ZANE AND BINGO KEEP WAITING -- THEIR LIVES ARE AT PERIL; OTHER DOGS FACE SAME FATE, CATS, TOO; AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR GUTTERS?

EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 [PetPowellPress] For this edition, we are a bit overwhelmed with shelter dogs -- it's a local trend, isn't it! Most shelters are overloaded and have many animals on the clock. Most shelters have cats that need homes, too. People who want a cat — check with your closest shelter. You may find one you love. These two are on the Dallas Animal Services website HERE — if they’re already taken by the time you get there, rest assured that there are, in the known universe and in Texas, more cats waiting.
And the word “waiting” brings us to these two dogs we’ve been writing about for a couple of weeks. They’re in a pretty tough situation in Fort Worth. 
These dogs are wanted. Surely. Surely by someone!!! Yet, they continue to live shelter lives on the clock in the Fort Worth Animal Care & Control’s North Campus, rooming together as they have done since the day the became bonded dogs before their human handed them over to a place that sometimes has to euthanize to handle all the dumped animals.

Zane is the German Shepherd and Bingo is the dog that is not a German Shepherd. The fear is, one tipster wrote, “No one wants a large bonded pair.”
They have been in the Fort Worth shelter’s care since APRIL THIRTEENTH!!! Owner was moving. Look at their faces. Somebody needs those dogs. We just haven’t ID’d that person yet. Those dogs sure as heck need somebody.
 More on their ages, weights and physical condition later in this edition. I’ve been at this dog and cat writin’ for a while — these two are getting into my heart and I’m writing about them to find the actual human heart that is born to be with them.
 Other dogs and cats got to my heart and into our home first or I’d go get Zane and Bingo. Someone else will have to step up and save their lives, appreciate their devotion, love watching them come running when you call their names.
They’re not too good with other dogs, but they are darned good with each other. That’s what the shelter folks tell me. Clearly they’ll pose for photos. And they’re happy being together. They are NOT 'JUST DOGS,' they are Zane and Bingo, two distinct personalities.
If one of them should happen to be adopted on his own or put to sleep without the other one — the hellish facts of those occurrences will be on all of our heads. If both are killed because nobody wants them, well…I’ve shed tears for many dogs in my life. All the tears in the world won’t bring them back. Dead is dead.
Save them, Dear Animal People, by emailing the shelter at fwacctag@fortworthtexas.gov. 
More details on these dogs in a minute. For now, just save them and know that you’ve done the best thing for a pair of living beings that’s been done since you woke up this morning. Zane and Bingo — two dogs to love.
ALL THE UNWANTED ANIMALS
ARE NOT IN TARRANT COUNTY
Good grief, how in the world is it that an area of eleventy-zillion people can’t find homes for just three Carrollton dogs.
Vanessa Johnson, the Senior Animal Care Specialist at the City of Carrollton, the town nestled against the northside of Dallas, issued an appeal earlier for help with some dogs and, then, on Tuesday send a note written in red that reads, “WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY TAGS FOR ANY OF THE DOGS! PLEASE KEEP SHARING AND POSTING!”
This appeal went to people and organizations that have helped Carrollton Animal Services before in tight spots. It reads, “The Carrollton Spotlight list is transitioning to become a call to action for support and care of animals that are scheduled for euthanasia.

“Staff at the Carrollton Animal Services & Adoption Center are using this renewed approach to reach out to our supporting rescue groups for assistance with saving some of our more difficult-to-place or special needs animals. The Adoption Center has had great success in placing the adoptable animals, but some, because of size, disposition, or special conditions, have not been placed and are in immediate need of rescue support. Although we have avoided the use of the word 'urgent,' the fact is, your support is desperately needed to save these animals.”
And there’s this sentence:
"If these animals are not rescued or adopted by 5 pm on Friday, July 30, 2021, they may need to be considered for euthanasia.”
That’s because, on a city shelter, there is no sign reading “no more animals being accepted.” City shelters must, by law, accept whatever is brought to them. 
Here are the contact points for these animals: Phone 972-466-3420; Fax 972-466-4873; or email vanessa.johnson@cityofcarrollton.com 
That first pup is Tilly, a spayed Cattle Dog who is about 3 and weighs 30 pounds and is up-to-date on her shots. She is “rescue only.” Her bio reads that she is a stray who is a “ typical Cattle Dog and can take time to warm up to new people. She is a sweet girl once she gets comfortable with you. She walks well on a leash and appears to be house trained. Because Tilly can be a bit shy with new people, we are looking for an approved 501c3 rescue group to pull her and help her find her new furever home. Tilly has been with us since May 10, 2021.”

The second pup is Calypso, a 2-year-old, 59-pound spayed Pittie mix who is also up-to-date on shots. She is available for adoption. Her bio reads, “She came into the shelter as a stray. Calypso can be a little shy meeting new people and takes some time to warm up. She appears to be house-trained and walks well on leash. Calypso has been with us since May 27, 2021.”

That brings us to the boy dog, Homie, a Retriever mix who is about 6, weighs 79 pounds and is up-to-date on his shots. He’s also available for adoption right now.
His bio reads, “He came into the shelter as an owner-surrender. He has lived with a smaller dog but has never been around cats. Homie is a laid-back guy, who walks well on leash and is house trained. Homie is an older guy just looking for a couch to lay his head on. Homie has been with us since June 4, 2021.”

