AFFECTION FOR DOGS; OPPORTUNITIES FOR CATS AND DOGS; THINGS THAT TICK YOU OFF; AND SEAGOVILLE CELEBRATES

EDITION OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021 [PetPowellPress] Hang on just a second …. Wait a minute… OK….. Alright… Thanks for you patience. Just as I was typing the dateline, one of my dearest friends walked through the office door and I couldn’t resist the urge to spin my chair around and talk to her for a while. That’s her. Porche Noel. I don’t know how to explain her except that we’ve been friends for years. We never discuss politics and we agree that our favorite vegetable is the hot biscuit. We share pillows, couches and beds — but we don’t share our biscuits.

HOW ABOUT TEN QUICK YEARS
FOR SEAGOVILLE’S SHELTER!
Paula Colby tipped us to this achievement’s anniversary and she led us to the Facebook announcement HERE by Sgt. Karl Bailey, the guiding light of the Seagoville Animal Shelter. He’d posted this on Sunday: “Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the Seagoville Animal Shelter going No Kill. It's only possible because of the great staff and volunteers that help find these animals new homes, get them veterinary care, spay/neuter, etc.”
The shelter is described as “the first municipal no-kill shelter in the State of Texas,” our note from Paula said.

We’ve taken the liberty of lifting some photos of Seagoville’s adorable adoptables from the shelter’s Facebook site HERE.
It’s more than mug shots — there are videos of the dogs and cats. In particular, there’s this dog girl Lila — currently the shelter resident for the longest time. She’s about a year old, weighs about 40 pounds, is healthy, microchipped and available. The shelter says “She’s a young active girl, really sweet, just wants your attention.”
And if you go to that site, you’ll also see videos of these available cats. The gray girl is Sabrina, recently spayed, and now lively and ready to go to a good home. And the cat in the warm litter box (cats will rest in those boxes, as you know!) is Hannah.

In honor of the 10th anniversary, Paula posted a congratulatory note. and suggested that people celebrate this achievement with a “$10 donation to STAAR, the non-profit singularly dedicated to the health and well-being of every animal that comes through the shelter’s door.”
Non-profit STAAR is “Seagoville Texas Animal Advocates and Rescue.”  Cool how those letters worked out, right?
Here’s a link to a donor site and, yes, you're allowed to give more than $10 in honor of all the people who united to save the animals.
KIMBELLA: ‘GONNA POP
WITH PUPPIES SOON’
I hope that by the time you read this appeal from our reliable Denton tipster Amy Poskey, we'll learn that this girl Kimbrella has been taken into the loving care of a rescue group who’ll help her deliver and find homes for her puppies. 
Amy’s Monday PM note said the girl, somewhere between 2 and 5 years old, is “gonna pop with puppies soon. … Bless her heart, she was found as a stray and, thankfully, brought to the shelter.”

That is some wonderful face, isn't it! She weighs 68.3 pounds (with puppies). And, the note reads, “She has a precious personality, is very relaxed, approachable and walks well on a leash.” 
To offer to help her, call the Denton McNatt Animal Shelter at 940-349-7594 email any of these staffers:
gayla.nelsen@cityofdenton.com, Randi. Weinberg@ cityofdenton.com,  julien. peralta@cityofdenton .com, Ethel.Strother@cityofdenton.com, roxanna.burson @cityofdenton.com, Dorcas.Johnson@ cityof denton.com, Martinez.Erica@cityofdenton.com, Nicole.Heyer@cityofdenton.com
A FLOCK OF ADORABLES AWAITS
ADOPTION VIA 4-LEGGED HELPERS
The non-profit rescuers at 4-Legged Helpers are back from their vacations in the Alps — I’m kidding. Like most rescuers, they’re busy during the stretch of holidays and days that aren’t holidays, too. What we have here is a representation of dogs that need some help finding safe homes. We’ve posted some of them before — inexplicably they remain unadopted. 
Remember, the best way to ask about these dogs is to call or text Laura Macias at 214-949-2726 or email cat-girl_71@yahoo.com. 4-Legged Helpers is the connection between the dogs in the Lancaster Animal Shelter/other temporary spots and the people who can help them.
That German Shepherd with the giant ears and the fluffy tail is Shay. “This beautiful sweetie pie was found out and about on her own. She is a gorgeous dog. So lovable,” the Helpers report. She becomes available on the 13th.

