CLOCKS: Humans watch 'em and at a shelter there is this awful list; plus you can rock around 'em

EDITION OF MONDAY, NOV. 8, 2021 [PetPowellPress] The time change — either way — makes me depressed. Pick one and leave it there, Dear Congress.
We have clocks in our house that have to be hand-changed. Fortunately none require crawling up on a ladder. 
I know that one of the cats can change the time. Stevie Ray, in his “kitten stage,” enjoyed stretching up and swatting the second-hand before I moved the clock out of my office. Yes, it was a “tribute clock” to our young fellow Stevie Ray. But he preferred not to note the passage of time.
We sort of appreciate that stance. Well, not that stance on the furniture, but that emotional stance. I am moved to ask, however, who works harder to get into trouble? A kitten or an ambitious politician.
MONDAY DEPRESSION NOTE:
THE JOSHUA SIX…EUTHALERT!

Yeah, i crunched “euthanasia” and “alert” together and came up with a word that, perhaps, will inspire people to help get these animals out of the shelter at Joshua, just a handful of minutes south of Fort Worth. 
The note read, “The Joshua 6 are still going to be euthanized on Monday at 4.”
Euthanized “for space,” the note says. the contact is the volunteer rescue coordinator at 214-816-6128 or the shelter at 817-774-9450.
These are the animals, according to the note we got via longtime tipster, rescuer and advocate Kimberly Jones. 

Freddy is this 5-month-old spayed, vaccinated, sweet, pretty and sociable dog.

Mamma is an 8-month-old tortie Petite, they say. And “just ready for someone to love and be loved by….”
Estrella, “at the shelter for quite a long time,” has a $100 donation. She is “about 3” and while there are people who’ve said they were coming for her, nobody has. She's “a big sweet, fluffy Husky mix.”

 Sissy is the properly attired cat, dressed formally, and showing how she can pose for photos.
Buddy is the white-coated, 4-year-old Labrador with “lots of Lab energy” and a “Lab smile!” “Hard to believe he’s running out of time,” the note reads.
Charlie is the green-eyed cat lounging in a proper cat bed.
Six animals, all at peril, because humans have a clock ticking toward 4 p.m. Monday. "Euthanize for space" -- isn't that one of the ugliest terms to ever come out of the animal shelter business? Sheesh. Humans are better than that, aren't we?
UNDERWEIGHT, STARVING, STRAY:
DRAMA NEEDS HAPPY ENDING
Look at the face on this boy Oscar! He’s a happy dog and he’s starving. But he’s in a good spot now — he’s in the Mesquite Animal Shelter. Our tipster, volunteer dog biographer Debra Chisholm, wrote, that Oscar “was picked up by one of our officers and brought to the Mesquite Animal Shelter on 10/30 as a stray.  Oscar weighs 45 pounds, is not neutered and is approximately 4 years old.  He is underweight and is being given extra food in order to put some pounds on his thin frame.  He walks OK on a leash and did not show any aggression toward the dogs he walked past.  When he came to a row of crates in the hallway and the dogs began barking at him, he got scared and ‘pancaked.’  It was hard to get him to move due to his fear.  He enjoyed scouting out the yard.  He has a low-key personality and is fairly calm and gentle yet lively and active.  His tail wags lots!!”  He’s #48982505 at the shelter. Use that number when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityof mesquite.com.
Dexter (#48981002) may have the best ornamental face we’ve seen — he’s possibly a “Louisiana Catahoula Leopard and husky” combination, Debra writes. [LARRY ASIDE: I’m betting Louisiana because that facial pattern sure looks like a New Orleans Saints logo!]  Dexter is about 2, weighs 55 pounds, isn’t neutered and came in as a stray on October 30. 
Debra says, “He has an exuberant personality and thoroughly enjoyed running and bounding around the yard during the photo shoot.” Needs someone with an active lifestyle —- someone who can keep up with his own lively lifestyle.

