are free -- but to get the free food and shirt, they have to register. FYI: The weather is supposed to be perfect and if there’s a downpour, think about the great story you’ll have to tell.

CONTEMPLATIONS:
The State Fair Scholarships; Gene Autry & a 'Snakebite'
It’s not State Fair time yet -- except that the State Fair of Texas has a habit of making positive news year-round. This time, we learn from the Karissa Condoianis, Big Tex’s PR person, that the State Fair has “awarded nearly $1.4 million dollars in new college scholarships to students throughout the Lone Start State.” More than 100 of those recipients are from the Dallas Independent School District. See the details at Big Tex's website HERE. FYI, you see here the Big Tex logo with dates and the 2018 State Fair theme. Don’t forget to go online to order your Fletcher’s State Fair Corny Dogs early -- I’m kidding. They're sold fresh at the Fair. One more note in case you missed it. In March the State Fair announced it is giving $4 million to the City of Dallas to help keep Fair Park the wondrous, historical place that it is. Here’s that story. ... Am I the only person who enjoys watching the 1936 Gene Autry movie The Big Show because it has scenes of the great State Fair of Texas during the Texas Cen- tenn- ial Expo- sition -- when all those Art Deco buildings were young and so was Gene Autry, the singing cowboy who became the owner of the Angels in California. The singer who made Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer a classic, was born in Tioga, north of Dallas, in 1907. He had a lot of other hit songs, too. FYI: Among the other actors in that 1936 film was a young singer with the Sons of the Pioneers who’d later become the King of the Cowboys, Roy Rogers. Dallas -- where all important paths cross, sometimes on horseback. Those kids in 1936 had it easy -- the only had to learn to spell "Texas Centennial." Kids in 1986 had to learn to spell and say "Texas Sesquicentennial." ... Headlines you never expected to see? Spotted this one in The Big Paper Downtown’s online edition: “Wichita Falls man bit officer after claiming he was a snake, police say.” Why is that unexpected? I thought he’d be from Sweetwater.
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EXTRA EDITION: TWO CHIHUAHUAS IN SHELTER (LIFESTYLE CHANGE); TWO FRENCHIES FOUND

EXTRA EDITION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 [PetPowell Press] This unplanned edition is dedicated to shelter animals -- we’re hoping to put the focus on unwanted Chihuahuas and cats without much hope. They’re in all shelters. Here are some examples:
Adolph is the sad-eyed brown Chihuahua and Cowboy is the little colorful fellow with a bit of a haunting, lost look in his eyes -- what do these two dogs have in common? 
They were both surrendered to Mesquite Animal Services -- and this is from the bio provided by our tipster Judi Brown, “because the owners had a change in lifestyle.” 
Yep, came from the same home with a third dog, a female, who’s already been adopted.
[LARRY ASIDE: It was been my experience with our Chihuahuas, Vera and Rosie, that they are creatures who love routine and stability and laps. These two must be horribly upset with the way things are going.]

Adolph (#38364919) is a 6-year-old 12-pounder. Judi wrote, “When he looks up at you with adoring eyes, he will melt your heart like he did mine.” He’s shy but warms up. Likes treats. “He loves to snuggle. He’s looking for a lap.”

His former housemate Cowboy (#38364996) is a 13-pound, 4-year-old Chihuahua-Jack Russell mix -- hazel eyes, curly tail. “Timid but can be bribed” with treats, Judi says. “His previous owner said he likes to cuddle.
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These two were inside dogs, of course. Cowboy is leash resistant -- but snuggle-prone.

The term “lifestyle change” is broad -- maybe a couple went into assisted living, maybe jobs changed and someone moved from a house to an apartment, maybe someone decided they’d had it with small dogs and changed to big dogs or cats.
Doesn’t matter -- these two dogs are on the clock.
 Call 972–216-6283 or email [email protected]. Use their ID numbers.
And you can see the available Mesquite dogs and cats by click on this LINK then click on "accept."

Oh, and, yes, Mesquite has plenty of available cats. I’ve included the cat’s online bio because of the precision.
Precision? Yep, someone at Mesquite can estimate a cat’s age right down to the day. I don’t know. Maybe this was a surrendered cat and the owner wanted to get the age right. Doesn’t matter. The cat needs a home. Based on our experience, black and white cats are enormously entertaining. We’ve had two of them. Of course, our other cats were entertaining, too. Ours tuxedos, Cyril and Poirot, were born more than a decade apart and never met each other, but both were absolutely, entertainingly zany. This Mesquite cat can probably carry on that legacy.

