EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022 [PetPowelPress] Here we are writing for an edition that will stretch from Tuesday into
Wednesday which is, ALREADY!, the penultimate day of the month. Time out! I’ve got to check two Lotto Texas tickets. Back in a moment. (Clock ticks; time passes.) OK. Oh!-for-two tickets. Yep, burned off the price of two gallons of gas and some change with those tickets. That face? Belongs to the dog Martha rescued near busy Polk Street at Love Freeway in Dallas in 2009. I read the numbers aloud and Wendy checked them. At the end she looked up and said, “Take my photo. I’ll demonstrate ‘crestfallen’.” This also is her version of “adoring you because you have a treat in your hand.”
SKYE: THE ADORABLE POM
WHO NEEDS A NEW HOME
We’ve long been writing admiringly about the foster efforts of our pal Patty Sprong. And that is why we’re featuring this dog Skye, a former “breeding machine.” Patty KNOWS fostering dogs. About Skye she says that "once she trusts you, she is SO happy to
see you that she just spins in circles when you come home. She also uses a doggy door and will let herself out to potty.”
And the rest of Skye’s report from Patty reads, “I am babysitting Skye this week. She was my foster for Emma's Wish Senior Dog Rescue, and then when I went on vacation, she went to another foster who decided to keep fostering her. I can't believe she hasn't been adopted yet, so I was hoping you could feature her. Adoptions are so slow right now, but when a young, gorgeous, dog-and-cat
friendly Pom doesn't get adopted, you know it's bad.
“Skye will be six years old in October. She was released by a breeder, so she was very freaked out at first and totally unfamiliar with being a pet and not a breeding machine. She's come a long way, but will probably always be a little nervous, especially when she first meets someone. She is extra fearful of men, so an all-female home would be ideal for her.
“She loves other dogs and would benefit from having another dog in the house. She enjoys the companionship and it makes her feel safe. She doesn't even bother the cat!”
To ask about Skye, contact Emma’s Wish Senior Dog Rescue at emmaswishsdr.org. The adoption application link is on that page.
And Patty suggests another click. “If you can, maybe mention that there are other dogs available through Emma's Wish that have been in the program forever [USE THIS LINK: https://emmaswishsdr.org/adoptable-dogs.]. It's sad because some of the big old black dogs have been in the program a year.”
MEANWHILE, 2 SMALL DOGS
AVAILABLE IN EAST TEXAS;
ONE LIKES WATERMELON
These are not the only dogs in East Texas, but they are the two that I heard about from Sydney Busch, longtime guiding light of
Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake, the non-profit that operates, so to speak, the World’s Most Successful Spay/Neuter Clinic in Gun Barrel City, Texas.
The info on this photogenic pup came to Sydney via Sharon Coker.
The note reads, “This little guy was found on the side of the road in the 100-degree temperature.
“The finder is hoping to find him a forever home
“He’s about 10-12 lbs and will getting his vaccines and be neutered soon.
“Loves everyone and is in a house with a Shih Tzu and Great Dane/Mastiff now. He actually sleeps in the crate with the Great Dane.”
To ask about helping this pup, email sa_coker@yahoo.com.
This dog’s information came to Sydney from Amber York.
She reports the little boy Chihuahua mix was born on April 21, 2022.
Her note reads, “Needs loving home. Very playful and loveable. Good with other dogs and cats. … I am asking a $50 rehoming fee and having him fixed is a must. He also loves to eat watermelon and cucumbers. He will pull himself up into your lap if you just cup the back of his head and neck with your hand. Something my grandmother always taught her dogs because she couldn't pick them up. He is partially puppy pad-trained as well. He does love to go outside too, supervised only.” To ask about this dog, call 903-203-8804 or email carlamber4@gmail.com.
MEANWHILE IN FERRIS,
THERE’S THIS KID PEACHES
[LARRY NOTE: My rescue’n’funspouse Martha, when I asked her, told me Monday night that I absolutely cannot get another cat —
I’m a fellow who likes a Clowder around the house. … But if I could, this might just be the one! However, I am gracefully stepping aside to allow someone else to adopt this shelter kitten who needs a home and someone who understands “raising a kitten” is a noble mission. The details:]
We got this note from Laura Macias of 4-Legged Helpers. She writes, “Please help Peaches! Please. New baby girl kitten at the Ferris Animal Shelter. This shelter is just not equipped for babies. FUZZY. Baby sweet. 6-8 weeks old. Just as lovable as can be.”
To help Peaches, call or text 214-949-2726 or email cat_girl_71@yahoo.com. (If you’re a 501c3 rescue wanting to help Peaches, the Helpers have a transport possibility for your group.)
BESS, ISABEL & OTHER MESQUITE
ANIMALS WAITING FOR A HOME
Thanks to the volunteers and staffers at Mesquite Animal Services, we have the stories on several animals in one of the area’s
shelters dealing with an overload of dogs and cats.
