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WHAT MAKES A CAT SLEEPY? IS IT THE SQUIRRELS?

What makes a cat sleepy?

For this edition of Readlarry powell.com's weekend feature Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap, we turn to our Eastern Seaboard Bureau Chief Andy Fisher. 
It appears Chloe the Cat may be napping because she stays up late guarding the Fisher abode on picturesque Indian Lake in Denville, N.J. 

You see, of course, the photos of Chloe in her traditional napping positions. Of that first one, Andy explains, “This lady knows how to get 40 winks -- in the executive chair, where the CEO is supposed to be sitting…"

During the week, the Fisher Tour Group left home to catch a baseball game in Bethlehem, Pa., between the Buffalo Bison and the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. [LARRY ASIDE: And you thought the Grand Prairie Air Hogs and the Amarillo Sod Poodles had cornered the market on odd mascots! FYI: Andy reports that the Iron Pigs shut out the Bisons, 5-0, on five hits. He also provided a photo of the Iron Pigs mascot, Ferrous, “cheering us on from the roof of the home team dugout.” We do not know how Ferrous catches his 40 winks. Probably hogs the covers.]

So, as you can see from the photos, Chloe had the watch while the Iron Pig journey was underway. Andy explained pre-trip, “The house will be kept safe from squirrels by our staff killer cat, Chloe, as witness this encounter by the downstairs slider.”
Earlier in the spring he sent this photo and the explanation, “Random squirrels on the deck get a laser-like look from Chloe, the resident panther. The deck is still a mess because robins are raising a family just below, and the lady of the manor [Annie] has decreed no power-washing until the chicks are ready to leave the nest. Chloe just wants a shot at that squirrel.”

In the meantime, Maxie the Dog continues to enjoy sleeping, but he also enjoys good weather lakeside. A few weeks ago there was a minor news story making the rounds about the sexiest accents in the U.S. The Texas accent was first, but as Andy wrote, “Maxie, of course, could not care less. His is the language of the ‘pittie wriggle’.”
Andy says, “Maxie accompanies his ‘pittie wriggle’ with growls and snarls, fearsome to hear, but  apparently all in fun. He flips back on his belly when he's approached and looks up with a guilty expression on his face."
They are not the only animals at the lake. 
As you know, the rain falls on sexy accents and un-sexy accents alike. Yes, it rains on New Jersey sometimes, too, and brings Indian Lake to the edge of its limits.
Recently, Andy snapped this photo and reported, “It started raining in the middle of the night and hasn't stopped since then. The great blue heron has had no human competition on the lakefront.”

FYI: Sleeping is not a competitive sport. Napping may be. We’ll check with Chloe.
[Send photos of your critters sleeping and napping to dallrp@aol.com and we’ll post them and the beloved animals’ stories in our weekend edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap. Remember, your photos inspire people to give homes to animals and they inspire insomniacs to believe that they, too, can get some sleep if they can have a good stare-down with a neighborhood squirrel.]
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MEANWHILE, IN LANCASTER'S SHELTER

FRIDAY EVENING EXTRA EDITION READLARRYPOWELL.COM [PetPowellPress] -- The situation in Lancaster seems to be pressing nerves.
Our tipsters from the small shelter advocates have provided photos and info about how to rescue these animals in a time of danger.
The two cats were surrendered together; the Border Collie needs a home; and Petie the Boxer had a rescue but everything fell through.
See the whole appeal by clicking on THIS LINK. [You may have to click on "open" when it comes up on your screen. To offer to foster, adopt or help save lives in any way possible, call or text 214-949-2726 or email cat_girl_71@yahoo.com.

Remember, humans create the challenges, humans defeat the challenges. Rather than focusing on the Don't Care/So What? contingent of brainslackers, let's remember there are angels walking among us and they are saving dogs and cats. The opportunity exists in Lancaster, Texas. And the Don't Care/So What? people will get their rewards.
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SHELTERS FACE TOUGH TIMES WITH TOO MANY ANIMALS; A COUPLE OF NOTES FOR GRADS

EDITION OF FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 [PetPowellPress] Exciting day in the household. Our granddaughter Hannah Rose graduates from high school Friday. Class of 2019. Already! She was just a baby about 20 minutes ago.
 We’re just a little bit proud of her, he typed in an understated fashion. She has artistic tendencies and loves animals. Hannah obviously carries the family’s traditional not-for-profit gene or the term “artistic tendencies” would not appear on her resume. This is one of my favorite artsy photos she took of herself. It’s so ‘50s movie star and, yet, she’s the first member of our family born in the 21st century. OK, if she were here in the office she’d tell me I’d typed enough about her and to get on with dogs and cats and the people who help them. I will after I type “Happy Graduation, Hannah Rose!
AFTER THE STORM
Paper towels, 35-gal. trash bags, donations. Those are the answers. Read on.

We heard a TV reporter say that Wednesday’s tornado was headed toward Gun Barrel City so, immediately, we started to fret about the Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake Spay/Neuter Clinic right there in GBC. We checked with Sydney Busch, reliable voice of the Friends. No damage. The clinic will, as usual, be open for business on Tuesday — that’s traditionally the day the Friends of the Animals operate the world’s most successful spay/neuter clinic at Gun Barrel City. 
The thing is, there are some supplies they can use and people in the Metrosprawl have access to them and can donate: Money, paper towels and 35-gal. trash bags. How-to details are at friendsoftheanimals.com.
[LARRY ASIDE: In the meantime, we’ve had a couple of readers ask if the storm affected Dog Alley or whatever the animal sales portion of First Monday is called at Canton these days. Anybody know? Remember, save the animals — they’re not product, they’re beings.]
HOLY SMOKE: SMALL SHELTERS FACING
LARGE, NON-CLAIMED POPULATIONS
This segment is dedicated to two smaller shelters, and the next item will be dedicated to Mesquite Animal Services. Read on.
LANCASTER SHELTER ‘ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY’
This is a situation, we’re told, that has developed after some disagreements over city politics in Lancaster, on the southern edge of Dallas. As you know, readlarrypowell.com puts saving animals’ lives ahead of politics.
 We’ve frequently written about the dedication of volunteers to the city’s shelter occupants, but, that’s a situation being worked out currently, we’re told by a participant. In the meantime, while the people discuss solving their human problems, the animals await the needle. [LARRY NOTE: Rather than making anyone look bad, we’d rather help everyone live up to being heroes for the animals — city officials, volunteers, veteran rescuers, etc. Seems so easy to achieve, doesn’t it?]

Our small shelter movement tipsters Leighann Hayden and Laura Macias outlined what was described as an “absolute emergency” at the Lancaster Animal Shelter. Full shelter, dogs doubled up in kennels, according to the note. Nobody’s adopting, nobody’s rescuing, euthanasia is “pending.” 
The small shelter supporters say transportation “can be arranged for any 501c3 rescue.” To help save animals, call or text 214-949-2726 or email cat_girl_71@yahoo.com.
That first Lancaster dog is Valerie, also known as Val, a Boston Terrier mix who “could be euth’d at any time and probably in the next day or two,” the appeal says. She’s obviously cute. 
Then there’s 5- to 7-months-old Cocoa, described as “dainty and petite and ust precious….She’s been at the shelter over a month….” Same “any time” threat for her.
The last dog is one of four similar dogs who came in from the same home at the same time. and “are all incredibly urgent.” That is the Flat Coat Retriever Brittany, who arrive with Flat Coat Retriever Bradley and two shepherd mixes, Bethany and Brandon.

