Siberian Husky--Carrollton UPDATE

Adopted 5/28/10. Thank you Tim for the update!



Available Tuesday and Wednesday only!




Kishkan, an owner surrender landed in Carrollton jail, and needs by close of business Wednesday. Kishkan is a sweet fellow between 2 and 4 years of age. You can find both on Carrollton's Petfinder site.

The shelter will reopen Tuesday. Next EU is Thursday at the shelter opening. Remember the ACO here, Joe S., does so much to get his animals out alive, but they are a small shelter. We need to find these guys homes immediately. Let everyone know!

Joe's em: joe.skenesky@cityofcarrollton.com. Shelter's phone: 972-466-3420

Thank you, Walgreens

On Thursday Walgreens Distribution Center south of Dallas contacted a local rescue representative and donated several pallets of cat food. Gayle Justice is redistributing that cat food to folks in the DFW area today who are actively saving cats. If you need food, let Gayle know immediately. The list of recipients is growing rapidly. gayle@maximumk-9.com

Thank you Gayle for doing the heavy lifting (figuratively and literally) on this project, and for making sure everyone in need gets some of the food.

And for everyone else, please spread the word to thank Walgreens by supporting them in your drug store purchases.

Finally, if you would like to tell Walgreens how wonderful it is that they are supporting grass roots efforts with making cat food available to all the groups who are involved daily in the care, maintenance, and rehoming of cats, check out the contact us on their website:

http://www.walgreens.com/marketing/contactus/forms.jsp

German Shepherd: One Saved & Another in Need

Another wonderful GSD from Arlington Animal Services has made his way into a great home. Some of you may remember Barnaby. Sweet guy that Friends of Arlington Animal Services helped get to safety and all the way up to Wisconsin where a kind GSD rescue took him in.

Here's what the rescue organization has to say about Barnaby's new home:

He has a great home with a couple (husband and wife) who are dog trainers....

Barn's family includes a sweet little 4 yr old pitbull mix dog (female) named Cookie - exceptionally well trained and behaved! Barn will have his work cut out for him!

The family also has 2 children - a boy, age 5 and girl, age 3. The parents report that Barn has been very sweet to them (as I would have expected).

The family lives in a lovely home in Williams Bay, WI, which is a serene little lakeside hamlet that has become popular as a resort town with affluent Chicagoans.

The adopters *discovered* Barnaby during a pet expo in which we both had exhibitor booths directly opposite one another. Barnaby was our *meet and greeter* that day, and the adopters were very taken with him and how well he held up to all the public attention.

Thanks to Wag Times in Arlington, FAAS, Helen, Dianne, Christine and countless others who got Barnaby to safety. And a big thanks to the adopters and to

Sue at
Rescue A German Shepherd
German Shepherd Rescue Volunteer
Wisconsin and Northern Illinois
adopt@rescueagermanshepherd.org

Great job Sue!

And if you are looking to adopt a GSD in the DFW area, check out Good Shepherd Rescue at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Shepherd-Rescue-of-North-Texas/147408839059?v=info

OR Look up this GSD mix male available NOW at the Irving Animal Shelter

Dals just want to have fun

Meet Allie (black and white) and Lucy (liver and white). Brent and Karmen adopted Allie from Fur the Animals and Lucy from a private rescuer in Oklahoma. Both girls were originally in high kill shelters. They have become one big happy family in North Texas. Recently we received these pics of the gals playing with some friends. Doesn't everyone look like they are having fun?

Thank you Brent and Karmen for providing such a fabulous home for both these Dal gals. We just love these happily ever after pictures.

Garland is at it again!

Garland is at it again. See the following post by Zandra Anderson at
www.TexasDogLawyer.com
We've cut and paste from her post for your benefit.

LK

Garland Enacts Breed Specific Legislation Illegally

It was brought to my attention today that Garland has enacted fencing
requirements specific to owners of "pit bull dogs" and "pit bull
crossbreeds." Without debating whether such a breed exists and how they
might be identified, our state law specifically forbids any law being
enacted by a city or a county that targets one breed or several breeds of
dogs. If Garland wants to have fencing laws, they can, as long as the laws
apply to all breeds of dogs.

Calling the law a "directive" does not exempt Garland from our state law,
Section 822.047 of the Texas Health & Safety Code which prohibits breed
specific legislation of any kind. Our state law provides:

Sec. 822.047. LOCAL REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS. A county or municipality

may place additional requirements or restrictions on dangerous dogs if the
requirements or restrictions:
(1) are not specific to one breed or several breeds of dogs; and
(2) are more stringent than restrictions provided by this subchapter.

As you can see above, our state law clearly says that the city can place
"additional requirements or restrictions" for their dangerous dog laws, as
long as they are tougher than state law (can never be less stringent than
state law) and they are "not specific to one breed or several breeds of
dogs." Fencing requirements for "pit bull dogs" is in violations of our
state law.

You are encouraged to let the Garland Mayor and Council know your thoughts
on their enactment of this breed specific law. If you live in Garland, be
sure to say so! The address, email addresses and phone numbers are below.

