EDITION OF FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 2024 [PetPowellPress] Welcome to our extra edition for Friday. We’ll follow it up with the weekend edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap if I don’t pull a finger muscle — a flexor digitorum profundus, perhaps — while typing dramatically.
Here we go:
CHICKEN NUGGET WAITS
IN FORT WORTH’S SHELTER
Why does readlarrypowell.com know about this dog? Because the famed foster Patty Sprong shared the post by DeeAnn Skinner and others at Fort Worth Animal Care & Control. Yep, end-of-week networking. Keep it up.
This dog with the Hollywood face is Chicken Nugget (#55112606), a 2-year-old, spayed, 43-pound dog-friendly resident of Fort Worth’s Silcox Adoption Center at 4900 Martin St. in southeastern Cowtown.
She’s available “foster, adoption and rescue,” the note read. Here’s that info: Adoptions are noon to 6 p.m.daily at the Silcox Center; Rescuers should email fwacctag@fortworth texas.gov; Fosters should email [email protected]. And, according to the note, “If you’re not a current foster please apply on line at tinyurl.com/fosterfwacc.
[LARRY ASIDE: Our dogs and cats will tell you we’re suckers for cute faces and this girl Chicken Nugget has one. And, like all animals shelters, she’s on the clock. It’ll take a human heart to save this face.]
THE DRAMATIC STORY OF SIRI,
A TRINITY GAP DOG IN NEED
The pictures will tell part of this dog’s story. We got the rest of it thanks to our pal Karen Lee, famed for helping animals and having founded barkleyworld.com to help animals by helping people trying to help animals. This pup Siri fits right into that mission
You may know of the Trinity GAP Club, organized in 2003 at Euless Trinity High School —The GAP part stand for “Girls
Awareness Program” and one of its first projects was to get involved in an effort to help animals in the Euless Animal Shelter. Teacher Steffenie Vela has been the guiding light since the founding. With that background, we move to the actual story of Siri, thanks to our pal Karen at Barkleyworld.com.
Steffenie’s note begins, “This sweet American bully was found malnourished and near death when animal control was called in Euless. The ACO immediately called Trinity GAP Rescue for help. We immediately got her into our vet where she is now, spending a few days getting life-saving medical care.”
[LARRY ASIDE: Here comes some of that heartbreaking part of the story.]
Steffenie writes, “The vet discovered Siri was chipped and has been missing for over two years. She was stolen as a puppy out of a back yard at six months old. The owner registered her as stolen, but sadly had given up recently on finding her alive and adopted two other dogs. Due to his current situation and Siri’s medical needs, he has released her to TGAP, so she can continue to receive the care and attention she desperately needs to recover.”
AND HERE ARE THE MEDICAL CHALLENGES: “Siri has been diagnosed with anemia, malnutrition, intestinal parasites, high liver enzymes, and a bad infection from a wound on her lower back that is so deep it goes to her bone.
"In addition to medication, she is going to need hydrotherapy, four small meals a day, and lots of TLC. Bloodwork will continue to be done regularly until her levels are within normal range. We need help to cover all of her medical costs.”
And Steffenie explains, “We are asking for donations for Siri and help in sharing her post. Donations can be made on the links below:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JJXGKGMTMRVNC&ssrt=1690941225777
Or Venmo at Trinity_Gap_Rescue.”
[LARRY ASIDE: We’ve been writing at the non-profit Trinity GAP Club since Steffenie launched it in 2003. Here’s some of the core explanation for the organization: “The Trinity GAP Club (Girls Awareness Program) was started in 2003 by Steffenie Vela. It was her daughter’s dream to create a place where girls who were not involved in other school activities could join and become part of their school and community. Trinity GAP Club is an all-girls club that functions through Trinity High School in Euless, TX. The mission of Trinity GAP Club is to give these high school girls a positive outlet for their time and to show them positive alternatives for their lives.” Email [email protected]. And Trinity GAP’s Facebook page is HERE.]
PEARL, SNOOKY, TESS AND ROCKY
AMONG THE MESQUITE ADOPTABLES
FYI: Mesquite is running a $14 adoption special during February.
We got the bios of these dogs from the Mesquite Animal Services volunteer dog-writers Debra Chisholm and Judi Brown.
Pearl’s is a heartbreaking tale of disgusting behavior by humans. (THAT’S LARRY’S EDITORIAL COMMENT)
PEARL (#55188415) is a girl who knows how to pose, don’t you think? Her bio from Debra reads that the “American Pit Bull mix arrived on Jan. 30. Debra wrote, “Pearl had the misfortune of being abandoned in her home by her owners. She appears to have had at least one litter of pups. Pearl weighs 40 pounds and is about 3 years old. This precious girl was so thrilled to be out of her kennel in the shelter yard and enjoying the beautiful day during her evaluation. … Pearl is a friendly girl and A-OK with receiving loving attention. You would not have to spend long with her to fall in love and wonder how and why her people could leave her. She deserves another chance…”
To ask about Pearl, be sure to cite her ID #55188415 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected]. .