THE FRENCHIES ARE HOME
The two French Bulldogs who bolted from a North Dallas home on April 20 have been found. And the pretty part of the story is they’re home, according to the story on the Lone Star Dog Ranch Facebook page HERE.  You’ll have to scroll down to find the story that includes an accouint of the “negotiations” for the dogs’ return. Not sure if the “negotiations” were legal. But the dogs are home.

EMAIL FYI: AOL has been having some issues this morning. We're publishing this note to let  you know. Our email is [email protected] and we'll respond to emails as soon as we have the opportunity.

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AN ANNIE LOOKALIKE NEEDS A HOME; MISSING FRENCHIES IN DALLAS; ELPOS' ROOF PARTY; SMALL SHELTER CHALLENGES

EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 (PetPowellPress) This is a rewrite of the midweek edition. How do we know? Because as near as we can tell, at a critical moment, The Senator, my walk-up cat, padded across the keyboard and the entire original file vanished like Bigfoot into a forest at an Arkansas bachelor party. Nothing I clicked could bring it back. So, here we go again. And pay attention to the look on that puppy’s face.
HOLY SMOKE! CAN TIME MOVE SO FAST?
THE 2018 WINE ON THE ROOF IS #17? WOW!
Yes, the SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL East Lake Pet Orphanage Wine on the Roof fundraiser is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12 atop ELPO, 10101 E. Northwest Highway. 

That animal artwork?
It represents the theme “Wine on the Roof 2018: Pets Just Wanna Have Fun.” There’ll be a Pet Fashion Show, “the Parade of Orphans with fashion inspired by The Blues Brothers, Prince, Cindy Lauper, David Bowie, Boy George, J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing.” 
And there’ll be wines, gourmet food, a raffle and live and online auctions.
ELPO’s guiding light, Dr. Karen Fling, says, ““What began as a backyard gathering has grown into the rooftop event we enjoy today. Proceeds from Wine on the Roof help East Lake Pet Orphanage continue our primary mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and find loving, permanent homes for stray and abandoned dogs, cats, and other animals.”
Tickets are $95 and available online at wineontheroof.com or at East Lake Veterinary Hospital (at the ELPO address) and by calling 214-42-3100.
That second photo? Here’s the caption ELPO sent: “Karen Fling, DVM and president of East Lake Pet Orphanage, Shelia Flores Bustos, working with East Lake since 2002, and her ELPO-adopted dog Jalapeño as Prince – ready for some fun at the 17th Annual Wine on the Roof Event.”
There you have it -- Jalapeño as Prince! Makes me smile! Worth the price of admission!

THE SMALL SHELTER CHALLENGES

ARE AS CONSTANT AS THE BIG SHELTER’S!
Laura Macias and Leighann Hayden continue to beat the drums on behalf of animals in the smaller shelters, particular these two on the southern side of Dallas: Wilmer and Red Oak. 

This girl Lindy, a young female Pittie mix is in Red Oak where she’s described as a “medical emergency.” The note about her reads, “Cuddly sweetie pie with a terrible neck injury - apparently she was attacked by another dog.  She adores other dogs and all people.  Super cute little girl dog that DESPERATELY needs a vet and to be pulled by a foster/rescue or adopter.”
Contact [email protected] or call or text 214-949-2726. Use that info to help the next dog, Jordi, too
Among the many dogs at Wilmer is Jordi, a neutered boy thought to be a Pharaoh Hound. HIs bio reads, “Jordi is the loveliest, sweetest dog!  We are guessing Pharaoh Hound or mix based on the ears and markings.  Neutered, walks great on a leash, well-behaved, adores everyone, he's the best boy ever.”

THE GARLAND LIST
IS LONG AND SAD
We got a couple of notes about the long, long Garland Animal Services “Urgent List.” There are so many on the list that we don’t have room for them all here. There are more dogs and cats on that list than you’ll want to think about -- it’ll keep you up at night. Karen Lee of Barkleyworld.com managed to summarize and inspire with these paragraphs about specific animals: 
“This is such a heartbreaking list. There's a mom kitty whose babies died and she is raising another baby that needed a momma and they are scheduled to be euth'd ...
“They have a 3-month-old baby puppy marked as fear aggressive ...
“Lots and lots of sweet dogs .... Check out the long ears on Carmella - that is NOT a pit bull mix with those long ears - she's marked incorrectly in all likelihood ...