Here is what the Garland requirements provide:

Fencing Requirement for Pit Bull Dogs
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us/Home/Departments/Community+Services/Animal+Servi
ces/as09Pitbull_Landing.htm

Complete directive language:
Fencing Requirement - Pit Bull Dogs
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us/NR/rdonlyres/9F14B7F0-2676-41AD-9C23-B09E38300D7
F/0/PitBullFencingPolicy.pdf

Fencing Requirement - Pit Bull Dogs (Spanish Version)
http://www.ci.garland.tx.us/NR/rdonlyres/46B38EDE-A1DA-4AE0-81C1-6471F4739DE
5/0/PitBullFencingPolicySpanishVersion.pdf

News Release sent May 24, 2010
Garland, Texas - May 24, 2010 -- Garland Animal Services is preparing to
enforce new fencing requirements for pit bull dogs or pit bull crossbreeds.
Pit bull dogs or crossbreeds thereof have been responsible for the most dog
bites since statistics have been kept (2004). Additionally, 27% of the dogs

caught while running at large are pit bull dogs. In response to this
growing public safety problem, Garland Animal Services has developed an
ordinance based directive that requires owners of pit bull dogs to maintain
the animals within a six foot fence.

Specifically, the fence must meet the following requirements:

* The fence must be six feet tall, measured from the ground.
* The fence must be constructed of wooden planks at least ½ inch thick
or 11 gage chain link fencing.
* There may be no gaps or openings larger than 2 inches.
* Fencing must be firmly attached to brace posts buried no less than 18
inches deep.
* All gates must have a locking mechanism that keeps the gates securely
closed.

These directive requirements become effective August 1, 2010.

Pit bull dog owners are exempt from the aforementioned requirements if their
dogs are properly registered prior to August 1, 2010 and if they maintain
compliance with all applicable Animal Service Ordinances such as the display

of city tags and not allowing the dogs to run at large. Pit bull dogs not
registered prior to August 1, 2010 must be maintained within an enclosure
that meets these requirements. Owners who obtain pit bull dogs after August

1st must consider the cost of fence construction as a cost of owning a pit
bull dog.
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Please contact and oppose this ordinance:
mayor@ci.garland.tx.us
Mayor Ronald Jones
972-205-2400

council1@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember Doug Athas, District 1
972-205-2121

council2@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember Laura Perkins Cox, District 2
214-364-9319

council3@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember Preston Edwards, District 3
972-271-1908

council4@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember Larry Jeffus, District 4
972-686-5698

council5@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember John Willis, District 5
214-957-7979

council6@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember Barbara Chick, District 6
972-276-2524

council7@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember Rick Williams, District 7
972-495-9545

council8@ci.garland.tx.us
Councilmember Darren Lathen, District 8
972-465-0435

Garland City Hall
200 N. 5th Street
Garland, Texas 75040 (this is the snail mail address for the Mayor and all
Councilmembers)

Wheaton Terrier Named Godfrey

Meet Godfrey, a three to four year old Wheaton Terrier in need of a new start. When Godfrey’s dad died a few months ago, a friend from church tried to find him a home with no real luck. Godfrey sat day after day, month after month at his home waiting for his Dad to return. Dad never returned, and there was no one at home to play with. People came and went with water and food, but life just kept getting worse, and Godfrey was getting lonely. Godfrey was used to being alone because his father travelled all the time, but no one had time to take charge of vetting and rehoming. So, in stepped Gail Whelan, with our whole hearted support.

Godfrey is now at doggie boarding, having a blast. Can you imagine? This is like camp to him. He’s really become attached to a small female. They play quite a bit. In boarding he’s already learned sit (stay….well, not yet!).

Since this guy has not had anyone consistently with him, we really need an adopter (or even a foster) to come forth for this guy ASAP.

Godfrey is great with adults (not sure about children or cats). He gives kisses and asks for more love. He is waggy, friendly. He enjoys his new found doggie friends at boarding too. The friends of his father that were feeding him let us know he is house trained (we don’t know personally, however). Car rides are still very new, so we recommend crating (or having a passenger to love on him) until he learns how much fun it is to cruise in a car.

Godfrey was a bit nervous about new things like groomers and vets, but once he knows who’s in charge, he happily succumbs. Of course he might be a tiny bit stubborn like terriers can be, but we’re not even sure about that yet!

Godfrey hasn’t known walks and other normal dog things, but he is anxious to learn how to be a completely spoiled little fella.
He is neutered and vaccinated and heartworm and parasite free. And, has been started on Heartgard. At around 35 pounds, Godfrey is the perfect sized dog to take on long walks and snuggle with while watching tv and reading a book.

He’s just in need of a forever home to spoil him rotten.

Godfrey has several people trying to help him. Feel free to call me with questions, and CAN Rescue is in charge of the adoption.

Please forward far and wide to quality dog homes. This guy needs to find a home soon, and get some stability.

LK
www.sibevibes.blogspot.com

Siberian in his new home

Remember Connie's five huskies? Well here's Chaos (Now Captain) in his new home all chilled out. Captain really landed a great home. They have another young husky playmate, and all the toys and treats they can possibly handle.

Thanks for providing a great home, Nicole.

And, if you like what you see, we have one more that looks just like Captain with bi-eyes who is around one year old.

LK