This young Bulldog mix is Rylen. “This little guy is the cutest thing ever! Beautiful markings and so cute and so sweet Check out the ears.” Yep — two styles and that second “flaps down” photo shows he’s an adorable dog — and that’s just from looking at him. He’s adoptable on the 14th.
Amie is a Bulldog mix, also adoptable on the 14th. Her bio reads that the young girl is believe to have had puppies recently. “She is the sweetest, most precious little girl. Just as lovable and cute as can be.” (In that second photo you can see how busy her tail is! Click on the pictures to make the package grow! It's worth it to look at that dog's face and maybe you can see her heart, too.)
Ryleigh? With the ears? The helpers report, “You will not meet a sweeter little girl anywhere.  Everyone at the shelter loves this little girl.  Ryleigh ADORES other dogs too and is very good with them.  … Poor baby has clearly been lost — she is very emaciated (ribs showing) and desperately needs out of the shelter ASAP. She is a WONDERFUL cute loving cuddlebug who loves ALL people and dogs alike.”
That brings us to Evie, the girl who was found quivering in a garage that wasn’t hers on New Year’s Eve. The Helpers report, “She is just as sweet as can be. Incredibly loving. Fun, goofy — actually poses for the camera and cocks her head. Just as cute as can be.”
And then we come to Brent, listed as a Boxer/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix — “showed up at a Good Samaritan’s home out in a rural area of Dallas County which is a known dumping area for dogs. …Why anyone would have dumped this sweetie pie is a complete mystery. He is everything anyone would ever want in a dog and he adores people of all sizes, including children."

OK, DEAR READERS, I’m closing with Pebbles, and as anyone who is a fan of these dogs knows that history records that among their initial “jobs” in a household was babysitting -- they were called "The Nanny Dogs," but that was before people began to ruin their reputation.

So we haves regal Pebbles, the female “Blue and White Bully” who was an owner release. The person who gave her up “said she adored their children. She is really stunning in person — beautiful face and eyes. Would make someone a wonderful companion.” [LARRY ASIDE: This whole situation ticks me off. First, the dog has no idea what the hell happened. Why is she no longer with those kids she loves? She’s got to be so confused. And the kids, well, either they’re going remember and love this girl until the day they die or they’re going to be raised to get rid of a dog or cat if it’s too much of a bother to take care of her. Perhaps I am too harsh. Perhaps I actually see the world as it is. Somebody with a good heart, go get Pebbles and show her humans will love her forever. Help me off this soapbox before a slat snaps and I wind up trying to sneak into a hospital for treatment for breaking something in my non-bouncing breakable posterior.]
Again, the contact point for saving any of these dogs is
call or text Laura Macias at 214-949-2726 or email cat-girl_71@yahoo.com.
SAINT BOUNCES BACK
TO MESQUITE SHELTER
Oh, brother. Look at this beautiful dog. What a story.
First, he is a mixed breed (possibly Canaan Dog/Carolina Dog and some more) who wound up in the Mesquite Animal Shelter when the police brought him in on December 11. The report from shelter volunteer biographer Debra Chisholm reminds us that Saint’s human died from a medical issue. The famiy wasn’t able to take care of the 3-year-old, 59-pound dog with the mellow personality. 
So, once at the shelter, he was adopted and 12 days later, on January 9, he was returned to the shelter. Why? “Reason for the return was that she found out that Saint is heartworm positive and the fee was much higher than she could afford, so she brought him back to the shelter.” While he lived with this new human, Saint was an indoor dog, fine with other cats and dogs and kids and had been well-trained by his late owner. Obedient, sweet…and now his life is on the line because of the heartworm diagnosis.
 Somebody needs to rescue this dog. He’s #45995635. Call the shelter at 972-216-6283; email rescues@cityofmesquite.com.
CONTEMPLATIONS
PORCHE; PROTECTING ANIMALS; A TUNE
Back to Porche, the dog who graced me Monday morning with her presence while the office cats Stevie Ray and William wandered off to nap elsewhere. Would you believe we paid $14,000 for this dog? Bought her from a cloning researcher who specializes in “Certified Urban Companion United Breeds” dogs — known to admirers of DNA fusion as the “CuCu.” (Pronounced “cuckoo.” The “B” for “breed” is silent.) She likes to work crosswords in the morning. Oh, I made all of that up — Porche’s a former street dog with a couple of family trees — didn’t cost us a dime. In Dallas, when people say the best things in life are free, they’re talking about the wandering dogs that village idiots have dumped or “set free.” In the meantime, I hope you’re in a position right now to take a moment, turn, cuddle your canine or cat. Helps the soul ease into the day. … 

I’M STILL TICKED about the story of Saint. You probably know people who don’t have a clue about heartworm prevention. Print this out and hand it to them. Dear Knucklehead: Heartworm prevention is available in pet stores — it’s not hidden in a safe; it’s on a shelf where you can purchase it. And it’s a lot cheaper than heartworm treatment, which I’m sure you’d never pay for as long as you needed the money for a facelift or something. Readlarrypowell.com has endured heartworm treatment with several dogs and while it gives you a chance to quietly bond with them because there’s no romping, no running, no daring behavior, it’s tough on an active dog — they think they’re being punished, I fear. While the treatment is tough for it’s “stillness”, it’s not as tough as the damned heartworms — they’re not just annoying, they’re fatal. But, heartworm prevention is  like spay-and-neuter — you just can’t convince some people to protect their animals by doing the smart things. I think the word “smart” scares the dumbasses. Pardon my entirely accurate French. Show us you’re no dumbass, get your animals protected and treated. Sincerely, Fan of Dogs and Cats and Some People.
OK, let’s close this with some music guaranteed to soothe our souls and get our minds right. Stand up, turn your speakers past “apartment level” and feel free to move when you click HERE unless a darned ad shows up before the song and then, well, be patient, then go nuts dancin’ with a falsetto.
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