Debra Chisholm provided the info about “this very sweet and beautiful girl Bess. She was brought to the shelter on 6/20 along with 3 pups with the claim that they were strays. Bess is a mixed-breed girl (English Pointer in the mix).” The 54-pound, 2-year-old, not-yet-spayed pup “has a mellow personality, is well-mannered,
calm and gentle. Bess is a bit on the nervous side and is somewhat timid and shy at this time. She has warmed up, though, since she arrived. She walks nicely on a leash and did not react aggressively toward other dogs. She is friendly, likes to receive attention and has such a pleasant nature. You wouldn't have to spend much time with her to grow fond of her.”
And there’s this sign that she hasn’t had much human contact: “Bess doesn't seem to know any commands and wasn't interested in toys, balls or treats,” and, Debra adds, “I imagine she is bewildered as to why she is in this place and what has happened to her family.” Bess is #50484432. Use that ID when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescues@cityofmesquite.com.
That brings us to another Debra-bio’d dog, Isabel, described as a “cutesy skin-and-bones girl.” She’s a
Pittie mix who came in on the 23rd as a stray. The shelter thinks she’s about 4 years old. She weighs 33 pounds, isn’t spayed and, Debra writes, “has the
appearance of a dog who has possibly lived her life outside. She is being fed small amounts of food throughout the day in order to safely help her gain much-needed weight in order to get healthy. Isabel walks nicely on a leash. … She was very interested in exploring the yard and had her nose to the ground much of the time and just seemed to happy to be out of her kennel and stretching her legs. Isabel is well-mannered and calm and yet active and alert. She obviously loves treats and I gave her a few so as not to interfere with her feeding schedule. Isabel is friendly and liked receiving attention from me. She did not seem to know any commands. She was a bit skittish and exhibited some nervous energy while in the yard. … [She needs] people who would stay committed to her, allow her to live inside and give her the TLC she deserves.”
To help Isabel, use her ID#50510774 when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email rescue@cityofmesquite.com."
Remember, the Mesquite Animal Services folks have been under pressure from surrenders and strays. And, Debra’s note
included this passage: “Our shelter is critically overcrowded with animals coming in daily as strays and surrenders. The staff has had to be creative in finding places for all our precious dogs and cats but they need homes.”
You can see more of Mesquite’s adorable adoptables by clicking on the shelter link HERE. The contact points are those listed above.
Among the animals you’ll see are these dogs:
Zorro (#50466331) is a 43-pound, 11-month old, Pittie Mix who came in on June 17th and is described as “a live wire of a pup.” He’s waiting in Bay 2. And, the shelter bio says, “He has came in on June 17….He has tons of tail-wagging puppy energy."
And there’s this cat, Kittie Monroe — no idea who she is named in honor of but we suspect it’s the street she
was found on, or maybe she's named in honor of the 5th U..S. president, James Monroe, who served from 1817 to 1825. [LARRY ASIDE: Monroe was a member of, no kidding, the "Democratic-Republican Party." That ain't gonna happen again anytime soon!] She’s #50225461, is around 3 months old, came in on May 19 and is in the Conference Room.
There’s also a genuine Earhound named Robbie (#50281855), a 13-month-old Terrier mix who is mostly black and white with a little tan. Though he has a championship set of ears, Robbie’s body size is listed
as “medium.”
Oh, and where is Robbie waiting to meet his next human? As mentioned earlier, the Mesquite shelter is overloaded with dogs and cats. That’ll explain why Robbie isn’t in a traditional shelter location. — he is currently located in the shelter “Hallway.” Somebody get him and give him a real home. He came in on May 26.
[LARRY ASIDE The clock’s been ticking for more than a month on Robbie. It may stop ticking for Robbie and move on to ticking for the next dog who came in because euthanasia opened up a place in a bay, a conference room or a hallway. Reality of life — not the shelter’s fault — it’s the fault of people who don’t have a fully-developed sense of responsibility for the lives of other beings. Sheesh. Save ‘em all!]
CONTEMPLATIONS
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A LEGEND
We posted a couple of notes about the loss of Mark Verma, the president of Paws In The City. (That’s him happily transporting a dog — a happily transported and "coned" dog!)
When we wrote about him at readlarrypowell.com, we were looking at the loss
from our vantage point of reporting and enjoying his company. There are people who have lived confidently with the knowledge that in the day-to-day grind of rescue, a foster and a rescuer could depend on Mark to help save the animals.
Our pal Stacey McCool wrote something that explains the loss — written with the heart and based on personal experience. Here’s how Stacey explains “The Importance of Mark.” She wrote:
“Who are we going to call in the middle of the night, on Christmas Day or Thanksgiving to go pick up a dog in distress? Who are we going to call to help us get dogs to Florida, Canada, Colorado or New York?
“Who are we going to call to drive down to a hurricane disaster wasteland to go get as many dogs as we can possibly handle?
“Who are we going to call to charm a boarding facility to ‘take just one more dog’? Who are we going to call to set traps, crawl down a drainage ditch, a creek-bed, drive around a Sonic 67 times looking for the little brown dog licking a mustard wrapper?
“And most importantly, who are we going to call when we simply want to give up or we are crying because we couldn't save ‘that one’? I don't know. We don't know. The lost dogs, the injured dogs, the dogs in a disaster, the abandoned dogs and the Dallas rescue community have lost a friend, a leader, a hero and a champion. We loved you, Mark”
That is something to contemplate no matter what rescue you’re working with — all of you dependable people are so very important. Bless your hearts and your energy.
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