FRIDAY MORNING EXTRA EDITION: A Husky Mom & Pups get rescue help; a "tripod" in Mesquite waits; A wandering mind...

EXTRA EDITION OF FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 2023 [PetPowellPress] Our overnight mail reveals some challenging cases in the animal kingdom. Let’s get right into these stories.
ANOTHER MOM DELIVERS
A BIG LITTER FOR 2023
In our earlier edition, we reported on the needs of a Momma Dog who was waiting for help with her 17 puppies — scroll down and check that out (Apollo Support & Rescue for Abandoned Dogs is caring for them now.)

Then, in the overnight mail we got an note about this dog Layla and before we could even get it “in print,” Carrollton Animal Services had managed to find a solution.
The original tip came from our pal Karen Lee, founder of animal/animal people-helping barkleyworld.com and longtime supporter of Trinity GAP Rescue of Euless, one of the groups looking for a great foster to help with Layla.
Karen told us about Layla, a new mommy Husky who was in the Carrollton Animal Shelter with the 9 babies that had been born a week ago. When she and the pups came into the shelter, so did the daddy — like Mommy, he, too, is a Husky.

 Vanessa Johnson, the Senior Animal Care Specialist at Carrollton, had been hunting for a foster to take care of mom and the babies. And this morning Vanessa told us that Mom and the babies are now in the care of Texas Husky Rescue  and that “ they are willing to take Dad if we can’t get him adopted but we will try to get him adopted out.” [LARRY ASIDE: I included the Texas Husky Rescue link in that sentence because, maybe, a reader will want to help with that litter’s vet care and puppy food or, maybe, adopt. On some days, I’m an actual optimist when it comes to human behavior! Other days, not so much.]
The original note from the shelter read that Layla “was recently surrendered to us by her owners with her 9 pups, and dad (who is also a purebred Husky.) She is a sweet girl who allows us to handle her pups. She walks well on leash, is house trained and has never met a stranger. She is around 51 pounds and is taking great care of the pups."
The shelter isn’t empty even though a mom and 9 pups were claimed. There are more available adorables. You can see them and how to adopt them HERE.
There are several Husky mixes listed among the shelter’s “availables” and lots of cats, too, including this 3-year-old orange fellow known as Catserole (#51785513). First cat we’ve ever encountered named “Catserole.” 
He came in on December 30 and is in the “New Arrival” stage in the shelter’s Cat Room. His ear has been tipped, so he clearly has a history. His bio says “Staff are working with me to determine my availability status.” Bless his heart and keep him happy and safe. Everybody root for Catserole!
A DOG NAMED HANSON
LIVING UP TO THE CHALLENGE
This handsome guy is Hanson, #51796122, a Pittie Mix. And our tipster, Mesquite Animal Shelter volunteer dog-writer Debra Chisholm writes that Hanson “was brought to the Mesquite Shelter on January 2 and abandoned.”
He is rescue only. And why is that? Because the year-old, not neutered, 50-pound pup has a “deformity with the right front leg.” 
Debra's report reads, “He moves about by necessity like a tripod and it does not seem to bother or slow him down. He is kenneled in the office of our shelter manager and she reports the following:  He has a medium energy level.  He enjoys walks but tires and stops to rest.  Hanson appears to be in good health overall and seems to have been well cared for.  He is house-trained.  He is friendly and affectionate, loves to cuddle and wants to be on your lap.”
[LARRY ASIDE: Sounds like “good dog” to me.]
The shelter manager also reports that, Debra writes, Hanson “is resource protective.  He was tested with another dog and they both did fine with one another.  I noted that he walks well on a leash, knows the sit command, and when led past dogs in kennels who were barking at him, he was intimidated.  In the yard he was very focused on exploring and interested in all the smells.  He is a tail-wagging friendly fellow and tried to climb in my lap to give me kisses.  He is more than happy to be close and to receive loving attention.” [LARRY ASIDE: Again, sounds like GOOD DOG!]
Remember, use his ID #51796122 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmes- quite.com.
See more Mesquite animals, including cats, at THIS SHELTER LINK. You’ll find not just puppies and dogs, but kittens and grown-up cats, too. For example, this beauty —- look at that great “M” between those beautiful eyes! — is Egypt (#51109503). She’s 3 years and 4 months old, a small grey-and-white Domestic Shorthair mix who came in ages ago — way back on September 13. You can find her waiting for a good cat person in the Cat Room at the shelter.
CONTEMPLATIONS
WANDERING OF THE UNFETTERED MIND
Already the first work-week of 2023 is reaching an end. I’ve got to attend some kind of class that teaches me how to be more productive in two hours of typing and research. But I’ve needed that since the early 1960s when I decided I really enjoyed writing essays and term themes. Do students still write “term themes”? Is there a way to reign-in a wandering mind? The age-old question of a spotty academic career. …
Here’s a George Lucas — you’ve heard of him, right? — quote: “ I’m not much of a math and science guy. I spent most of my time in school daydreaming and managed to turn it into a living.” And there’s this from comic Steven Wright: “I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.” Yeah, I think a lot of comics are philosophers. …
Got through Christmas and now comes, in order, my twin sons’ birthday, Martha’s birthday and Groundhog Day, then Valentine’s Day. I’ll be buying Hopeful Lotto Texas Tickets as these two months proceed. I’m daydreaming about winning Lotto Texas. If I do, we’re going to have one heckuva Groundhog Day.
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