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Lost, found, waiting and the season...

2009-12-08T09:00:56-06:00

On Tuesday, we hustle to report a number of things. Here goes:

BE ON THE LOOKOUT: Flower Mound High School Teacher Dan Blier went to DFW Airport on Nov. 28 to pick up somebody and brought Georgie, his year-old Jack Russell with him.

But Georgie slipped his collar near Terminal E and ran off into the parking garages, Dan Says.

“I hired Dog Gone Detectives (this is a Lewisville business) to follow his trail using a search dog. They were able to follow his trail all the way to the south entrance of the airport. It appears that someone picked him up at this point. There is no sign of him being hurt or harmed as I have been calling local animal control and shelters, DFW airport police and DFW Airport Operations. It is basically impossible for us to post a lost dog sign in this location as it is not a residential neighborhood and people drive through this area at high speeds. He does have an implant chip in him that would allow him to be identified, should he be brought to an animal shelter.”

If you know Georgie’s whereabouts, call 972 333 9982 or e-mail blierdan@aol.com.

A ‘RAN-UP’ DOG: Keli Halteman, who heads up Halteman’s Haven rescue and usually focuses on down-on-their-luck cats, has developed a knack for finding dogs to help, too. The story on this Doxie Tessa? Keli says, “She ran up to me on my street. No tags, chip. No signs. Nothing.

“So we spayed her, gave her a dental, shots, heartworm tested her, and now we are looking for a new family to care for her. She is tiny – 6 pounds – abut 4 years old and she is already crate- and house-trained and knows basic commands.”

And, says Keli, “She loves to sit on laps and sleeps by your neck.”
To ask about adopting Tessa, e-mail kellyhalteman@att.net. (And, yes, Keli isn’t spelled “Kelly,” but when Keli was picking an e-mail address, Keli was already taken.)

A MYSTERY: We’re not really sure what to do with this story, so we’ll just report what we know and see if someone knows additional details or has an answer.

The note came from tipster Stephanie Jehle. She writes that a friend of hers was driving on a West Dallas road near I-30 and Cockrell Hill Monday when she saw four dead dogs on the side of the road. The dogs were “hanging out of green garbage bags...Two on each side of the street. There is a rottie, 2 brown dogs and a gray dog.

“This is really disturbing as it asks the questions ‘How did they all die at the same time?’ and ‘Why place them there?’, etc.”

The initial theory is that someone is throwing dogfighting bait dogs out onto the roadsides because there’s no other way to dispose of them without being detected, not that anybody really gives a darn and would report them.

Whatever the case, this is shameful and someone should be held responsible.

SHELTER PRESSURE: And, of course, when a shelter is under pressure, that means dogs and cats are on the clock and it is ticking fast. There are only two ways to keep the Grim Reaper at bay – move animals out of the shelter or force, as the old play suggested, Death to take a holiday.

In this case we’re talking about the Denton Animal Shelter where there are plenty of dogs and cats in need of a home or rescue.

One is our Earhound for the day, Massy, a young border collie. She weighs 31 pounds but may get as big as 45 pounds, the shelter says. She’s “energetic and very curious” so, she needs a human to help her find something to do.

And, in this photo, she looks like she’s trained her ears to try to thumb a ride.

Among the cats is this white-and-black girl now named (for the season, perhaps) Sugar Plum, though she was at one time named “Lefteye,” perhaps in honor of the late female rapper Lisa “Lefteye” Lopes. Sugar Plum’s fur is said to be “super soft – like a rex bunny.”

The shelter is at 300 S. Woodrow Lane in Denton. To ask about cats, e-mail cathychamp@verison.net. To ask about dogs, e-mail amy_pelzel@yahoo.com. Call the shelter at 940-349-7594.

A HANGING-AROUND DOG: Marsha Vrba of Forney is trying to find some help with an abandoned pit bull that is hanging around her rural Forney neighborhood. “The neighbors have been feeding her, but they are talking about either having her put down or taking her somewhere and dumping her. “

And, Marsha says, “I don’t know a lot of details about her. she had pups in the past and to my knowledge is not fixed. She acts sweet and cowers at times like she’s been abused in the past.” To offer to help, call 972-564-4083 or e-mail mgents@cwwgo.com.

DALLAS HAS SOME CUTIES: Oh, they’re all cuties at the Dallas Animal Services Adoption Center. If you can‘t find cute on a dog, you’re not looking.

The public relations specialist on the left is a terrier mix named Mistress. And the fellow on the right is a terrier mix named Phantom. They are among 21 dogs on the “urgent” – will be put to sleep soon – list at Dallas Animal Services. We got their photos and info in a note from our longtime pal, the veteran rescuer Jonnie England, Director of Animal Advocacy and Communications with the Metroplex Animal Coalition.

To get details on adopting animals or to look at more available animals in Dallas, click HERE.

CONTEMPLATIONS: Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his company’s tourist spaceship and do you think Tiger Woods’ first thought was, “How soon can I get a ticket and get off this planet?” Has anyone in golf ever had a worse spell than Tiger? You hate to see it. ... Someone needs to put this foursome together for a charity golf tournament: The non-pro guest with John Daly, Tiger Woods and John Edwards. ... I’m going to try to wash my eyes out by concentrating on the joys of the season: Running up credit card bills, eating too many sweets, wishing I had the social skills to send out Christmas cards in a timely fashion.

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2009-12-08T09:00:54-06:00