FOR WEDNESDAY, AN ASSORTMENT THAT BEGINS WITH HOUSEHOLD NOISE....

EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 [PetPowellPress] It’s a variety pack today.
FYI, this is being ty ped as wor kers take hammmmmmmerzzzz to bathWHAMBARK BARKBARKroom tile down the hall frommmmm the offfffffffff ice. Household repair. Yes, our guard dogs are barrrr rrrkkkkking…They remind me of the term used by music producer Phil Spector: “wall of sound,” though at times it’s more like the 1963 Suzanne Pleshette horse-racing movie Wall of Noise. OK, movBANGing along… (Yes, I’ve exaggerated the hammering. Not the barking — a guard dog is a guard dog, even if she’s a roly-poly representation of indefinite parentage. That’s Porche reminding people who love their animals to send photos of sleeping dogs and napping cats to dallrp@aol.com so we can spotlight them in Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap. We’re proud to show off your slumbering friends.

LET’S TALK CINDER:
STILL NEEDING A HOME
We featured Cinder in a recent edition and she’s still looking for a home, says her dedicated rescuer Kimberly Jones. 
So, what’s this photo? Kimberly writes, “The look you get when you're holding up her favorite ball but won't throw it because you are taking pictures of her. … She is a BABY DOLL 💖 She loves you with every ounce of her pudgy little self. She is extremely loyal and trusting and always wants to please you. She is very sensitive when she thinks she has upset you... So, there is never a need to raise your voice to her. She is a happy go-lucky girl. Her tail is always wagging. She adores toys and will joyfully play by herself but her favorite thing is for you to throw a ball for her.” 
Cinder can’t go to a home with cats, but she can go to any other home that’ll love her. Get in touch with Kimberly Jones on Facebook to arrange to audition to be Cinder’s beloved human. You’ll recall, perhaps, that Cinder had been adopted years ago, but was neglected and Kimberly reclaimed her. Now she’s healthy again and ready for a lifetime home.
THE CHALLENGES THAT SHOW UP
IN THE DAILY EMAIL INBOX….
This batch came from 4-Legged Helpers, the organization that usually focuses on small shelters in the southern area of Dallas County. But just as a stray dog doesn’t pay attention to jurisdictions, animal rescuers have no limits, either.
First up we see a black and white momma dog, Ashlyn, a Border Collie, who is the mother of the siblings, the brown dog Aria and the black dog Alia. Laura Macias of 4-Legged Helpers says they are in Ellis County and they “need a place to call home.” Some people have been feeding them but it is time to get them out of the “wander-up/stray” category and into the “that’s my dog” situation.
“These people feeding them are nice,” Laura says, then adds, “but not everyone is out there. … In the county some people shoot dogs for fun and sport. So I am worried about them!”
We’ve mentioned this incredibly handsome man before — that is Sam Walton, a neutered fellow who is also called “Sammy” and “Sam-Sam.” He’s had all his shots. Why is he named for the famous Arkansas businessman? Because he was “rescued from a Wal-Mart parking lot.” Founder Sam might be proud to have inspired a cool cat’s name. 

Also waiting for a home is Mario, a neutered Lab/Boxer/Bulldog mix (best guess!) who used to be on death row in the Wilmer Animal Shelter. He’s out now, but needs a home. “Rides great in the car. Loves to give kisses. Just as sweet as can be,” Laura’s note reads. “If you want to really help a dog, you will find this dog to be a dog that will always be so grateful.” 
(And don’t forget Lauren — we featured that Lancaster dog in Tuesday’s edition.)
To help any of these animals, call or text Laura at 214-949-2726 or email cat_girl_71@yahoo.com.
COCO — A MESQUITE DOG
SURVIVING BUT NEEDS HOME
We get the story on mixed-breed girl Coco from Debra Chisholm. She says Coco came into the shelter on FEBRUARY 27 — here we are in the big middle of May! Why was the 3-year-old, 42-pound, spayed girl surrendered? “Because the owner had too many animals,” the report reads. Coco “lived outdoors with other dogs and got along well with them. However, she doesn't like cats.  Coco had a cherry eye issue when surrendered.  A generous donor paid for Coco to have the cherry eye operated on.  Her eye has healed much better after the staff was able to take off her cone.  They report that she is easy to medicate and they have been consistent with her medications.  The staff member who evaluated Coco shared the following:  Coco's personality can be described as ‘goofy.’ Once she gets comfortable in the shelter yard and has done her business, she gets “zoomies" …) and loves to be chased and played with.  She would do great with a family willing to spend time interacting with her.  She can be cute and cuddly but also loves laying on her back for playtime and hopping like a bunny!  She loves butt scratches and giving kisses.  She takes treats nicely but will slobber all over you.  Two staffers gave her a bath a week ago and she did ok but she's not keen on bathtime.”

They’re so human, eh? Just like a pre-school kid! 

When you contact the shelter use her ID #42988374. Email rescues@cityofmesquitecom or call 972-216-6283.
You can see more Mesquite adoptables HERE.
Among the availables is this 9-month-old tabby girl — perhaps the first cat in the history of catkind who has been named after an Alfred Hitchcock 1958 movie with Kim Novak, Vertigo (#44271328). Of course, Kim Novak does have a film cat connection — she co-starred as a witch in Bell, Book and Candle, also in 1958, with Jimmy Stewart, Jack Lemmon and the “cat familiar” Pyewacket (shown with his co-star). One of the funniest romantic films of the 20th Century. Adopt Vertigo and watch either film with her — it’s a bonding experience.
CONTEMPLATIONS
COUNTRY SONGS AND LOSING THE MENUS
Two really sad (but great) country songs and one that’s unbelievable on a number of levels: George Jones’ He Stopped Loving Her Today and the Brad Paisley/Allison Krause duet Whiskey Lullaby. (THIS LINKS THE OFFICIAL VIDEO
but you can probably find just the song somewhere, surely. The unbelievable on a number of levels song: Porter Waggoner sings in psychedelic: The Rubber Room.  ...
Dallas loses the Highland Park Cafeteria and, the announcement is made, that Fort Worth’s Hoffbrau is closing. All this makes me miss Good Eats in Oaklawn and The Dixie House in Lakewood — two places that closed long before a virus got to the pocketbooks. Of course, the place I really miss is the Italian Inn — the downstairs restaurant in Fort Worth’s Ridglea area. My funspouse Martha and I got engaged there — not sure what the singing waitstaffer might have been singing. She said “yes” and I went deaf to everything else. Ask her. She’ll tell you, “He never listens.”
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