“If anyone can help ANY of these dogs or this sweet little mom cat and her adoptive baby, please, please, contact ASAP ...
“All inquiries, all replies, and all rescue tags must be sent to the following email account: [email protected]. “

You see above the Mama cat photo. And that picture of the long ears that Carmella has. 
You also see the photo of the “fear-aggressive” puppy known as Bambi. She’s an Aussie Heeler, according to the shelter.

 [LARRY ASIDE: Remember that puppy photo in the opening paragraph? Yep, my dog Annie. She's one of those Aussie Heelers. Look how her "mask" matches that of Bambi, the scared little girl in Garland. My dog is the enduring Annie, now 15 years old and a testy, tough ol’ girl. We got her when she was a puppy, born under a neighbor’s shed to the dog Calamity whose photo tops this website everyday. Calamity was a free-roaming stray. I tried to catch for a couple of years -- she finally gave up when she had the puppies. What I’m saying is this: Bambi deserves a chance. She’ll come around and be a loyal dog. It just take some human love and trust. Respect. You know? Annie has been an interesting companion -- her congeniality has limits these days, but she's earned every warning growl she gives other dogs and cats. And, now and then, a human! I am really praying that Bambi gets a break and becomes someone's longtime companion.]
CONTEMPLATIONS
The Missing; The Leonberger; Being Honest About The Coffee
Maybe you’ve seen this. Two missing French Bulldogs from Dallas. They ran out a front door on April 20 when the wind blew the door open. Channel 33 has done a story outlining all the efforts the humans have made to find their beloved dogs, Mia and Avery-Kate. See it HERE. There’s genuine misery in these situations -- you’d think that someone knows the whereabouts of these two and would get in touch with their humans. If you know someone who suddenly has a really cute pair of French Bulldogs, speak gently to them about doing the right thing. Or, if that fails, call the police -- they can speak convincingly. This is not a “finder’s keepers, loser’s weepers” situation. .... On Tuesday we mentioned Flutterby, a beautiful Leonberger girl who was in the care of the Humane Society of Central Texas in Waco. Our traditional Houston tipster Alexandra Kelsey sent this upbeat note Tuesday afternoon, “A wonderful couple who adopted one of my foster dogs several years ago sprung this pretty Leonberger mix from the shelter... Miss Dog is at the vet today [Tuesday] getting a check-up.” Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d type: “Hooray for Flutterby the Leonberger.” Not the “hooray” part -- I just never thought I’d type these words together: “Flutterby the Leonberger.” ... Lately I’ve been laying off my usual coffee to try to nudge my blood pressure down. So, here’s a personal question: Is there anyone in the world who can honestly say they enjoy drinking no-caffeine coffee? Seriously.
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PIGS IN TEACUPS? HORSES AT THE SPCA? DOGS ON THE CLOCK; CATS & CONTEMPLATIONS

EDITION OF TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 [PetPowellPress] Welcome to Tuesday and, of course, let’s jump right into the day’s report, but remember to check Monday’s extra edition to help some on-the-clock animals -- and in this edition we have two Denton dogs in quite a fix. Keep reading. We even have a dog named Flutterby in the report.

PIGS -- THEY’RE NEVER TEACUP
In an earlier edition we reported on the attempt to help three pigs in Wichita Falls. The tip came from Alexandra Kelsey in Houston and put us in touch with Sue Hempfling of Little Dogs Big Hearts Rescue. Sue succeeded in finding help for a Vietnamese Potbellied Pig abandoned when someone decided to change addresses and not take the pig. And there were two other pigs that needed help because of human decisions. Congrats to Sue for handling all that. And, I know, Dear Reader, you’re wondering about that pig in the picture. That’s Frank the Pig, currently available at the SPCA of Texas. He is “medium.” Based on that photo, he is not “teacup” and definitely not a lap pig.
Sue has some experience rescuing pigs. And she explains, “Everyone wants a cute piglet, but, just like with cats and dogs, they don’t train them, spay and neuter, and they end up with a large unruly animal that is too much for them. Breeders push the teacup pig myth, buyers don’t do their research, and the animal suffers. Pig rescues are always full. When we get pigs here, I prefer to send them to established rescues where I know they will be spayed/neutered if not already, and adopters can be screened by experienced pig people.” 
[LARRY ASIDE: We’ve long agreed with Sue that the world needs more EPPs. Experienced Pig People. And we also need people who realize that pigs grow. Yes, they do.]