WILMER/DALLASCOUNTY/HUTCHINS
PRESSURE IN THE SHELTERS
The small shelter folks say these low-traffic shelters along I-45 south of Dallas also have more dogs than they need and an aching shortage of adopters and rescuers — zilch, actually. 
The appeal reads, “We are begging ...  OUT OF TIME - CONTACT IMMEDIATELY - WE BEGGED FOR A ONE or TWO DAY DELAY IN EUTH TO BE ABLE TO POST - PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!” 
Again, the contact points are these: Call or text 214-949-2726 or email cat_girl_71@yahoo.com
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The dogs include these two bonded dogs, Teddy and Tristan. The appeal reads, “We have posted Teddy & Tristan before - there was not a single inquiry ... THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE — please, please help them ... they are absolutely the best of the best - most wonderful sweet and loving dogs .... HELP!!!!!!!!!”
[LARRY ASIDE: There’s a horrible feeling in the heart of rescuers when you know there are animals that could be saved, that should be saved, but there’s nobody reacting, there’s nobody who has room in their home because they’ve already rescued the rational limit. We have got to figure out some way to reach the Don’t Care and the So What faction of freeroaming idiots. Possibly I should not call them idiots. But I couldn’t think of another word I could print. Spay and neuter, you know?]
MEANWHILE IN MESQUITE
The word from the Mesquite Animal Shelter was that it opened for business Thursday at, according an appeal sent to us, “100% capacity for dogs and have intakes continuously coming in. We will have to make room today. Please help.”

Same challenge as the small shelters can be faced by the larger shelters. And, as you know, Dear Readers, Mesquite hustles to keep the animal population moving into rescues and homes.
 Here are two links for seeing the Mesquite animals: The MAS Rescue Network HERE and the one we use most of the time is the City of Mesquite online site HERE.
Our usual tipster, the volunteer shelter biographer Judi Brown, sent us notes about little dogs needing help.
 Reina is a 6-month-old Earhound/Chihuahua mix who was among the more than 30 little 'huahuas surrendered to the shelter a week or so ago. Reina is believed to be the daughter of the other dog pictured here, Cherry. 
Reina (41748755) is timid at the shelter, until she feels warm around you and then, Judi says, “she snuggles in your neck and grabs onto you for security. Also, when I got onto the floor he would come to me and get on my lap.”  Reina weighs EIGHT pounds — perfect lapdog size.

Her Mom, Cherry, (41748734), weighs 15 pounds at 3 years old. She’s named after the “cherry eye” condition she came into the shelter with. Judi writes, “Her right eye is a cherry eye. She has also been overbred. No wonder she appears depressed!” 
There is this, however, “She tended to want to go off in the corner and hide in the volunteer room. However, if I sat on the floor she would come to me and get in my lap.”
To ask about any of the Mesquite dogs or cats, call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmequite. com.
 Cats? Yep, among the many kittens and youngsters, there is a six-year-old Tabby (#41153382) who is known as Lucky. How can a cat in a shelter live up to the name Lucky without the help of a human being? This Lucky’s large and he’s in the cat room and he can be yours for $35. Thirty-five lousy bucks and you can save his life.
AND ONE SWEET NOTE
FROM FORT WORTH’S SHELTER
Our longtime tipster, the great Ginger Leach of Fort Worth Animal Care & Control, wrote this one Thursday and started it with a fantastic declaration: “I AM IN LOVE!!!!!!
“Prince 41763265 Senior Min Pin (around 12 years) neutered, heartworm negative, only 10 lbs but does have a horrible mouthful of yucky teeth and lots of tarter. This boy is a sweetheart and loves people. He has been a perfect gentleman.”
Want to tag Mr. Loveable for rescue? Email fwacctag@fortworthtexas.gov. He’s at the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control/Chuck Silcox Adoption Center, 4900 Martin Street, Fort Worth 76119. That’s on the east side of Cowtown.
CONTEMPLATIONS
GRADUATES AND LIVING THEIR LIVES

Long lives — ever think about them? Today is the 93rd anniversary of the birth of my mother. She was born in 1926. What was that before? It was before Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic. It was before network television or ANY television (1927, Philo Farnsworth). It was before the Great Depression devastated everybody equally — well, just about equally. It was before World War II. Before the atomic bomb. Before polio vaccinations. It was before Bing Crosby was a hit and before Frank Sinatra on radio, Elvis Presley and The Beatles on TV, Michael Jackson on records, tape, CDs, etc. Before Rosa Parks kept her seat on a bus in Montgomery in 1955. Before man landed on the moon in 1969. Before the sadness of JFK, Martin Luther King. Bobby, John Lennon. … It was before so many things — but she had a personal computer and a cellphone and a car with an automatic transmission and air-conditioning — like her home (after 1968!). She arrived before TV dinners. electric toasters, microwave ovens. She saw peace treaties that didn’t last and some that did. She was 10 years old when Gone With the Wind was published in 1936, the year of the Texas Centennial, and she read and love Charlotte’s Web — published in 1952, it was the last book I gave her — that was in 2018 when she was happily catching up on her reading. … Well, we’ll stop there and stipulate that Mom witnessed a lot in 92 years 9 1/2 months. So, here came February 12, 2019, and that was it for “before” in her life. Everything now is “after.” And elements of mankind are trying to go BACK to the moon, trying to bring peace to the planet while making war, trying to invent new cars that’ll run without having to drill for oil…If you’re graduating from high school today, remember to pay attention to the world around you. It’ll be entertaining, startling, comforting, terrifying and really educational. To quote someone else that Mom saw in her lifetime, we offer this advice to all graduates courtesy of Mr. Spock, “Live long and prosper.”
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AFTER THE STORMS, SOME THINGS REMAIN

EDITION OF THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 [PetPowellPress] In honor of whatever  you want to honor, here we go with
some animal stories that are also people stories and some other notes appropriate for this edition. We’ll even revisit the case of this particularly Oklahoma Bearded Inquisitive Hound.

And we will not ignore the weather, thanks our pals Della and David Wallace, the animal people who were in a northern metro outskirts path of the storms on Wednesday.
Della told us, “We were trying to figure out how we were going to get 10 dogs, 4 birds,1 cat and 2 humans in a very small closet. Fortunately we didn’t have to. Whew!!!!”

