EDITION OF THURSDAY/FRIDAY OCT. 24-25, 2024 [PetPowellPress] Welcome to the next weekend -- we're starting it early. I just remembered that there's a time change comin'. Yep, 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3., and suddenly, like magic, it's 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.
I'm wondering if people voted early so their brains would not be fouled up by the time change two days before the 2024 Election Day. May all our
dogs and cats adjust easily to the new feeding skeds and "go outside" times. [FYI: Arizona and Hawaii don't follow the Spring Forward/Fall Back law. That explains some smiles twice a year.
This is my Senior Office Cat William Powell (right) explaining "how to prepare" for the demands of the time change to Junior Office Cat Stevie Ray. As Williams says, "We're cats. We have our own schedules and the humans are trained to follow 'em. It's the dogs who get jerked around by Congress."
[LARRY FYI: The Uniform Time Act of 1966 became effective on April Fool's Day 1967... Look it up. Probably should be plural possessive on that "April Fools' Day" -- No Offense to Congress, of course. With more daylight, thing should be better illuminated, even in Washington, right?]
A NOVEMBER REMINDER
FOR 'OUT AT THE LAKE'
For as many years as i've been typing notices about the Gun Barrel Quilters Guild donating a fund-raising quilt to the Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake, I've never asked how many Quilters have a dog or a cat who sits patiently and watches them quilt until it's time for a walk or a meal.
Whatever the count, the Quilters' next big quilt is going to be won by somebody in a drawing at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26. It'll be held where the Friends operate the world's most successful spay/neuter clinic in Gun Barrel City, Texas.
The Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake make it pretty easy to buy tickets for a chance at winning. We've learned this through our pal Sydney Busch, the longtime contact at the Friends. Tickets are $5 each or you can buy 5 for $20. You get them at the Friends of the Animals Clinic at 122 Ol' Gun Barrel Lane S. in Gun Barrel City.
Or, Sydney advises, "Call me with your credit/debit card number and I'll fit out the raffle tickets for you!" The phone numbers are 903-451-4701 or (cell) 214-808-4701.
You can see this quilt and many other works from the Gun Barrel Quilters Guild at this Facebook SITE.
SOME OF THE MANY BIOS
OF DOGS AND CATS WAITING
We've been sent these animals who are waiting in the Mesquite Animal Shelter and have been biographed (that the right term?) by volunteers who work had to get a spotlight on animals needing homes. As we've explained before, we don't have room to run the entire biographies of these animals, but thanks to the volunteer dog-writers at Mesquite, we have biographies we can introduce and suggest that you can read the entire biographies online at the Mesquite Animal Shelter's website HERE.
You can click on that shelter site, go to the "dogs" list and navigate to these animals by their names and their numbers. Of course some of the shelter animals, such as this blanket-wrapped cat, don't have names. They need a person to give them names. That's where humans come into this system.
[LARRY ASIDE: As you read these, think not only of the animals but be grateful for the hearts that have gotten involved in meeting these animals and writing their biographies in an attempt to help them find places to live a long, happy life.]
OUR TIPSTER/BIOGRAPHER DEBRA CHISHOLM provided us with the "UPDATED EVALUATION OF RESCUE-ONLY MADDOX." He's #56851983. Maddox is listed as "a Blue Merle Catahoula Leopard mix surrendered to the Mesquite Shelter on 10/1. He weighs 43 pounds and is about 7-8 months of age. Maddox arrived injured, having been attacked by another dog while tied to a tree. Staff took him to the vet and his injuries included a puncture wound as well as a deep laceration on his front left leg. The laceration was sutured. Maddox had a bandage for on for several days and it has been removed. He has a follow-up appointment on 10/25 to determine the progress of the
recovery."
There'll be an update from the vet. Debra says, "Maddox moves around quite freely, and the injury does not seem to have slowed him down any. He favors the leg very little. Maddox is a happy-go-lucky, high energy, fun-loving pup, playful, friendly, and sweet natured....."
