Straydog, our Happy Home for Strays
(The hexagon is "The Big Play Yard," which we usually refer to as "the park")
(Photo taken May 2002)

     Straydog is a "lifeboat" (and sanctuary) for rescued dogs. A vacant spot in a kennel is an empty seat in our "lifeboat," so please, if you're interested in adopting a dog, see our "Dogs for Adoption" links below, or call to inquire about dogs you may have seen recent photos of but who may not yet be included in our "Dogs for Adoption" links. And please continue to support us. We will continue to row this "lifeboat" to shore, dropping off rescued dogs into the arms of good adopters, and we will continue to fill the space left vacant by each adopted dog with another desperate homeless dog for as long as we can hold on (financially). We believe that the example of our sacrifice (and the example sacrifice of the people running all other no-kill shelters) must be publicized to wake people up and make them aware of the necessity to SPAY and NEUTER their pets so that homeless dog-rescue "lifeboats" will no longer be necessary. (Ditto for cats!)

Bill Arnold's Daily Straydog Log

SUNDAY AUGUST 10 2003

Today's "Sunday Adoption Day" at The Red Jacket went well but no adoptions

Note that today's Adoption Day at The Red Jacket next to Canine Commissary on Lower Greenville in Dallas was held inside as per the sign above.

Tinkerbell to be returned to our shelter

     Tinkerbell has become aggressive with the older family dog. Tinkerbell is crated at night and given a bone, and when the other dog gets near the crate, Tinkerbell gets territorial, even through the crate. We're trying to figure out the kennel situation here in preparation for Tinkerbell's return. Since Archie was just adopted yesterday, maybe Tinks can be Veronica's friend, or if Veronica is adopted, Tinks can be back with Pierce and/or Willie, or she can be by herself.

Veronica and Pierce go to our first Sunday Adoption Day

     Veronica and Pierce went to the Red Jacket, a nightclub next door to Canine Commissary on Lower Greenville, which hosts an adoption day for both dogs and cats every Sunday. Caregivers Tina and Tamara took the beautiful dogs to this new adoption place, where the above photos (taken inside) turned out dark because almost everything in the nightclub is black--the carpet, the walls, etc. Lots of people came by our Straydog area and were interested in the dogs, but there were no adoptions.

Fuzzy is being force-fed

     Fuzzy is going in to the Veterinary Diagnostic Center in Dallas Monday morning for more extensive tests as we're having to force-feed her at the present time. She is such a sweet girl, and wags her tail at us all the time, even though she doesn't like being force-fed. She'll still drink water on her own. And two days ago she ate two bites of a hot dog and two bites of chicken on her own. Poor Fuzzy. She's curled up indoors on a bed right now. We're all hoping she'll be okay.

All of our caregivers and kennel workers are really working hard in the heat

     Eighty dogs is way too many for the number of employees we have. Because of this overpopulation of our shelter, our kennel team members are often skipping their lunch breaks to finish their duties, and they are not taking their scheduled days off, working far too many days in a row without a break. Also they are working extremely hard in all this heat!

     Caregivers and Kennel Team Members, I just want to thank you all. Without you this just wouldn't work. Thank you for taking care of Mom's dogs so very well! We are working hard on adoptions to get our shelter population back down to Mom and Dad's self-imposed limit of 65.

Sincerely,
Erin

A note from Bill ...

     When Junior and I got back to Dallas yesterday afternoon, we stopped by the Red Jacket to see Tina and Tamara and the two dogs, and I took the above photos. When we got back to Straydog, Erin was working on the above update, but there was so much catching up to do that I didn't have time to get Erin's report on till today.

*Bill Arnold's Daily Straydog Log

LAST WEEK

SUNDAY August 3 2003:

* Willie moves inside temporarily [PHOTO];

* Veronica loves attention from people more than from other dogs [PHOTO].

MONDAY August 4 2003:

* Mandy asked to be featured in the update tonight [PHOTO];

* Jesse and his mother, Laura, are sporting new haircuts [PHOTO];

* Randy, a second-shift caregiver, finds and gets rid of a Black Widow spider! [PHOTO].

