A DOG GETS A BREAK, ANOTHER NEEDS A BREAK, A CAT HAS A 'LOOK' & TIPS ON CAR REPAIR 'N' COLLEGE

EDITION OF TUESDAY, JAN. 30, 2024 [PetPowellPress] Now and then something happens that helps people -- even us animal nuts -- keep the faith. I’ve heard of these instances. Didn’t happen with my Saturday night Lotto Texas ticket, but what do I need with snack money when I’m trying to diet?
A DOBIE DOG DODGES
A REALLY FULL SHELTER….
This is one of those “good news” stories that pops up every now and then because animal people are hustlers. They keep after things. They work hard to find a solution….Know what I mean?
This nameless-for-now dog went to a rescue group Sunday rather than being surrendered at a big city animal shelter with little room for a pardon.
Several editions ago we posted the story of this young Doberman who’d been rescued out of a lousy, potentially deadly situation.
Our tipster, the determined animal advocate Kimberly Jones, opened the story this way: “Very young Doberman needing rescue group ASAP 🙏🏻 He was found during freeze. No microchip. Searching for owner and he is listed everywhere including Pawboost as found but no luck... This dog is very dog friendly and very young. Maybe 1 yr old. Male. Has his tail still. Natural ears. No aggression or anxiety whatsoever. Good with small and big dogs. Honestly loves everyone. He has not been around cats. He is just very happy and bouncy. He is good on a leash. He is good in a car. Needs rescue asap.”
On Monday morning we opened this Sunday note from KJ: “This Dobie boy went to Doberman Rescue of North Texas today!!! He is SAFE!!! ❤️”
You can read more about this boy and other dogs in the care of DRNT by going to THIS dobermanrescue.org WEBSITE
[LARRY NOTE: The threat the dog had dodged was being surrendered to Dallas Animal Services, the taxpayer-supported facility known most of the time as “over capacity.” And, Dear Readers, you know what happens to “over capacity” dogs and cats if nobody shows up to help them. It’s the old, traditional Texas theory of animal control: “Got an animal problem? Let’s kill it.”]
RAVEN’S THE NAME,
FINDING A HOME’S THE AIM
This story of a dog in need came via our tipster Sydney Busch, the longtime guiding light of the Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake, the non-profit that operates (so to speak) the world’s most successful spay/neuter clinic at Gun Barrel City, Texas.
This dog is named Raven.
And the bio from Sydney reads “This adorable 7-month- old Australian cattle dog is in need of a new home - long story…Raven is his name — he’s neutered, up-to-date on his vacs and on heartworm prevention. Very well cared for…Great with kids and other dogs
“This is a wonderful, very smart breed - but HIGH ENERGY...needs a lot of exercise….”
To ask about giving Raven that new home, contact Eli at 254-315-7060.
FYI: Read about the Friends of the Animals at friendsoftheanimals.org.
ELSA THE ADOPTABLE
‘DILUTE TABICO’
We got the tip on Elsa, the cat with the movie star look, from noted Dallas cat fan, rescuer, animal advocate and pretty swell person Andrea Allen. The cat is Elsa whose bio, provided by Collin County Adoptable Pets in McKinney, describes her as “ a 3-year-old Dilute Tabico with a heart full of sweetness” before handing the keyboard to her so she can write in first cat person, “I'm hopeful for a second chance at having a loving family. I come with endless affection and the promise of making your home a brighter, warmer place. Could you be the one to give me the loving family I've been dreaming of? Let's start a new chapter together.”
At the Collin County Animal Shelter site HERE you can see that Elsa has two numbers on her bio — #15803fr and 1084205. [LARRY ASIDE: We have no idea why a shelter cat would have two numbers. But maybe it’s important to the bookkeeper.]
The Collin County Adoptable Pets organization explains, “Our goal is to network the adoptable animals at Collin County Animal Services. This page is managed by volunteers, and is not affiliated with the Shelter.”
To reach the actual shelter in McKinney, call 972-547-7292. The shelter’s address is 4750 Community Ave., McKinney,TX 75071.
[LARRY ASIDE: McKinney is right up U.S. 75 from Dallas — depending on the motoring challenges, a trip could take you 30 minutes or 3 days to get there. I’m typing that as a veteran driver whose seen a jam or two on North Central Expressway in his lifetime as a journalistic observer of Dallas traffic who has never once seen a day when there wasn’t a construction project underway in the city. That’s why you need a calming cat such as Elsa — after a drive, you need a friend whose purr is calming and can help you through the jittery parts of your travel by sitting in your lap while aiming your remote at the TV and wondering “:What’s on the next channel?”].
CONTEMPLATIONS
LOOKING FORWARD AND OTHER STUFF
Here we are on the brink of the end of January and the Super Bowl opponents have been determined and to show that the Dallas Cowboys are ahead of most of their opponents, they’ve already been “waitin’ ’til next year.” I know. Cheap shot. …
Speaking of good things that happen to good people… Didn’t happen with my Saturday night Lotto Texas ticket, but what do I need with money when I’ve got dogs, cats, grown-up twins sons and a wife  way smarter than I am. Well, I would like to have enough money to play golf regularly. Wonder if I’m too old to qualify for a golf scholarship at a major university. I could earn a degree in “Moneymaking, Taxation and Course Management.” That sounds like a degree that would pay enough to cover the greens fees and cart rental. …
Speaking of college loans, way back in 1966, I managed to go to junior college for around a hundred bucks a 16-hour semester — that was about 3 week’s pay as a beginning reporter. I also bought a car on a loan from my credit union — a $900 second-hand black 1963 Volkswagen Bug without a radio or an air-conditioner. The transmission connection under the floor of the back seat broke once and I wired the gearshift back together with a paperclip from my desk at the office. (Swapped that car for a used 1966 white Mustang with red interior (with AM radio) in 1968; paperclip was still holding firm in the VW.) Journalism — you learn things and, now and then, other people learn things from what you report. Never had to get the federal government to forgive my education bills. Maybe it shows that I didn’t get one of those six-figure degrees. Sic friat crustulum, eh?
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