Remember, cite his ID #56851983 when you all the shelter at
972-216-6283 or email [email protected]. Same system for all these Mesquite animals.
COCO (#57113506) is a "timid little sweetheart," according to Debra's bio of this 3-month-old, 28-pound pup. Of this former stray (arrived on Oct. 19), she writes, "I named him Coco because of the beautiful chocolate coloring of his soft sleek coat. He also has such beautiful imploring eyes! My Dog Scanner app identifies his breed as primarily Patterdale Terrier with some Lab/retriever in the mix. It is a complete mystery as to how this
adorable puppy not only ended up in a city shelter, but not having anyone come looking for him."
Debra thinks that "All of the noise from the other dogs and the unfamiliar surroundings have made him uneasy." And he has show signs of warming up and, Debra writes, "Undoubtedly when he is in a warm, caring, loving home situation, he will blossom and his true personality will come out. This puppy needs to be an inside dog where he can live and bond with his new people."
FRISCO (#57112719) got Debra's "WARNING! CUTE PUPPY ALERT." She refers to Frisco as a "cutesy high-spirited pup" who came to the shelter as a stray on 10/19 and is a "Lab/retriever, English Pointer mix... This spunky youngster
weighs 21 pounds and is about 3 months old. He has lots of puppy energy and behavior, including jumping on you. Obedience classes would be of great benefit in fitting in nicely with his new people."
[LARRY REMINDER: See this entire biography of a "cute puppy" by going to the Mesquite Animal Services LINK HERE. To ask about Cute Frisco, call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or [email protected]. Cite his shelter ID #57112719.
LUDWIG (#57112664] is "gorgeous, magnificent, stunning, handsome and a real showstopper!" writes his biographer Judi Brown.
He's a year-old, 50-pound Belgian Malinois who arrived at the shelter as a stray on Oct. 19. Judi writes, "You would be the envy of the neighborhood when you took him for a walk. Not only would he catch their attention because of his looks, but they would notice how he walks right beside you on a leash. That’s pretty impressive for a one- year-old dog. It goes to show how smart and trainable he is. Notice his long nose. The first 10 minutes in the yard he inspected everything with his nose. Then he galloped and leaped for joy around the yard. He did drool a little indicating some nervousness. Who could blame him after finding himself at a noisy shelter? He didn’t appear to know the sit command, and was not interested in my treats. When I sat down he came to me to be petted. I even got kisses." There's more about Ludwig in the shelter website -- just click to his biography. Cite his ID #57112664 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or [email protected].
CHESTNUT [#57102583] IS IN A FIX. Judi's bio of Chestnut reads, "It's sad when a dog is so scared that it takes days of TLC to build trust. You wonder what the dog has been through before he got to the shelter. We’re trying to show Chestnut he can trust the staff and volunteers. He’s starting to realize that. He’s such a handsome boy that has so much potential. He wants to make friends. He’s very sweet and well mannered. ... If you could offer Chestnut a laid-back
family environment, you would be rewarded many times over. He wants to be an inside dog."
Remember, cite Chestnut's ID number 57102582 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6383 or email [email protected].
And at the shelter's website HERE you can see many adoptable cats and kittens, including these three. Just patiently waitin' for homes, they are. [LARRY ASIDE; They're not blurry in real life, just in the computer life they've been assigned to by the Fate that controls my determination of photographic representation. Darnit.]
CONTEMPLATIONS
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED?
The feature "Contemplations" is suspended for this edition. Why? Brain not working at this point in the day's afternoon.
OK, brain may be working any day but can't figure out why this particular day.
Could be "Campaign Overload Syndrome." In fact, I may launch a campaign to get the word "Campaign" changed to "Campain." .
ASSERTION: I'd rather be here with my Office Cats and Office Dog Porche than taking a job that requires me to try to figure out how to get a straight line into or out of a place called "The Oval Office"
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