Now, if you’ll look carefully at that photo on the right, you’ll see what Della was talking about when she wrote around mid-afternoon, “Storm has finally stopped. Scary, we were under a tornado warning. Cat didn’t care. She stayed on David’s van tire.” Her name? Pussycat, as in “What’s New, Pussycat”? [LARRY ASIDE: She may be a Weathercat, i.e., resisting the company of humans while still able to sense the challenge of weather and which tire to hide on.]
STARTING WITH A HAPPY NOTE &

ADDING A POTENTIALLY HAPPY NOTE
Amy Poskey’s report on Jeff Dogworthy’s progress begins with a happy expression. Jeff is a Coonhound who was in the Denton McNatt Animal Shelter and suffering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Things worked out.
 Amy writes, “I am extremely happy to report that our Jeff Dogsworthy has left the building!!!  He was picked up by his foster mom & dad yesterday [Tuesday] afternoon!  I can’t thank Denise Primm with Salvaged Souls Pet Rescue enough for taking Jeff into her rescue, Judy James for giving him a loving foster home, Karen Lee with BarkleyWorld and Denton Animal Support Foundation for their HUGE donations toward Jeff’s ACL surgery, all the donations from so many wonderful people, Gayla Nelsen [of the Denton shelter] for her patience and infinite juggling acts and coordination efforts, all the prayers and well wishes, everybody who helped network Jeff, etc, etc, etc…  EVERYONE made this happen and I am always so humbled and so grateful to all the human angels who go to bat for these furry angels!!!  THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!”
 Amy suggest that donations for Jeff’s ongoing care go to Salvage Souls Pet Rescue HERE.
In the afternoon Wednesday, Amy added this appeal to the day’s agenda. “This handsome, adorable angel is Jason, a/k/a Little Man!  Poor baby is very skinny weighing only 20 pounds and has been treated for an upper respiratory infection, as well.  So, we’re hoping a rescue can give this sweetie pie a loving foster home where he can gain some much needed weight, get him neutered, and find the perfect furever home for him!”
Jason may be 1 or 2 and he’s a Border Collie mix. He’s heartworm negative, dog friendly, people friendly and house-broken, Amy reports.
He’s not neutered because he needs to gain weight, she says.
A Denton shelter volunteer fostered him over the weekend and she reports that while he loves dogs and people, “he does not like to be crated or confined away from people and other dogs. He didn’t destroy anything when left loose in the house. He’s very active and intelligent. Rides well in the car. Responsive to positive reinforcement.”
And here’s readlarrypowell.com's favorite characteristic of Border Collies. The foster wrote that Jason “loves to greet visitors whether he knows them or not.” 
To ask about him, call the shelter at 940-349-7594. Email these folks  gayla.nelsen@cityofdenton.com, Randi.Weinberg@cityofdenton.com, julien.peralta@cityofdenton.com, dentonshelterdogs@yahoo.com, and/or dentonanimalservices@yahoo.com..
MEANWHILE, IN BURNS FLAT
The resolute rescuer in Burns Flat., Okla., Terry Lynn Fisher has three dogs that need homes. 
The first two are youngsters. Terry Lynn writes, “Budrow is the cute brown one.  Lab mix, he is young.  I feel he was dumped, for he roamed the town for many weeks before we caught him.   He is a very sweet boy, calm and full of love.
“
About Chance, she writes that he "is a 6 to 7 month old that is full of energy life and love.  He hasn’t had a good life.  Being in jail was the best thing for him.   He finally got the love and food he needed. Now, his time is up and he needs a home.”
Oh, my, look at this third dog. She's the girl with a faceful of porcupine quills in the opening photo of today's edition. 
Can you imagine how that must have felt? A human couldn't say "OUCH!" enough. And humans turned out to be more threatening than porcupines in the story of this girl's rescue.
Terry Lynn writes, “Remember this sweet girl?    Look how beautiful she is now. She is house-broken and gets along with other animals. She is a very well-behaved dog an very loving.”
Months ago, Terry Lynn saved her. She recalls, “I took her on after the owners took her to be killed after the porcupine won the fight. A beautiful healthy girl. She is now needing a safe place to go.   If you have room for this beauty, please let me know.”
 Contact Terry Lynn at remembering_oddball@yahoo.com.
AND NOW SOME MORE FROM MESQUITE
Our tipster Judi Brown has been busy visiting dogs in the Mesquite animal shelter. 
This incredible earhound is Joy [417848629], a 6-month-old Chihuahua mix who was among the more than 30 surrendered to the shelter more than a week ago. She’s a bit timid and “not comfortable in the noisy shelter environment. She already appears to like to be held. She snuggles your neck,” Judi reports. The 8-pounder shares a city kennel with Cherrie, who may be her mo, and Reina, who is probably her littermate.

This handsome 10-year-old is Romo (41769580). He is NOT A MEMBER OF THE MASS SURRENDER. He was surrendered on the 24th by his owners who gave him up because they were moving. He weighs 14 pounds. He’s barely middle-aged in the Chihuahua world. He’s a lap dog even, Judi says. Oddly, his previous humans said he wss an “outside dog.” Judi thinks it's time for him to live inside. 

This guy Cole (41670235) is on the “CRITICAL LIST due to shelter overcrowding,” Judi says. “They are at the point of having to euthanize.” Judi has a great affection for this 3-year-old, 53-pound Black Lab mix who arrived as a stray on May 13.
“When I first went into his kennel,  he came up to me slowly and gave me kisses and even licked my face. … He did come to me to me to be petted. He will still need TLC to build trust.”
And this girl Ida (41610090), a happy young, already-spayed 44-pound Shepherd mix who came in as a stray on May 6, is on the brink of getting the needle, too. Same reason as Cole. Overcrowding in the shelter. Judi says, “She’s very friendly and affectionate and is seemingly a very happy dog. When I sat down she put her head on my lap.”
For all of these dogs, call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmesquite.com. Include their ID numbers when you ask for help adopting or rescuing.
You can see more Mesquite adoptables — not only dogs, but also cats — by clicking on the city site HERE .
While the shelter has a boatload of kittens right now, it also has grown cats available to resume being the Official Cat of an entire home. This one is Jack (41686092), THREE YEARS OLD and waiting. If you don’t get to him before someone else does, there are plenty more homeless cats and freshly-born kittens waiting.
CONTEMPLATIONS
Graduation daze; The count & the amount; Strike Zone
If you are about to graduate from high school this weekend, perhaps you need to know what holidays are coming up, according to Holiday Insights, the online lister of all things celebratory. You’ll note from this illustration that the 29th was Learn About Composting Day, but no politicians were listed as guest speakers. Next up on Thursday are Mint Julep Day — I don’t even have any of her tunes — and Water a Flower Day. And that is a phrase that suggests giving big checks to new grads. …
In case you wondered, just before 5 p.m. Wednesday Dallas Animal Services -- remember Free Dog Special running through the end of the month —  listed 132 dogs, 128 cats and 3 others for adoption -- at noon the numbers had been 135 available dogs and 128 available cats and this 9-month-old Guinea Pig named Macy. Two more Guinea Pigs showed up. Go to dallasanimalservices.org to see the available adorables. …
This may be the best ceremonial first pitch in baseball history. The Chicago White Sox employee of the month went to the mound, wound up, threw and — well, you can see it HERE . Hint? Clank. Laughter. Cheers. And the Texas Rangers immediately tried to sign her for the starting rotation. I'm kidding, but there have been years when it could have happened.
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PIT BULL ABUSE? A HEAT-STRICKEN DOG STRUGGLES. LUKE AWAITS. CATS & MUSIC

EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019 [PetPowellPress] We ought to start today with a prayer for animals. Anybody got one that calls for protection of the animals and tethering the offending human on the courthouse parking lot in all weather for a few weeks before starting a term without end in a prison without air-conditioning?
 Sorry, these people inspire me to think of mean prayers, not gentle prayers. That’s a blot on my soul. But what they do is a…well, “sin” comes to mind right after the  “official readlarry powell.com Two-by-Four of Enlightenment."
What inspires this awful commentary by your loyal animal writer? Read on. You’ll be ticked off, too. (And I found that poster online at cafepress pitbullposters HERE.)
BODY-SLAMMING A PITTY
We’ve known rescuer Kimberly Jones for years. She’s a tough person, but not big enough to wade into a street fight with a guy who can throw a dog over a fence. Here’s what she posted Tuesday afternoon on her Facebook page. 
“I just witnessed the most heinous abuse of a dog while walking a client’s dog. A guy picked up his white Pit Bull by the skin of his back with both hands and threw him over his head and body slammed him over a fence onto a concrete patio... Police called. They came out and went to the guy’s apt and the guy admitted to throwing him over the fence. The police said they saw the dog and he is OK. So nothing can be done??? I do not know what else I can do 💔”

She also says this is “not the first time” she has seen such abysmal behavior at this particular Dallas complex. In fact, here’s her Facebook post from the “last time I saw a guy punching his Pit Bull at same complex.” Click HERE,
See something? Say something? Cruelty people have been alerted, I understand. [LARRY ASIDE: Let’s make sure  neither of these guys runs for the state legislature.]
A STORY THAT CAPTURES THE HEART

(And that’s if you have one and we know some don’t)
This is still an iffy situation. This guy Raider may survive. He’s got things working against him. My animal protecting spouse Martha spotted the story on the Dallas Dog RRR (Rescue. Rehab. Reform.) Facebook page and told me about it.
The horrible photos speak to the challenge. The Dallas Dog RRR firstpost from Sunday read, “It's 90 degrees in Dallas and this dog wandered into an open garage and collapsed! He doesn't want to stand. He doesn't want to eat or drink. We hope he doesn't want to die as we're calling a 911 to help him, and we NEED you, please! His gums are pale white, you can see every rib and hip bone, and he's headed to our ER Vet. PLEASE help... we're desperate after all of these ongoing abuse/neglect cases. I no longer ask if it will ever end, cause it's apparent it never will. I'm spent.”
Raider is heartworm positive, was still in emergency care after two days, may have “something going on with his colon” and his bloodwork “remains sketchy.” 
Whatever happens to him, he’s in need of financial support. Here are the donation sites: www.dallasdogrrr.org or Paypal donate@dallasdogrrr.org or
Venmo @Dallas-DogRRR.
He’s got emotional support — but a dog can never have enough love. Maybe some kind prayers will help.
WHY IS LUKE STILL WAITING
AT THE DENTON SHELTER?
Yes, it is hard to fathom why this handsome dog doesn’t have a home.
 Our Denton shelter tipster Amy Poskey says she thinks he’s still there because he’s heartworm positive and the cost scares off people. She also says, “He really is a GREAT dog and it’s breaking my heart.”
She also wrote, “If you look deep into his eyes you will see an old soul in a young body with a story to tell.”

He’s an under 5 Hound/Staffie mix. Fully vetted. Dog friendly. People friendly. Weighs 53 pounds. (DASF will chip in a $100 voucher toward his heartworm treatment.)
Amy also writes, “Again, I would be happy to send out a plea for funds for the HW treatment if a rescue/foster is willing to take him.  He is also available for the reduced adoption fee of $30.” 
She included a LINK
to show Luke with his shelter pals. “Luke is the calm boy in the background, not the smiling boy sitting nicely in front of the camera!” Call the shelter at 940-349-7594 or email: gayla.nelsen@cityofdenton.com, Randi.Weinberg@cityofdenton.com, julien.peralta@cityofdenton.com, dentonshelterdogs@yahoo.com, and/or dentonanimalservices@yahoo.com.
A DALLAS CAT IN KITTEN FORM
The photo on the Dallas Animal Services Facebook page caught my attention. Very artistic in capturing a calm kitten. The story is “Cookie (1063804) is patiently waiting for her #foreverhome! This sweet girl was in foster with her siblings and she is the only one that hasn't been adopted! If you would like to adopt Cookie, please email DASFoster@dallascity hall.com, and make her dream come true!
See more of the scores of unwanted Dallas dogs and cats by going to www.dallasanimalservices.org.
CONTEMPLATIONS
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS AND UPLIFTING MUSIC

Veteran animal advocate Debbie New posted this earlier in the week, “I wish people who return an animal after less than 10 days would understand that the animal needs to decompress and they should try harder to address issues rather than expect the animal to be just perfect. The ramifications break my heart.” Seems like a simple concept, doesn’t it? Let the animal feel like it is at home. … Is there a special place for people who dump their animals so they can go on vacation? … We need some uplifting music after today’s generally gloomy report. I couldn’t decide on The Turtles HERE or The Rascals to set the tone for your morning.
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DOGS OF HD-92 WALK THE WALK; OKLAHOMA DOXIE NEEDS CASH; CRYPTOKIDS NEED A LIFT; RED-HEADED GIRL NEEDS HOPE; & AN AMERICAN CONTEMPLATION

EDITION OF TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2019 [PetPowellPress] Welcome to the Tuesday that feels like a Monday all day long. At readlarrypowell.com, we have several things to discuss, all inspired by the long-standing suggestion/wish, “Be kind to animals.” Please read on with an open heart and clear thoughts.

HOW’D THE ‘ANTI-STICK’ PARADE GO?
It went better for dogs than the Texas Legislature went for them in the last few working sessions. “Anti-Stick” is the shorthand adopted by Dogs of HD-92, people who oppose re-election of Texas State Rep. Jonathan Stickland of House District 92 in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford area. [LARRY ASIDE: He runs as a Republican, but may not be not embraced by all Republicans. Some think he may be more of a Libertarian who rode in on the Tea Party wagon. But, who knows a politician's heart until you see him vote, right?]

The problem for animal supporters who’d like to see that is there appears to be nothing except a primary between now and election day, Nov. 3, 2020, that can get him out of office.
So, on Monday, the people displeased by Rep. Stickland’s blocking of anti-cruelty laws took to the sidewalks near his office to exercise freedom of speech and to demonstrate their feelings about the Rep’s killing of the anti-cruelty bill for two sessions in a row.
[LARRY ASIDE: The Legislature, unless something odd happens, won’t be back in session until January of ’21. Two ways to look at that: (1) They can’t do any more harm for a while or (2) I forget the other way to look at it. I’m kidding the good members of the Legislature — the hard-working, clear-thinking members who know they were elected to serve not just when the House and Senate lights are on, but for every moment that there is a State of Texas during their term.]

We know there are animal fans in that Hurst-Euless-Bedford area of HD-92 because we hear from them and we write about them at readlarrypowell.com.

Dogs of HD 92 had a Facebook post that read “Dogs Against Stickland brought out over 130 humans to object to Jonathan Stickland killing a bill that would protect dogs from inhumane living conditions - we had people from all over the Metroplex, Allen, McKinney, our neighbors in HEB and Fort Worth, from Houston and Lubbock show up to #standuptostick - please share our message far and wide, it is time to vote him out!!" and the posted closed with
"Support Steve Riddell for Texas House District 92 - https://sec ure.actblue. com/donate/ steveriddell."

