EDITION OF TUES/WED APR '29-'30 2025 [PetPowellPress] I may take Wednesday off to organize stuff on my desk, under my desk, between my desk and my other desk.
The closets have the clean-up/clear out contract for sometime during the summer.
Not one dog or cat is responsible for the stacks of New Yorkers or old bills or baseball caps or piles (too unruly to be "stacks") of books including multiple copies (paperback and hardback) of Charles Portis' True Grit and assorted Larry McMurtry titles including The Last Picture Show and All My Friends Are Going To be Strangers. Plus, the Robert Heinlein collection scattered about including two or three copies of Stranger in a Strange Land. Ah, I remember when I was a reader....
Why do I mention all these books and human clutter? So I can get two photos of neat and well-behaved animals into the first section of this edition. We'll consider them in Contemplations. But first, some animals to help.
'WANDERING DOWN AN
ARKANSAS HIGHWAY'...MAGGIE
Spotted this girl Maggie on a page in Tuesday's edition of my ol' hometown paper, The Texarkana Gazette. She was "Pet of the Week" at the Texarkana Animal League, a consortium of animal organizations and the people who fuel them. So I went to the Texarkana Animal League website HERE and marveled at the great animals in the inventory of dogs waiting for good homes.
And, there was, indeed, Dog of the Week, the Austrian Shepherd mix Maggie.
Her bio reads: "Maggie is a very sweet Australian shepherd mix girl who was found wandering down an Arkansas highway with her precious baby girl beside her. Their foster picked them up and brought them home with her. After not finding an owner, they came thru our rescue to be vetted and hopefully find their furever... Click for more information... "
[LARRY ASIDE: Here's the LINK TO MAGGIE'S PAGE.]
MEANWHILE IN MESQUITE,
THE ANIMALS ARE WAITING....
They may be waiting, but they've already been interviewed and observed by the team of volunteer bio-writers Mesquite Animal Services has with the goal of "saving 'em all."
We begin with Judi Brown's bio of Timber. She writes, "Anyone that sees you walking Timber will be envious. Timber is a handsome, dignified, majestic blue-eyed Alaskan Malamute. He is a four year old 62 pound show-stopping fluffy boy that was brought into the Mesquite Animal Shelter on 4/24 by one of our officers. He is on the shy side. When I first took him into the yard, he was shaking and had his tail tucked. However, once he got to pacing and exploring the yard, he relaxed. I don’t believe I saw the full extent of
his personality. He will no doubt blossom once he’s in a loving home with his new family."
She says the family heritage of Malamute suggests he'll need "space to roam" and a "tall security fence" and, as "fluffy" as he is, he'll need "frequent grooming.
Timber is #58370581 at the shelter -- cite the number when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected].
See the complete bios of these dogs by going to the shelter site HERE
and navigating to the adoptables.
AMONG THEM IS DUMPLING, who Judi found photographically fascinating and kept snapping pictures, she say. Dumpling (#58371414) is "a 2-year-old, 36-pound, American Bulldog with a black patch over one eye," Judi writes. And she adds, "She was brought in by a conscientious citizen. Typical of the American Bulldog breed, she’s low to the ground and has a stocky build. She’s well mannered. She
sits for treats and takes them gently. She also comes when she’s called. She’s a lapdog wannabe.
But on the other hand, she also is playful, frisky and vivacious. ...
Since she wants to spend time cuddling with you on your lap, she will need to be an inside dog mostly." Remember cite her # when you contact the shelter about adopting, rescuing or visiting Dumplin.
VETERAN DOG BIO-WRITER DEBRA CHISHOLM provided the bio of "this precious, cutesy youngster Faye who is a Jack Russell Terrier mix [an injured dog] picked up by one of our officers and brought to the Mesquite Animal Shelter on 3/24. She was taken to the vet and the diagnosis was a ... tibial fracture. The vet placed the injured leg in a cast. She returned to the vet for a check up and the injury has healed without needing surgery! She is good as new—romping, playing, and enjoying life again without that pesky cast!"
Now available for adoption. Debra describes her as a "high-spirited, delightfully charming, spayed 6 month old 17 pound youngster. Her chocolate brown eyes, cute freckles, and one ear up/one down gives her the cutest appearance!" (Remember, the complete bio is on the Mesquite shelter website HERE.
Debra's bio of this guy Presley includes her description of him: "Happy-go-lucky, fun-loving boy." She writes that "Presley is an American Pitbull/American Staffordshire mix picked up by one of our officers on 4/18. ... Presley weighs 42 pounds, is about 3 years old, and is neutered. He’s crazy about treats and kept hounding me for them! He will sit for treats and he does take them politely. He loved exploring the yard and the room in which I did his eval. He is a friendly boy who stays very close—whether he’s being sociable or just wanting more treats
I'm not sure! He may have lived as an outside dog as he looks somewhat scruffy. He does walk well on a leash. ... This exuberant tail-wagging fellow is hoping and dreaming of leaving the shelter life behind and finding a home in which his people will stay committed to him and give him an inside life so that he can bond and socialize with them. A soft cushy bed and some yummy food and snacks and interaction with his peeps is on his list of things he’s hoping for."
Remember, cite Presley's ID # 58334701 when you call the shelter at 972–216-6283 or email at [email protected]..
CONTEMPLATIONS
LETTING OFF STEAM????
Here's the "steam" part. Feel free to join me. Email your steaming mad comments to [email protected].
I live in a house with animals rescued off the streets, or dumped in our yard, city parks or where ever is handy -- it is amazing to me after all these years of writing about the challenge that such wonderfully interesting dogs and cats wind up dumped, ignored, set free, shoved out of cars, thrown over fences, etc. And, you know what? It really still BLEEPS me off. Pick any ugly word you want to replace BLEEPS, the depth of its meaning won't be enough to adequately describe how ticked most of us animal nuts are at the BLEEPS who treat dogs and cats like BLEEP.
MOVING ALONG BACK TO THE TOP OF TODAY'S REPORT. The animal photo explanations:
I am a student of "Dudley The Angel's Daytime Slumber Methods" but he always has the bed in front of the big TV.
And that cat? That's my Junior Office Cat Stevie Ray Treeboy. I asked him what he was doing and he replied kindly, "I'm looking for the off button on your computer. Could ya lay off trying to write the cat poetry? You don't have the feline soul it takes to reach the hearts in 21st Century cat gathering at the Sophisticated Cat Tales' monthly meeting." For a guy rescued from a flimsy mimosa limb when he was a mere handful of kitten, Stevie Ray can be a real wiseacre. Dudley the Angel woke at the racket, smiled and went back to his primary goal in life: Get a good nap.
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