[LARRY ASIDE: Here is the horrible statement of the way things really are: “We will not be able to hold them past Friday, July 30, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.” That’s when the time runs out on the clock. Saving these lives is up to people. May hearts be touched by their faces and their stories. There’s too much death in this world already; we need to stop killing animals just to make room for more animals waiting to be killed. That’s not a new thought to people who have been rescuers for longer than about 20 minutes.]
A DOG NAMED CHASE
IS A ‘LITTLE LIVEWIRE’
As you can tell in the photo with the blurry dog image, this guy Chase is the “livewire.” He’s a Retriever mix, about 5 months old. He weighs 30 pounds. Chase came into the Mesquite Animal Shelter on July 22, reports the volunteer dog biographer Debra Chisholm. She writes, “This is one little live-wire with lots of puppy energy.  He bounded and raced around the room in which he was being evaluated.  He is a confident, outgoing, tail-wagging bundle of personality!!!  He did jump on me quite a bit so manners classes would certainly be in order. 
"He walks sometimes on a leash but when I took him from and returned him to his kennel he had to be carried.  He was intimidated and so scared of the other dogs who were barking at him that he just froze.”
To ask about giving a "safe home" to this “friendly and sweet-natured puppy” use the ID#48279353 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmesquite.com.
MEANWHILE BACK
AT LANCASTER
The folks with 4-Legged Helpers, the non-profit that focuses on small, largely unvisited shelters in the Dallas area, remind us that the Lancaster Animal Shelter is “still full — more dogs daily — if you rescue, you save a life!”

And one life you can save is that of the very beautiful Husky Snow White. Her bio reads, “This stunningly gorgeous dog is all white with ocean blue eyes.  She was brought to the shelter by someone that could no longer care for her - she can apparently be really good at getting over a fence.  A nice indoor home with large privacy fence might be best for this sweet beautiful dog.  
"Please, won't you help save her?”
And, of course, one of the animals still waiting in Lancaster is this girl Laney — the cat who has bounced between shelters.
She is back at Lancaster because nobody wanted her at the second shelter.

To ask about any Lancaster animal, call or text 4-Legged Helpers at 214-949-2726 or email cat_girl_71@yahoo.com.
BACK TO THE BONDED PAIR,
THE BUDDIES ZANE & BINGO
These two have been in the care of Fort Worth Animal Care and Control for weeks and weeks. Nobody wants them.
Their owner handed them over to the shelter on APRIL THIRTEENTH!
“Moving” was the reason. 
Bingo (#47532438) is heartworm positive. He’s 3 years old, 74-pounds and neutered.
Zane (#47532418) is 6, weighs 147 pounds, is neutered and heartworm negative. 
When taken on a walk at the shelter, the boys were happy to be playing together, a shelter staffer who gave them a chance. 
They’re in the FWACC North Animal Campus at 351 Hillshire in FW. To ask about adopting or tagging, email fwacctag@fortworthtexas.gov. Remember, save ‘em all and these two are among them “all.”
TWO TOP SHELTER NOTES;
OPERATION KINDNESS, SPCA
Big news from Operation Kindness for Thursday. The shelter is reopening for “in-person adoptions” after being “closed to the public” for more than a year — thank you Covid 19. Sheesh. A news release says there’ll be a ribbon cutting ceremony and, in gratitude for community support during the Pandemic, a grand opening open house for new construction starting at 10 a.m. Thursday at the shelter, 3201 Earhart Drive in Carrollton. (See www.operationkindness.org.)
The news release quotes Operation Kindness CEO Ed Jamison as saying, "We're extremely excited for the grand opening event as it's our way of showing gratitude for the community support we’ve received through construction and the pandemic. Operation Kindness has always been a community-driven shelter, and we're proud of that fact. To have the opportunity to open for in-person adoptions means we not only get to see everyone again, but we will continue our journey and mission to provide animals with loving families.”
WHAT'S IN THE CLOSET AT THE SPCA OF TEXAS where they’re already working on the 2021 Fur Ball (Oct. 2 at the Hyatt Regency)? Consider the latest promotion from the SPCA of Texas. Basically, it’s a “cleaning out” of the closet that holds items donated for the annual Fur Ball fundraiser. Buy a “Mystery Box,” get some cool stuff and help some animals find some homes — that’s kind of the bottom line. Read about Mystery Box 2021 on the SPCA site HERE.
CONTEMPLATIONS
ADVERTISING, GUTTERS & SPATULAS
I see many things in today’s advertising that I never expected to see: Women shaving areas that in my pre-teen years were regarded as “fictional,” a guy in his underwear boldly discussing why those brief are comfortable and nearly constant commercials for meds that will, as the ol’ line used to go before researchers caught up with fiction, “cure ya or kill ya.” If medicines didn’t need cautions in their commercials and on their “explanatory papers,” there’d be a whole bunch of medical-minded lawyers switching to criminal law and divorce cases. …
It used to be that the scariest ads on TV were medical, but now, on the channels I watch, the most terrifying commercials have to do with gutters on the roof of your house. Seen those? Some kind of gadget keeps ‘em unclogged and keeps you off ladders and safe from certain tragedy. Nowadays, I can’t even park in our driveway without wondering what calamity is coming because we don’t have gutters.  It isn’t like we have a lot of rain — the only thing that runs down gutters in Texas is big bugs and fuzzy varmints. … 

Back to the racy commercials for undergarments and razors: You can imagine my surprise when I got an email with this wholesome subject line: “Dazzling spatulas, aprons and dish towels!” I’ve never before seen a spatula referred to as “dazzling.” Liked the Christmas Donkey Towel, however. And I’m waiting to see the Dazzling Old Farmers Almanac Galluses in a TV commercial during ol’ detective reruns — and by ol’ detectives I mean guys who needed some help holding their trousers in place. Relax, youngsters, it’s OK to say “galluses” in church and on TV. Use “galluses” in a sentence? OK. Try this: “Two space galluses collided over Texas and the fireball set off UFO reports all over the nation.” Relax, the authorities say no gussets were harmed.
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