[LARRY ASIDE: We’re not sure Riddell has declared his candidacy. He lost to Stickland by a narrow margin last time. The Dog Voters may make a difference next time.]
You can see video of the march HERE.
An you can read WBAP 820AM’s report HERE, 
And at both sites you can see that posting of a dog and a road sign in a photo that is dripping with commentary. It has the caption: “Tsume has spoken.”

I asked Madison Murphy about the photo of her and her dog and she replied, "That's me and my 12-year-old Shepherd mix, Tsume. Great timing on his part! LOL!"
[LARRY ASIDE: I’m not in politics, but I have been an observer of the arena since the mid-‘60s. Two things for sure: Timing is everything in photography and Animal People are nobody’s lap dog. Should be an interesting, long campaign in HD-92.]
MOLLY THE DOXIE UPDATE
We got this report from the resilient rescuer Terry Lynn Fisher in Burns Flat, Okla., out in the western end of the soggy Sooner state:
“Last week, Molly was missing from her home. When she was finally found, she had been hurt very badly. It appears someone kicked her in the face and broke her jaw in several places.”

As you can see in the photos, the little girl cannot close her mouth. Terry Lynn says her vet “is not set up to do a surgery like this, so they referred her to a specialist in Oklahoma City. She went there Friday and had some tests done. Sadly, they decided this was even more than they could take on and referred her to a specialist in Tulsa. They inserted tubes for her pain meds and food, because her mouth had to be firmly muzzled.

“She has an appointment Tuesday morning. They will begin the treatment and preform the surgery. However, she will not be released until the payment is paid in full. We have someone donating a large part of this, but the other specialist was just under $1000 so that took a big part of that donation.

“Without the surgery soon, the damage will be permanent and nothing can be done —she would have to live her life in pain. So, we will have her there [Tuesday] and have the surgery, then continue to work on raising enough to pay and get her released.
“Several have already donated and some have promised to help with her. Please remember, each and every dollar helps. If you would like to donate to Molly's surgery, here are two ways: (for Molly) PAYPAL bfvfd_109@yahoo.com (underscore between letters and numbers) or directly to the vet at Veterinary Dental Center of Tulsa, 4820 East 33rd St. Tulsa, Ok 74135, 918-749-8387 (For Molly Mcconiha).”
[LARRY ASIDE: Unlikely that the dog-kicker will ever be brought to justice — on this Earth, anyway.]
UPDATE ON THE CRYPTORCHID KIDS
Possibly you recall these two cuties from Monday’s edition, Chewy (PET ID 82823) and Jabba (PET ID 82824), two cryptorchid puppies in the Denton McNatt Animal Shelter. 
They have undescended testicles, thus they cannot be neutered. [LARRY ASIDE: If I remember Texas animal law correctly, they cannot be adopted from a shelter without being neutered. So, if not neutered, then not adopted, they likely face only a dire end]. 
But there’s good news. Our tipster Amy Poskey reports, “Angelica with Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue in Colorado has offered to take these two angels BUT THEY NEED A LOCAL FOSTER WHO CAN HOLD THEM UNTIL THE NEXT TRANSPORT TO COLORADO. So, if anybody can help, please contact Angelica ASAP!” That contact for Angelica is rockymountainlabrescue@gmail.com.
THE CATS IN CARROLLTON, OR,
‘HELP FOR THE LITTLE RED-HEADED GIRL’
Here’s the key inflammatory sentence in this story from our source MB:
“My neighbor, who killed my previous little friend, is spitting fire about this cat.”

There are cats in Carrollton, Texas — and that is no surprise. Possibly you saw a “Kitten Season” report over the weekend that the Carrollton Animal Shelter is overloaded with kittens and appealing for help. There’s obviously some work for animal people there.
But not all the cats make it to the Carrollton shelter before their situations are blessed by an intervening soul in a neighborhood. Our story comes from our reliable source known as “MB” for several reports over the years. (FYI: All of these photos are of the cat the neighbor is "spitting fire about," the Little Red-headed Girl.)
MB writes, “I have a story of three cats that ended up in my neighborhood I have termed ‘The Killing Fields’. The cats showed up a few months ago. 

“I saw only a gray intact male at first.  Then the red girl.  Then the sad third cat.  When I saw this sad cat for the first time, my heart sank.  He had a dent on his back in the shape of a U and could not use his left back leg.  I asked Carrollton Animal Control to set a trap for him. They did capture him.  I called them to see if they got the right cat.  They said in addition to his dented back and leg, he also had a gash on his head. 

“Then the gray intact male has disappeared.  The little red girl is still around.  I have befriended her. She is not feral, but has lived outdoors for a long while.  She lets me pet her on the back. Is very skittish, but friendly. She is not spayed and as of late has a terrible rash on her nose that started out looking like scratches, but look a lot worse now and seem to be spreading to her cheek. 

“My neighbor, who killed my previous little friend, is spitting fire about this cat. I am hoping you may know a rescue that can take her, have her spayed and given some treatment for her nose and a good worming.  She is a loving girl.  She has gone into heat about 4 times now.  She gets overly friendly when she goes into heat.  Hopefully she is not getting too close to my cat-hating neighbor.  She is a tough skinny little cat.  She has no fear of taking on possums and raccoons.  Haven't seem a coyote in a while, but feel she would take on one of those too.  Would like to give this little one a chance, before its too late.”
To offer to help, email baccula@yahoo.com.

CONTEMPLATIONS

A TEXAS WRITER IN NETHERLANDS
In the wake of Memorial Day, we have a reading tip from Dallas writer 'Bob' Vernon, a former colleague of mine at The Big Paper Downtown when it was really big. He’s overseas right now, and he posted this Facebook report on Memorial Day: “Now that I'm back in the Netherlands for a spell, I thought it would be nice to relate how gracious and thankful to the Americans the Dutch have been and continue to be for the liberation of this country in WWII.” He then suggests reading a USA Today story that “is a heartfelt illustration of that gratitude." Here’s the LINK. And, as we say at readlarrypowell.com, thanks to the Americans who gave it all to support this great nation and the best ideals for peace and happiness on the planet.
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AMERICA: LAND OF HEROES; ALSO LAND OF STELLER QUILT RAFFLE, DOGS & CATS

EDITION OF MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2019 [PetPowellPress] Take a moment to remember those who died defending our nation. We’re well beyond the first “Decoration Day” in 1868. And The War To End All Wars ended Nov. 11, 1918. World War II — Korea —Vietnam — Desert Storm — Afghanistan. I'm sure I left something out. All around the world, Americans die for America.
Bless them and their families and those who knew them and never got to know them.

The American Memorial Day — it is a reminder of war that surely stands for peace. We should honor our American heroes by cherishing their country -- OUR country -- every day.
QUILTING FOR CRITTERS?