HOW ABOUT HELPING A HORSE
Beginning April 26, the SPCA of Texas will participate in the annual ASPCA Help a Horse Day. The SPCA will be “competing for a chance to win $30,000 available in grant prizes.” 
What’s the contest about? An SPCA of Texas news release reads, “The nationwide competition for rescues, shelters animal control agencies and sanctuaries that adopt out equines is designed to raise awareness about the year-round lifesaving work that is done to find homes for horses.”

Here’s what the SPCA of Texas wants to do: “Showcase equine available for adoption and highlight success stories of previous adopters. The goal of this campaign is to match adopters with our adoptable equine to not only enrich the lives of their adopters, but to give the equine an overall higher quality of life.” (That horse is Rihanna, a 2-year-old currently available at the SPCA of Texas -- there are other horses, too, at spca.org.)
Why is April 26 Help a Horse Day? The SPCA says that’s the date in 1866 that ASPCA founder Henry Berg stopped a cart driver from beating a horse and started a movement making it illegal to mistreat a horse.
TWO HANDSOME FELLAS IN DENTON
ARE ON A QUICK-MOVING CLOCK
Our Denton tipster Amy Posey wrote this Monday. “I just got the dreaded news I never want to hear, but it’s a sad reality. Krums and Maximus Decimus have only until 5 p.m. Saturday (4/28) to make it out alive. Look at these two angels just begging for love with those big, brown, beautiful eyes.  Come on y’all, these two handsome boys need a miracle so PLEASE consider saving them!”

Krums has a fascinating story. He’s a youngish Pittie mix “who had been running loose for 3 years! He is somewhat distrustful of humans but very submissive and will roll over for belly rubs. He can jump fences so he will need to go to a home with a 6-foot wooden privacy fence or supervised outside time. He has spent too much time on his own and it's now time for him to live with a loving family!” (He’s vetted, friendly and heartworm positive, darnit.)

Maximus Decimus is about the same age. He’s an owner-surrender who “is a sweet boy and loves to play in the yard or go on walks with his people. He enjoys people but can be choosy with his dog friends.” He’s vetted, heartworm negative and weighs in at 61.7 pounds.

The contact points are Amy at [email protected] and, at the shelter, [email protected], paul.o’[email protected], [email protected], and/or [email protected]. Call the shelter at 940-349-7594. Remember, there's a deadline for the dogs.

THE BEAUTY IN WACO
Once again our Houston contact Alexandra Kelsey offers a tip about an animal. She writes, “Leonberger Rescue  alerted me to this gorgeous dog.  She is in the Humane Society of Central Texas in Waco. The shelter profile on her sounds wonderful, and the rescue would love to find a foster or foster-to-adopt. This sweet girl should fill out at about 85 pounds, I think.”
The contact for fostering Flutterby the Leonberger Mix is [email protected].
 Flutterby (A082268) is 3 -- she’s been in the shelter since the 4th of April.
The profile describes her as an easy going, polite, smart, sweet, absolutely gorgeous companion dog.”
Soft coat, great manners, delightful personality. Needs some attention paid to her by a loving human.

CONTEMPLATIONS

BACK TO THE WEEKEND

Back to what I was writing about in the opening of Monday’s report -- before I got all browned off -- to use a 20th century phrase -- about the way Sampson and Luna have been cast aside in Mesquite (See Monday morning’s report for that info). So, while other people were dumping their cats and dogs, I was playing with our dogs and cats. 
And I was fretting over a neighborhood feral who looks dynamically pregnant. We’ve gotten several really good kittens through the years because our property has been somehow declared to be “The Maternity Ward.”
 With the exception of Annie the Heeler Mix (born under a neighbor’s shed), dogs wander up to our house. The cats are born here -- usually in shrubbery or somewhere we’ve never been able to figure out.
 Deputy Chief Kittie Leigh Johnson, an adorable girl, (that's us editing on the left) was one of the feral kittens. She was a light gray, black-striped, cross-eyed kitten. (Her fur got a lot darker!) As soon as she could walk, she was friendly and wanted to be held. Still kept her distance. Timid. Only took about a week to convince her to walk near me and expect to be loved.
 I’m glad we have her. But we don’t get all of them. Not even close to all of them. Many are born to vanish. They avoid a cat trap and a friendly hand and they disappear. 
Spay and neuter. Honestly, we’re not going to have to worry about running out of cats any time soon -- no matter how many ferals we spay and neuter.
An example: Look at the gentle “posing grip” used on Dallas Animal Services Cat A1027797, listed Monday as “just 0 days old.” He arrived at the shelter on Monday. One of several. He needs a home. Kittie Leigh and I endorse him as a potentially fascinating cat. We also don’t know if he’s a he. Can’t tell from a mug shot in custody.
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MONDAY EXTRA EDITION: An injured former shelter dog; an ailing dog; 3 cats lose their human

EXTRA EDITION OF MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018 [PetPowellPress] We’re offering this extra edition because the needs are immediate. As are most needs in the animal world.