Remember, as Debra notes, “Our shelter is critically overfull and we desperately need some good adoptions and rescues.”
Veteran Mesquite dog-writer Judi Brown met up with this guy Snooky and began her bio of the little rascal very sweetly.
She wrote, “What’s better than chocolate, better for you, and lasts longer? The answer is the love and devotion that Snooky will give you! This adorable cream-colored terrier mix (possibly part Cairn terrier) is 2 years old and weighs 26 pounds. He arrived at the Mesquite Animal Shelter on 1/30 as a stray. He’s the total package! His eyes sparkle with happiness. His corkscrew tail is fluffy and soft like the rest of him. He’s fun loving and playful. He loves to scamper and do zoomies around the yard. Then he comes back to his human friend for approval and a bit of ear scratching. You’re rewarded with kisses. He likes squeaky toys. He sat patiently while I brushed him. He does not know the sit command but backs up in order to try to figure out what you’re asking him to do. He’s highly motivated by treats and takes them gently. He did his business as soon as he got out into the yard indicating he may be housebroken. He has a strong pull on the leash. He was pulling me in the lobby in an attempt to meet other dogs. His tail was wagging the whole time. However he had a slight personality clash with one dog. We always ask if you have another dog that you ask the shelter to do a dog test. … He would love a yard to play in, but would like to spend most the time hanging out loving on his new family.”
Remember, cite Snooky’s shelter ID #55190959 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected].
Same system for these other Mesquite animals.
That dog with the dramatic coloring is Tess. Debra describes her as a “cutesy American Pit Bull mix who arrived as a stray on Jan. 29.” She’s #55180163, a year-and-a-half old, 50-pound “high-spirited girl” with a lot of “spunk and personality.”
As you can see from that second photo, Tess “did zoomies around the yard” and she also loved playing with a tennis ball. “
And Tess “rolled around in the grass with abandon and thoroughly enjoyed playing outside on the beautiful sunny day. There is not a bit of shy or timid about her. She is confident and outgoing, and would be a wonderful pet for a person or family who is active. She would undoubtedly love to be played with, exercised, given enrichment, and included inside with her people in the family circle. … She’s a playful, sweet, friendly girl needing assistance in finding her perfect forever home ,,,”
Debra also wrote, “Our shelter is so overfull with dogs coming in daily. We badly need good homes for our dogs through adoptions or rescues.”
Our last dog of the day is Rocky (#55201658) who, according to Debra, is an American Pit Bull mix brought in as a stray on Feb. 1. He’s about 5, weighs 49 pounds and is a “stocky and muscular fellow” and, she wrote, “He seems too thin and underfed.”
She also writes, “ He has a low-key personality, is calm and well-behaved. Rather than running around and playing he just wandered slowly around the yard seeming to enjoy moving about in a large area and being outside his kennel. He likes treats, but has not been taught to sit for them. … Though he is not high energy, he is active and alert.”
Cite Rocky’s ID 55201658 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmesquite.com.
You can see more Mesquite animals at this shelter link.
Among them, #55201644, known as Sophia. She’s a 5-year-old small, grey cat who came into the shelter on Feb. 2.
As you can see, she has an appetite and knows how to dine. What kind of cat is she?
Ah, the very rare (in some households) Domestic Shorthair Mix.
She’s in the Conference Room at the Mesquite Shelter.
Waiting. And nibbling, of course.
CONTEMPLATIONS
FRIDAY WANDERINGS…
I got an email from a big store and the subject line announced “This week’s spring savings are in…” and I immediately winced because I’m still waiting for the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast. Time moves faster than I do. Spring doesn’t get here until 10:06 p.m. Metrosprawl Time March 19. Of course, by next weekend, we’ll be getting notes about the back-to-school sales. …. Should we pick a Super Bowl winner? Hang on let me see who Dallas is playing… oh, wait. Sorry. OK, I think I expect Patrick Mahomes to triumph on behalf of the team once known as the Dallas Texans, now known as the Kansas City Chiefs. San Francisco can get tough. So, in summation, I don’t have a clue and that’s why I don’t bet on sports. … Anybody else miss going to a one-screen movie theater? Maybe sitting and watching a movie that isn’t animated or a sequel or a … Sorry, I’d slipped into the bygone era when, sometimes, “movies” upgraded to “cinema.” Old guy carping. Where’s the TV remote. I’ve got cable.
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