YEP, HELPING BARKLEYWORLD
The great Karen Lee’s barkleyworld.com is such a wonderful element in the animal community. You see these quilts? One of them even has a bit of a U.S. flag theme going on.
You can buy raffle tickets to win a quilt — or both quilts if you are lucky! (Click on their photos to make them grow.) Buy tickets through May 31; the drawing is on June 1. How to buy? Go to barkleyworld.com, click on the donate tab and note that the donation is for raffle tickets — $5 each or FIVE tickets for $20. The money goes to help barkleyworld with medical issues and other problems rescued animals face.
Karen refers to the artist who made these quilts as a “master quilter.” The master quilter is identified as “SassyAnn Eastwood,” nom de quilt of a veteran quilter who likes to make them and donate them to non-profit rescues and other organizations for use in fundraisers. FYI, SassyAnn tells us, “I have a couple of rescue dogs and cats - support as many organizations as I can - have TNR over 30 cats in my neighborhood since moving here in 1992 and help many other animals when I can. I've known Karen Lee since before Barkleyworld was "born" and am proud to call her my friend.”

In case you wondered, here’s the story of Barkley and his World: “BARKLEYWORLD, a 501(c)(3) charity, was founded in 2013 by Dennis and Karen Lee and is named for our dog - Barkley. He was rescued from the streets 17 years ago by Homeward Bound Animal Rescue of Bedford, TX, and we adopted him in 1996. He lived to be almost 19 years old and is a shining example of what animal rescue is all about.”
Barkleyworld.com reflects that shining example. Daily.
THE COUNT AT DAS

Dallas Animal Services is running a free dog special, Dog Days of Summer, through May 31.
Early in the evening on Sunday, the shelter had an odd population dynamic going. Usually, lately, there have been around 250 dogs in the shelter and around 100 cats. Here’s the count as Memorial Day arrives. 
So, spread the word. Go to dallasanimalservices.org to see the available adorable adoptables. And, heck, that cat count could really go up overnight -- this is, after all, Dallas, the most fertile city in the nation. Pretty sure.
TWO DOGS WAITING
FOR NEW HOME/HOMES
This note comes to us from Mini Mutts Animal Rescue via Rainy Davis Johme. The story is the human of Lucy Lu and Suzy Q died and the girls now need a place to go. The note reads, “They do not need to be adopted together!,” but, well, the readlarrypowell.com theory is two Cocker Spaniels are always double the fun.
The story goes: “Lucy Lu (hot pink harness) and Susie Q (light pink harness) are 5.5 and 6 years old. They have been loved and adored by their owner. They are completely house-trained and crate-trained and doggie door-trained!!
“Good with new people and were raised with a grandson from 5 -11yrs old. They get along well with other dogs. They love to be with their people and are super sweet dogs.”

To foster or adopt, email mini-mutts@outlook.com. Mimi Mutt rules say you “in the Dallas/Fort Worth/Rockwall or surrounding area only. Read about the non-profit here: http://mini-mutts.org.
CHERISHED DOG DIESEL IN A SHELTER;
SO IS A PITTIE GIRL NAMED GIDGET
Oh, boy, here are two that need a human with a heart. We got word of them from a human with a heart so we’ll appeal to other humans with hearts.
Judi Brown, our Mesquite Animal Services volunteer bio-tipster, cites Diesel (41767701) and Gidget (41726724). (Remember to call the shelter first on a holiday.)

No telling what the deal is with Diesel’s loss of a home, but Juli says the 2-year-old, 34-pound Brindle Plotthound’s human didn’t just drop him and drive away on May 24. Judi writes, “The owner left a very touching, loving letter showing that Diesel was cherished. (Please ask for the copy of the letter if you rescue or adopt). His previous owners stated that Diesel has been raised with children and other dogs, but also said that Diesel is not good with small dogs. It was also stated that Diesel is a little standoffish around women. I found that to be the case. He was timid and reluctant to have me touch him. He would flinch when I reached for him. However, I found him to be a very gentle, sweet-natured dog. His previous owners stated that he loves to fetch sticks and get hugs. They also stated that they hope the new owner would enjoy him as much as they had. They felt he was a true blessing. They also said he has a million smile!
“Apparently Diesel had a traumatic experience related to food so he gobbles down his food very quickly. He will need some TLC to build trust but there’s no doubt that he is a very loving dog”

Four-year-old Gidget came in as a stray on May 28. The 49-pound smoky-gray Pittie mix has a growth on her left ear that doesn’t appear to bother her but will need some veterinary attention.
Judi says that “even though she has beautiful eyes, you will see that they look sad. It doesn’t appear that she’s had a very good life so far. She is so thin that her ribs are showing, and it looks like she’s been over-bred. … She greeted me in her kennel with lots of tail wags. She’s a sweet, gentle girl. She did not jump on me. She spent a lot of time investigating the yard. I get the impression that even though she liked attention, she’s not used to receiving it. She’s definitely deserving.”

To ask about either of these dogs, call the Mesquite Animal Shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmesquite.com.
Oh, and Mesquite has many, many kitten and adult cats, including this rare Mesquite Monogrammed Tabbycat (41410614) — see that “M” on the forehead? Mandy. She’s 3 and has been waiting patiently in the catroom since April 27.

THESE CRYPTORCHID KIDS
NEED SOME SPECIAL HELP
From the island of Crypto? Descended, so to speak, from the Orchid Family? Nope.
Our tipster Amy Poskey, who monitors the tough cases at Denton’s Linda McNatt Animal Care & Adoption Center, has the explanation.
“These two precious puppies are Chewy (PET ID 82823) and Jabba (PET ID 82824).  They are both cryptorchid (undescended testicles) and are unable to be neutered by the shelter vet, so they are needing rescue.  Poor babies have been at the shelter for three weeks so they are missing out on much needed socialization.”

Call the shelter at 940-349-7594 (open on a holiday?), stop by 3717 N. Elm St. in Denton, or email gayla.nelsen@cityofdenton.com, Randi.Weinberg@cityofdenton.com, julien.peralta@cityofdenton.com, dentonshelterdogs@yahoo.com, and/or dentonanimalservices@yahoo.com.
SAD STORY OF A CAT
WHO LOST HIS YOUNG HUMAN
This is one of those stories that grinds your heart. We got it from our Houston tipster Alexandra Kelsey who notes that the first word of Merica The Cat’s need came from Dallas rescuer Joyce Boeck who “got the word out on Merica.
The story is that a 35-year-old woman recently died in her sleep. Left behind were two cats.
The note reads, “A friend took the cats in and adores the old, sleepy kitty.  But, Merica, the young cat, is too active for her household. She says Merica is a great cat, he is neutered and gets along with other cats, but he needs a home that is appropriate for a playful kitty man.  He has his claws.
The contact is Penny at 214-783-9560. 
And despite his reputation, Merica does know how to flop down and sleep after he gets through having a good play!
CONTEMPLATIONS
HORSE NOTES ; HOUSEWORK; A DESK AND A CAT
One thing about that Indy 500, we’ve never seen an entry leave the start and drop the rider onto the track — like at the Preakness — though we have seen impeding of progress at Indy with a lot of horsepower, like the Kentucky Derby. Makes you wonder what’s going to happen at the Belmont Stakes (June 8). … Holidays are interesting — you want to nap, you want to catch up with housework and home repair. Did anything really have a chance at working out? … A weekend moment: Took an old desk to the dump — it was purchased in 1970 and only recently began to fall irreparably apart under the crush of time and storage boxes. The thing was really heavy particleboard. In 1971, I could use it as the platform for changing diapers on the twins, Bret and Bart. They may not remember. They were 15 -- I'm kidding, they were newborns. I miss cuddling those boys. Currently I cuddle this work in progress, the formerly feral William Powell, probably about 10 pounds, more than either of the twins when they were born. In the words of ‘50s hipsters, The boys and William are three big cats, man.
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GRANNY GABEL, THE ADORABLE 'CHARM'


If there’s a tender spot in your soul, you may just get “Charmed” when you read about this dog’s reaction at the shelter. 

