EDITION OF MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 [PetPowellPress] As William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” We’ll get back to another Hamlet in a moment. First, we cite a Dane, perhaps unrelated to The Bard’s “melancholy Dane” — this dog is no melon collie.
GALINDA THE DANE MIX
WAITING IN ARLINGTON
We got the tip on this dog Galinda early in the weekend and a check of the Arlington Animal Shelter website shows her still there Sunday, i.e., no notice that someone has tagged the “rescue only” girl Galinda, a Great Dane mix.
[LARRY ASIDE: Readlarrypowell.com lived for more than a decade with a big ol darlin’ Dane mix named Hammy (Hambone Jack, Canine King of the Blues). Sweet and tender guy. Maybe a human heart can help Galinda be a sweet and tender girl.]
Here’s the LINK to Arlington’s animals.
Galinda is #47779274, a little over a year old, and she’s listed as “XL” in size — according to a note about her, that translates to 110 pounds. She came in on May 17 and is in “Dog Holding” as a “Rescue Only.”
The note that came with her photos says she’s a bit timid in the shelter, also, “shy, body low, mouth closed and body stiff….not comforted by gentle voice.”
Just needs the right gentle voice to give her a good life.
A FIRST IN THE CATEGORY
OF DOGS AND THEIR NAMES
(THE CAT NAMES ARE FAMILIAR)
Yep, we’re almost certain this is the first dog we’ve encountered who bears the moniker of “Blueberry.” Our tipster, volunteer Mesquite Shelter dog biographer Judi Brown, says Blueberry is a “delightful 2-year-old Catahoula/Blue Heeler mix” — came in as a stray on the 14th. Big tailwagger, big kisser. “He is friendly, enthusiastic, happy, fun-loving and affectionate," Judi writes. Motivated by treats, needs work on his ball-chasing and return skills.
Takes treats gently. Weighs 40 pounds and needs an “active family,” Judi says, “One that would love him and keep his active intelligent mind occupied.”
He’s #47762232 — use that ID number when you ask about him at the shelter’s # 972-216-6283 or when you email rescues@cityofmesaquite.com.
Those are also the contact points for this fellow Draco, a Mixed Breed boy who came in as a stray on the 14th. He’s #47759182 and weighs around 65 pounds at six-months old, according to reliable tipster Debra Chisholm, also a volunteer dog biographer at Mesquite Animal Services.
Draco “walks OK on a leash” and is a high-energy pup who “is very much in need of manners training.” He does it
for treats and take’s ‘em gently, so that’s a sign that he’d be happy to be trained by a someone gently but firmly devoted to dog manners.
You can see more Mesquite dogs and cats by going to THIS LINK. That cat is #47655815, Bailey, a 10-year-old brown and orange girl who came in on April 30 and is in quarantine at the shelter.
While Bailey’s an older girl, the shelter also has kittens — from the Snow White catalog there are kittens Bashful, Grumpy, Sleepy, Dopey and Sneezy.
And from the bread rack there are kittens Ciabatta, Brioche, Pita and Rye.
There’s also a 4-year-old Tabby fellow whose name is Bob.
Bob Cat, I guess.
He’s #47679258.
HARK, HAMLET AWAITS
AT DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES
You don’t often see a dog named Hamlet waiting for adoption in Dallas Animal Services. But, there he is, #A1120208, a year-old, 70-pound German Shepherd mix who certainly has the ears to qualify as an Earhound.
No telling how the Immortal Bard would have described this dog had they met along the Avon and enjoyed a day of walking and thinking and observing human situations that could be turned into plot twists and fabulous scenes with swordplay and romance.
Speaking of fabulous, this guy Hamlet is among the many, many free adoption dogs waiting in the Dallas Animal Services Shelter and Adoption Center. Go to
bedallas90.org to see how to get this free dog.
And remember, no knaves need apply.
CONTEMPLATIONS
CESAR, SLEEPING & CAT CAN
While listening to Texas Rangers baseball and with the TV silently tuned to the PGA golf tournament, I found this sentiment on a Fort Worth neighborhood page that daily has a bunch of notices about found or lost dogs. A resident wrote, “If I could be anyone, I’d be Cesar Milan so I could adopt all the lost dogs in our neighborhood and add them to my pack.” Have to have a pretty big cattle spread to handle that many dogs. The ranch would have to be so large that Mr. Milan, known as “The Dog Whisperer,” would have to shout! ….
Anybody else having trouble sleeping in these last few days of May? No idea why. It’s not too much coffee. Might be not enough ice cream — that’s what I’d prefer to believe, of course. …
Perhaps you read our weekend edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap — it focused on my office cat William Powell and the need for a well-equipped Cat Starter Kit when you adopt a fresh kitten. I mentioned that anyone adopting a kitten should make sure the Cat Kit has a box of bandages for coping with that period during which kittens learn to use the pointy claws on their little paws. You see here a photo of my hand with a finger I had to bandage after a kitten bit it off… I’m kidding. Here’s what happened: As I was preparing our cats’ evening meal Saturday, I popped the top on a can of Turkey & Giblets Pate’ and, after about 20,000 of those cans, I finally sliced open a finger on the lid. I have no idea how I did it, I just know that a finger laceration can bleed like it needs a battlefield tourniquet. I used antibiotic cream, direct pressure and an unyielding bandage. Did this bother my typing: You’ll note this edition has no “o’s”, “l’s” or >s. I’m kidding. Still, my apologies to cats and kittens for suggesting that they’d be the cause of bloody fingers. My solution to this problem? Welder’s gloves at feeding time. Or just watch what you’re doing when you pop the lid on a can of critter food. I should be able to resume playing the piano in time for the holiday performances of The Trinity Bottoms Yuletide Orchestra this fall. I’m kidding — you think state law lets a guy who cuts himself on a cat food can get a license to tickle the ivories?
…. Offer opinions or make musical requests by clicking on ‘comment’ below or by emailing dallrp@aol.com and put “Play Misty For Me” in the subject line. —-