That brings us to Haley, a 2-year-old, not-yet-spayed, mixed breed (possibly German Shepherd/Anatolian
Shepherd/Black Mouth Cur in the mix), Debra writes. Well-mannered with a “mellow laid-back personality,” she has a “moderate activity level,” reads her bio. She’s working on warming up — right now she’s “a bit skittish.” Came in as a stray on October 28. Use her ID #4896657 when you contact the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected].

 And we cite the impossibly cute fellow Dobbie, “a Boxer (with possibly Portuguese Pointer in the mix) who was picked up by one of our officers and brought to the Mesquite Animal Shelter on 10/28 as a stray.  This is the second time he was picked up by an Animal Control Officer.  Dobbie weighs 57 pounds, is about 1 year old and is neutered.  He has a cute underbite which makes him rather unique looking.  He is a high-spirited pup with lots of energy.  During the photo shoot he raced and bounded around the yard, thrilled to be able to stretch his legs.  He chased the tennis balls thrown but did not know to bring them back.  He is playful and curious and alert to his surroundings.  He does jump on you in his puppy excitement so that will need to be addressed.  Dobbie knows the sit command and will do so for treats, which he takes gently.  He walks well on a leash but is a bit of a puller.  Dobbie is a friendly boy with a fun-loving personality.  He would seem to best suit a person or family with an active lifestyle in which he would be exercised, played with and trained.  He has so much potential and needs an owner who will stay committed to him!”
Dobbie is #48732878 — use that when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email   [email protected].
RAFFLE TICKETS AVAILABLE
FOR THE GBC GUILD QUILT
See it as a gift for someone, see it as a warm addition to your household, see it as a happy way to help Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake get a bit of a financial boost for the chilly days of winter.
The Friends will benefit from the raffling ($5 a ticket, 5 tickets for $20) this quilt. According to our longtime reliable Friends of the Animals tipster Sydney Bush, this six-foot-by-five-foot quilt was “lovingly made and donated by the Gun Barrel City Quilting Guild. 

Tickets are available from 6 a.m. until “4:00ish” on Tuesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on the Second Saturday of each month at the Friends of the Animals Spay/Neuter Clinic, the world’s most successful spay/neuter clinic in Gun Barrel City, Texas.
The raffle drawing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. (Questions: contact the Friends at 903-451-4701 or 214-808-4701 (cell). 
Theme of the quilt is “Wherever we may roam, there’s no place like HOME.” Kind of a warm feeling for a warm quilt as we warmly enter the traditional post-Halloween holiday season.
And a reminder, while the Friends “operate” on Tuesdays at the clinic, on the Second Saturday of each month (November 13, this time), the Friends’ clinic hosts a clinic for “vaccinations, heartworm testing, microchipping and other non-surgical services.” No appointment necessary for the shots ’n’ chips clinic. Appointments needed for the Tuesday’s spay/neuter procedures.
CONTEMPLATIONS

Time, Eggs & Walter the Cat

Here we are, already a week into November and racing toward the end of 2021. The only thing that’ll slow us down — and you pro-basketball fans may appreciate this — is the eternity it can take to play the last 2 minutes of an NBA game when the score is tight. ….

 Is it to late to shop early? Depends on the TV station you’re watching, I guess. We wrapped up out shopping back in March — everybody’s getting dyed eggs. I make an Easter joke. On a related note: Deviled eggs? Pro or con?…
Pardon my personal note about a truck (I own a 1999 Ford F15, but I didn’t buy it because of a cat.) If I were shopping for a pickup, and I’m not, I might take a look at the Chevy Silverado ONLY because of the cat Walter. After my experience with Chevrolet Vegas in the early 1970s, lingering bitterness makes me unlikely to spend money on a Chevy, but Walter did win me over with his acting and charm. It’s a great commercial with a Walter the Cat doing dog things to the tune of a 1920s folk song by Harry McClintock, The Big Rock Candy Mountain. Here’s a link to the commercial. And here’s a link to Harry singing The Big Rock Candy Mountain. None of our cats appear in TV commercials, but if you click HERE you’ll get Stevie Ray’s favorite song around the clock about time — it’s a philosophy he endorses. He says he was born in “glad rags.”
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