But, first, Linda Gabel perfectly cap- tured the chal- lenge for this Memo- rial Week- end edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap. 
She wrote, “Do you realize how difficult it is to get good pictures of black dogs?  Trust me, 'taint easy for this amateur photographer.”

But, there you have it, clearly, the photograph of a genuinely “Sleeping Dog.”
She is the new old girl at the home of Linda and Larry Gabel.
Linda wrote, “Wanted to send a shot of our new girl, Miss Charm.  Well, I call her Granny Gabel since she can't hear so won't know the difference anyway.  Charm is 14 years old, has no hearing, very little grey hair, only 3 teeth (which she will likely lose), and a name that fits her perfectly.  Never meets a stranger, loves to give sidewinder kisses from her left-facing tongue, is totally housebroken, and indeed a true charm.  Yet she was an owner surrender - at the age of 14!  
“We adopted Charm from the Bedford Shelter 2 weeks ago. The day I went to meet her she was friendly but very quiet. Went back the next day and visited her again.  The attendant put Charm back in a kennel while I completed her ‘gotcha paperwork’ and Charm immediately went into an ear-deafening protest. They said she had never done this so we concluded she had decided I was not leaving without her.  She was right.”

Linda says she first saw Charm on the shelter’s Facebook and “she was there 2 weeks with no other interest. Let me tell you, those non-interested parties are the losers.” 
Here’s how Linda describes these photographs: In the opening sleeper photo, she writes, “Charm - apparently comfort is in the mind of the sleeper.”

The second “shows she really is alive....in fact, she's quite active for her age.”
Since we’ve posted Hobo as a glorious Sleeper before, she wrote, “If you recall 9-yr-old Hobo who came to us from Operation Kindness last December, this is a shot of him and 16-year-old Charlie (from Humane Society of North Texas) waiting to get into Papa's shop where they know they will share his forbidden animal crackers.”

The great photo of the “Parade” is described as “the whole gang (including 10-yr-old Gertie - also from HSNT) heading back to the house after play-time in the ‘big yard’. (Charm did have a hot spot that had to be shaved but is healing fine.).”
So, this is a parade of older dogs. Yes. Linda explains: 
“Each dog in this current gang was at least 8 years old when they found us.  As sweet as little puppies are, these ‘seasoned souls’ have so much to offer and wisdom that only comes with age. 

“Apparently nobody has told them their age as Hobo has the energy of any pup and no idea he has a bad heart. Charm loves to chase our ducks who are, fortunately, saved by a fence.  Guess she'd try to gum them to death.”
And, in case you’re remembering Hobo’s debut in Let Sleeping dogs Lie and Napping Cats Nap, here’s his photo. His story is HERE.
What about adopting older dogs? Linda explains, “Yep, these senior citizens have a gang of canine senior citizens and they're the best. People who overlook the seniors or ‘less adoptable’ animals have no idea what they're missing.”
Check your city shelters and rescue groups — you may find your own charming Charm.
[DEAR READERS: Our long-running weekend feature Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap is dedicated to slumbering critters and their people.Send photos of your sleeping and napping canine and feline friends —oh, and any other slumbering animal, too! — to dallrp@aol.com. We’re proud to show them off to the world. And, yes, they inspire insomniacs to believe that they, too, can get some sleep if they can just figure out which side to let their tongues loll. Oh, then, of course, the true insomniac will lay awake worrying that he picked the wrong side to loll.]

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FRIDAY PM EXTRA EDITION: THREE DOGS -- ONE NORTH, TWO SOUTH.

FRIDAY EVENING EDITION MAY 24 [PetPowellPress] As the actual weekend arrives, we present two challenges from opposite ends of the Metrosprawl.
On the north side, we have Luke from Denton. On the south side, we have Madi and Ginger from Wilmer.
LUKE
The constant monitor of tough situations in the Denton McNatt Animal shelter writes that she is “begging for help” again and this time it’s because the “Denton shelter is busting at the seams again.” She says Luke is “a calm, sweet boy who deserves a place to call home filled with lots of love, hugs, kisses, a soft bed and, most of all, companionship.”

Where would you find a dog like this?

Amy writes, “Luke was found lounging under a trampoline in someone’s yard, taken to the shelter, and never reclaimed. Poor baby has been at the shelter for a month and his sad eyes are breaking my heart. He is very well behaved and just lays on his bed in his kennel at the shelter, but whenever he goes outside to the play yard he wants to engage his human by looking into your eyes as if to say, ‘I love you, see what a good boy I am?  What would you like me to do?  Should we play a game of fetch, or should we just chill and hang out together, or should I play with all my pooch pals?’  Now that’s an AWESOME pooch for ya!!!”
Luke’s between 2 and 5 years old, a Hound/Staffie mix. — he’s heartworm positive but otherwise healthy at 56.3 pounds. Denton Animal Services Friends will offer a $100 voucher for his heartworm treatment and you can adopt him for $30.
The shelter is at 3717 N. Elm St. in Denton. They’re open Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 940-349-7594. Email gayla.nelsen@cityofdenton.com, Randi.Weinberg@cityofdenton.com, julien.peralta@cityofdenton.com, dentonshelterdogs@yahoo.com, and/or dentonanimalservices@yahoo.com.
Here’s his shelter ONLINE LINK.
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/luke-30-dollars-00-cents-44519231/tx/denton/city-of-denton-animal-services-tx79/
TWO BONDED IN WILMER,
READY TO GO TO A HOME
There’s a sense of desperation in the note sent Friday afternoon by the folks who monitor small shelters south of Dallas.
These 6- to 9-month-old dogs are Madi and Ginger, Boxer/Bulldog mixes who have lived their entire lives together. Until they got into this shelter fix, they slept together. But, as you can see in that opening photo, they were separated by a wall.

The story is they were “part of a much loved litter of pups but the owner could not find the type of homes he was hoping for them. Something happened to the man or the home,  that was quite tragic from what we understand, and the wife gave the pups to the shelter.  This shelter, as I'm sure you are probably aware, has NO walk-in adopters and for a dog to survive, it takes a rescue group helping.”
But there’s been a turn for the good. And, according to the note, “We (rescue volunteers) were able to temporarily get these sweet girls into a foster home, but they are still waiting for a rescue, and running out of time.”
These two are smart — quickly learned to use the foster’s doggy door, they’re house-trained, they’re crate-trained and well-behaved. “They love to cuddle and snuggle in their crate at night with each other and the door is left open on the crate with absolutely no issue.   Madi and Ginger enjoy the bully bone treats and share with each other and the other dogs very well. They are just the sweetest dogs ever.  
“The foster tells us they slept with her son on the bed the other night with the other dogs too - very cute.  They love to hang out with their person, either on you or cuddling close beside.”
To offer to help Madi and Ginger, call or text 214-949-2726 or email cat_girl_71@yahoo.com.
REMEMBER:



Simon says, “Get a good cat and help your dog overcome insomnia with the Sleepy Eye of the Tiger.”

