EDITION OF THURSDAY/FRIDAY May 8-9, 2025 [PetPowellPress] Busy day on national/International TV as this is being written. Got that white smoke signal as your Lapsed Baptist Boy Typist was organizing this edition. The animals are waiting, of course, for news from the shelter front offices that the adoption papers are being commpleted.
Thus, with prayers for the planet and its people and its animals and our future, we move into the items of this edition.
PERHAPS THIS IS A PROPER TIME
TO CITE A DO-GOOD RESCUE GROUP
One of the first emails I opened Thursday morning was from our longtime pal/animal tipster/animal helper Karen Lee of barkleyworld.com, the non-profit that helps people help their animals.
Karen's note had to do with a stellar organization in Euless, the little eastern Tarrant County town on Airport Freeway between Fort Worth and Dallas.
The organization? The Trinity GAP Rescue Club, a student-powered organization created on the Euless Trinity High School Campus in 2003 as a way to get the Trinity Girls Awareness Program involved in animal rescue.
The news? Here's how our pal Karen wrote it: "Hey, Everyone, just bragging on my rescue peeps from Trinity GAP Club Rescue who made the DFW NBC news! Kudos to this great group of students and teachers who have kept this 'club' going for a long time! Thank you Steffenie Vela and all the volunteers AND students with Trinity GAP Club in Euless, TX! Salute!!"
Karen sent us this LINK to NBC5 reporter Noel Walker's May 7 story about the heart and soul of the Trinity GAP Rescue Club and its founding thanks to then-teacher Steffenie Vela whose daughter inspired the creation of the organization.
GAP'S Facebook page is HERE. To ask how to build your school's own GAP Rescue, email [email protected].
[LARRY ASIDE: This seems like an idea that would work in many other school districts, don't you think? We've been writing about this organization since its founding. It has had a long association with the Euless Animal Shelter -- it's an association that helps both the shelter and GAP Rescue. This LINK will take you to the pages of adorable adoptables with GAP connections.
AND AT THIS LINK you can see these two dogs -- it'll be much clearer than this reproduction I fouled up, signed larry -- and many more adorable adoptables connected to GAP and the Euless Shelter.
[LARRY NOTE: Thanks to Karen for spotting the story and thanks to NBC5 for doing this story of some students with a good mission. And thanks to GAP Rescue for sticking to the mission and saving so many animals! May all those students get Straight-A grades and massive scholarships to the college they want! And may the Euless Animal Shetler set the record for most loving adoptions by a sensitive and usually empty city shelter -- that'll require some support from citizens, you know!]
MEANWHILE IN MESQUITE,
SPENCER AND REAGEN...
As the world continued to turn on Thursday, we discovered some dogs waiting in the Mesquite Animal Shelter thanks to the determined team of canine biographers who volunteer to meet and greet and write about the dogs.
These two bios come from our longtime tipster Judi Brown. We'll open with Spencer and close with Judi's bio of Reagan.
The opening of her Spencer bio may get you right in the heart. Judi wrote, "Spencer doesn’t know what to make of the shelter environment. He was brought in with three siblings -- two males and one female.
"I get the feeling that they have been running loose. They are very bonded. He paces back-and-forth with nervous energy. If you’re looking for a handsome, smart dog to shower with affection Spencer is waiting for you!
"Spencer is a 10 month old, 54-pound black and tan German Shepherd that was brought to the Mesquite Animal Shelter on 5/2 along with his siblings. He is on the timid side. I get the feeling he has not had a lot of socialization. However, after working with him he did come when I called him from across the yard.
"He didn’t seem to really understand what affection and petting was, but I sense he could grow used to it. At the end of the photo shoot he actually was giving me kisses. We know shepherds are smart dogs and with the right owner Spencer would really blossom. He has a lot of potential! He is active, agile and likes to climb. He also wants to make friends. He has a semi-strong pull on the leash. Since he’s probably used to running loose he will need a tall secure fence. He would need a yard to stretch his legs in, but would want to spend considerable time learning to be loved on in your house. "
[LARRY FYI: We're working on learning about Spencer's siblings.]
Spencer is #58423622. Use his ID # when you contact the shelter by phone at 972-216-6283 or via email at [email protected]. Same system for the next pup, Reagan.
Judi opened her bio of Reagan with a personal note. "How can you resist these alluring soft brown eyes? I couldn’t! You may notice ... that Reagan appears to be smiling. That’s because she’s optimistic. She feels like when
you see this or meet her in person you will see how gentle, calm, affectionate, sweet and adorable she is. Then you will take her home with you. Reagan is a 9-year-old retriever/Lab mix that was surrendered to the Mesquite Animal shelter on 5/6 through no fault of own.
"Her owner was elderly and for health reasons needed to move in with her daughter. My dog scanner said that Reagan is part German Shorthaired Pointer, also. Whatever she is, she’s a real sweetheart! She loves belly rubs. When I sat down she came to me and put her head on my lap. She likes being petted. She’s very attentive. Did I say she wants to be a lap dog? Do you have a lap to offer? ... She’s housebroken. And the real bonus is that she’s already spayed. She wants to be an inside dog to enjoy cuddles."
Reagan is #58448131 at the shelter -- cite that number when you call 972-216-6283 or email at [email protected].
See more of the many Mesquite Shelter animals by clicking on THIS LINK.
CONTEMPLATIONS
On a busy Thursday...
(1) I have no contemplations.
(2) I've been thinking about having contemplations.
(3) I decided to stare into the face of a dog but when Wendy said, "I've gotta get some sleep," my only contemplation was "Do I have the nerve to stare into the face of a cat who expects treats but not conversation." I shut my brain down without further contemplation. My off switch is worn out. That stern cat is Senior Office Cat William Powell, who voted with Wendy.
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