BRADY’S UNFORTUNATE ESCAPE

LEADS TO AWFUL INJURIES

This comes from Laura Macias who hustles to help small shelters on the southern side of Dallas -- they need foot traffic to get dogs such as Brady off death row. 
Brady was rescued from death row at the Wilmer Shelter. As Laura notes, he was there in January and was being fostered. 
“With the winds from a few days ago, the foster's fence blew down and Brady and 3 other dogs escaped the yard,” the note from Laura and her mission sidekick Leighann Hayden reads. “Two dogs were found safe.  Brady and another dog were critically injured and found lying in the road after being run over. The other dog, Freya, had to be euthanized.
“Brady is still alive but has two broken legs and needs special orthopedic surgery to survive.”
There is a Youcaring site to help fund the potentially $5,000 in vet care that Brady will need. Laura says you can see the x-ray at the Youcaring site. It is HERE https://www.youcaring.com/pawssupport-1169656. Laura and Anessa Diangello set up this site.
The note continues, “This sweet, sweet dog Brady deserves to survive and get his happily ever after.  Please.  As said before, Wilmer dogs have had people quit on them before.  Please, don't let that happen again.”
To contact Laura about helping with Brady or any of the Wilmer and Red Oak shelter animals, email [email protected] or CALL or TEXT 214-949-2726.


DOG: AN ADDISON’S VICTIM NEEDS HELP
CATS: 3 VICTIMS OF FATE NEED A HOME

These two situations come to us from our longtime tipster, the rescuer and animal advocate Gail Whelan.

She lives in East Texas but she gets requests from help all over including this call about Norah who lives in the Fort Worth area.
Is that not a great photo of a dog sleeping in a chair? Count the legs reaching to the floor.
Here’s the story:
“She is a medium-sized Great Pyrenees mix, four years young, spayed, current on all vaccinations, heartworm negative and on preventative.  She has lived with another dog and a cat. Norah's guardian has found himself without a job and homeless.  What's the catch?  Norah has Addison's Disease [malfunctioning adrenal glands].  She is in great shape thanks to her guardian making sure she sees the vet once a month for her meds.  This is NOT the typical case of a crappy owner not taking care of their dog and then leaving it for someone else to worry about.  I realize that it is not cheap to take care of an Addison's dog, but she did nothing to deserve being in this position.”
The goal is to find a home for her by May 1 -- that’s a week from Tuesday.

 Gail is the contact at 903-967-3226 or [email protected].
She’s also the contact for these three cats. The cats need help because their human is “going into assisted living” and the cats “have nowhere to go.” 
They’re 5-year-old siblings -- the Tuxedo is Suzy Belle. The gray cats are a male and a female -- you can’t identify them from their mugshots, as people familiar with feline anatomy know. Again, reach Gai lat 903-967-3226 or email [email protected].

CONTEMPLATIONS: President and Founder of Real News PR Jeff Crilley, the former TV newsman who did a lot of critter stories at Channel 4, reminded us Monday of one of the most interesting marketing moments ever in the history of the nation. It was on April 23, 1985, that Coca-Cola introduced “New Coke.” Consumers were outraged. They didn't need a new version of Coke. “Coca-Cola Classic” then showed up on the shelves to calm the panic among Coke fans. Here’s the CBS report -- how about that Dan Rather! -- from 1985.
And USA Today, in 2014, listed New Coke as one of the “7 biggest business blunders ever committed.” Here’s THAT LIST. There’s even a familiar Dallas/Texarkana name listed. ... The world goes through periods that can best be described as “unsettled” -- you just hate it when someone monkeys with your habits, i.e., a familiar taste out of a can. It occurs to me, now, that people who are 33 or younger missed this whole fizzy kerfuffle in a can. They’ve been concentrating on the biggest blunder of the 21st century -- not the Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction. Not sure what it is. ... So what are we left with as far as uneasy moments? Hmmm. The whole Hollywood “casting couch” scandal and its cousins in politics, business, education, c.? How about the evolution of print journalism from a multipurpose paper product to an online product that is no help at all when it comes to birdcages and training puppies.
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