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HOLIDAY WEEKEND ARRIVES: SHELTERS FULL? RESCUES FULL? DETERMINED HEARTS WORKING FOR THE UNWANTED

EDITION OF FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2019 [PetPowellPress] Memorial Day Weekend. 
Is this really pet-dumping weekend? That’s what some people say. Dump the dog so you can go on a family vacation. Just in case you know someone who needs a lecture, we cite this note from veteran advocate, shelter-monitor and rescuer Laura Macias: “Reminder: You dump your dog to go on a vacay, you kill your dog! I hope you can sleep at night killing your dog!
“Your best friend will be murdered! Enjoy your vacay! And they say animals are beasts! Humans are the most cruel and worst!”
FYI: At 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Dallas Animal Services had 277 dogs and 126 cats on the availables list. They didn’t all walk to the shelter door and turn themselves in.
That Chihuahua boy in the traditional “Kitten Grip” at DAS is Bobo (A1049936), about 8 years old and a shelter resident since May 14. DAS at 214-670-6800. Kitten grip? Ah, yes. Ethel (A1066367), about 7 weeks old and in the shelter since May 2, demonstrates the authentic kitten grip.
[LARRY ASIDE: Lots of emotion in Laura’s comment. There are some rotten humans. But, Laura would agree, there are are lots of humans who are angels. A lot of us would never dump a dog or a cat even if we needed to go to Austin to pick up lottery winnings. I’m trying to end this segment in an upbeat fashion so we’ll all remember to tell friends, relatives and kind strangers to adopt from shelters and rescue groups and, of course, off the streets, where the canine staff at readlarrypowell.com came from! Except for Earl. Texas Earl the Cheeseman was dumped in Kiest Park. He’s a gentleman. He was too good for the creep who dumped him.]
IN MESQUITE, THEY WORK TO SAVE
THE LITTLE SURRENDERED DOGS
Before we get to this dog, we need to point out that the Mesquite Animal Shelter is already crowded, so it needs to find homes for animals. Thus, all dog adoptions are half-price through the end of the week, our tipster Judi Brown reports.
As you may know, Mesquite Animal Services recently took in 33 Chihuahuas — this girl with the impossibly dark eyes is one of them. She’s Rose, she’s six and she weighs 10 pounds and is spayed. Her shelter ID is 41700661.
As you know, the shelter’s volunteer biographer Judi visits the dogs she writes about. She’s seen this face in person. She writes, “The dark hair around Rose’s eyes give her eyes the appearance of being bigger than they are. It almost gives her a surprised look. She is no different than most of the ones that have come in — in that she is timid and bewildered. Like most of those I have worked with, she relaxed with TLC and patience. … She no doubt will blossom in a loving home environment.”

The second dog, a genuine Earhound, is another of those surrendered Chihuahuas. His name is T-Bone (41683822), he’s 3 years old, weighs 12 pounds and enjoys being a lap dog. Judi writes, “At the end of our photo session when I got on the floor to take pictures of him, he would crawl up on my lap.” 

The third Chi is 8-year-old Mona — checkout those delicately designed ears. Yes, she’s a 9-pound, already spayed and 41700657 in the shelter registry. Initially standoffish, she relaxed and, Judi says, “She did come to me but I admit that part of the reason was that i was bribing her with treats. She appears to like to be held.” 
To ask about any Mesquite adoptable or rescueable, call 972–216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmesquite.com.
And, as we frequently note, Mesquite has cats, too — we’re spotlighting 41759784 who needs a name and a home. Championship set of whiskers. 41759784 is a 7-month-old domestic shorthair who came into the shelter on Thursday — yes, the 23rd. See the shelter’s adorable adoptables by clicking HERE. [LARRY ASIDE: Back to a name: Can a feline cat be named “Whiskers”? How about “Whiskerina” or “Whiskeretta” or “Sugarpaws.” Yeah, I’ve run out of cat names. Our last rescued cat is named William Powell in honor of the movie star. Maybe this cat could be named Myrna Loy, honoring William Powell’s co-star in The Thin Man film series and other movies, too. Whatever happens, just get her and take her home — she’s already been in a shelter and once is enough.]
ROWLETT’S SHELTER
HITS ‘CODE RED’ LEVEL
Our tipster, Melissa Thomas, “volunteer ambassador with Friends of Rowlett Animals,” sent this collection of photo of “urgent dogs” and writes, “We are once again at max capacity — these are most urgent. 
The shelter is at 4402 Industrial St. in Rowlett. Call 972-412-5219.

MEANWHILE IN BURNS FLAT
A DOG NEEDS JAW SURGERY
The resilient rescuer of Burns Flat, Okla., Terry Lynn Fisher, sent this note Thursday about a little dog in a fix. She wrote, “I  just got off the phone with my vet. This poor baby’s jaw  is badly broken in two different places. Sadly, it is the surgery my vet does not perform. Which means the only place around is 100 miles away …. a specialist that handles this...
”
This place, however, doesn’t work on the installment plan. It wants the money up front — $3,000, Terry Lynn says. 
“To fix her jaw and allow her to live, we have to raise $3000 in very little time. Do I just tell this woman to let her go, or do I try to help her raise the money? Time is very short to make this decision, for they said it  is best done within five days.

 “Do you want to hear the really sad part? Everyone feels this was intentionally done. They think this poor baby was actually kicked in the face and shattered that jaw.

 Terry Lynn asks, “If anyone is willing to help raise or donate, please let me know so we can keep track of what we can get together.  We cannot even take her there until money is committed. … I totally understand if not able to help or feel this is too much for one dog, but I had to try.”

Email remembering_oddball@yahoo.com to reach Terry Lynn and talk about helping her with this dog.
CONTEMPLATIONS

ASSORTED TOPICS WITH NO ONE THEME
We’re approaching a holiday weekend. So, here are some questions that may relax the over-stressed reader. Is Happy Gilmore the best golf film ever made? Well, what about Tin Cup? … If you could go back in time and get your favorite car ever, it would not be a Chevrolet Vega, would it? … I bought a new pair of sneakers — cross-trainers. I opened the box and the first whiff I got made me think I was in a tire factory — there’s a lot of rubber on those shoes. Jury is still out on whether I should have not been brand loyal with this purchase. Will the smell go away? … Is poison ivy the meanest yard hazard? … My cat, The Senator, always looks as if he is lost in thought. Not sure that’s a requirement for the job. The job of “cat”? No. Not that job. … Be sure to have a safe and happy holiday weekend. Be kind to animals, be kind to people, be kind of a sweetheart. Tip big. You never know when your waitstaffer is a celebrity’s kid trying to come up with tuition. I didn’t have to bribe anybody to get into Texarkana College in 1966. For a while I thought I might need to bribe someone to keep from being thrown out. … Be nice if we could call a politics time-out for about two weeks and let everyone seek their center.
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