TUESDAY August 5 2003:

* Sally and Alice had to have a portion of their tails removed [BANDAGED AFTER PHOTOS];

* Fuzzy's appetite improves [PHOTO];

* Update on Julie's scheduled eyelid surgery;

* Bobby's doing better every day;

* Katie continues to come inside during the heat of the day;

* More and more calls about dumped puppies.

WEDNESDAY August 6 2003:

* A Note from Bill about stopping at a lake on his trip where he and Pat and the kids stopped at over 30 years ago;

* Mandy gets a dog sitter;

* Update on Heather [OLD PHOTO OF HEATHER];

* Fuzzy isn't eating again [PHOTO];

* New volunteer, Melanie, helps out this afternoon [PHOTO].

* Sally and Alice see the vet for tail checkups.

THURSDAY August 7 2003:

* Temperatures reach 105 degrees! Yesterday 109 degrees!

* Julie goes to Arlington for eyelid surgery; Fuzzy goes along to have another vet check on why she won't eat [PHOTOS];

* Fritz gets a haircut [PHOTO].

FRIDAY August 8 2003:

* Saturday Adoption Day is scheduled for two stores [PHOTO OF MANDY, WHO'S GOING];

* Anthony is recovering from surgery [OLD PHOTOS OF ANTHONY].

SATURDAY August 9 2003:

* Note from Bill - Last night on the road;

* Archie was adopted [PHOTOS]; Veronica may be adopted tomorrow; Mandy's adoption didn't work.

 

WEEK BEFORE LAST

SUNDAY July 27 2003:

* Two more volunteers (Marci and Kathi) spend most of the day helping out at Straydog [PHOTOS & A VIDEO];

MONDAY July 28 2003:

* Jack & Jill plus Willie go to vet clinic for spay/neuter operations;

* Jesse & Laura get mats shaved;

* Sally and Alice;

* Anthony's biopsy not back yet;

* Jack & Jill back home in living room kennels [PHOTOS].

TUESDAY July 28 2003:

* Shannon's Vet Report for today: (1) Julie [PHOTO]; (2) Bobby [PHOTO]; (3) Sally & Alice; (4) Jack & Jill [PHOTO]; and Willie.

WEDNESDAY July 30 2003:

* Julie saw her eye specialist this morning; needs benign tumor removed next week;

* Wednesday Volunteer Ofelia returns;

* Matthew and Kevin join our kennel crew [PHOTOS];

* Thunder scares the threesome--Fluffy, Muffy and Buffy [PHOTOS];

THURSDAY July 31 2003:

* A note from Bill about his trip to his 45th high school reunion;

* Houdini Day at Straydog today! Rosie and pups escape again [PHOTOS];

* Houdini Day Part II: April escapes [PHOTOS];

* Poor Old Jed needs a home and family!

FRIDAY August 1 2003:

* Another note from Bill;

* Update on Anthony's biopsy: It's a different type of cancer - much slower developing than the original diagnosis [PHOTO];

* Muffy and Fluffy get a much-needed grooming via donation [PHOTO].

SATURDAY August 2 2003:

* Adoption Day: Old Jed has a chance for adoption into a real house [PHOTO];

* Benny also has a chance for adoption [PHOTO].

 

PREVIOUS WEEKS

*SUNDAY UPDATES: Headlines Linking to the Last 204 Consecutive Sunday Updates of our Straydog website, which is also updated nightly before ~10:00 Central Time U.S.A.

*Adoption Day Saturday, August 16 - PetsMart on Central at Parker in Plano (Texas)

*Our Dogs for Adoption - Shannon's page

*Our Dogs for Adoption listed on Petfinder.org, kept up to date by volunteer and member of our Board of Directors, Susan Southerland, Esq.

*Our Mission & How We Got Started

*"Goodbye, Danny Boy." - An example of the only acceptable use of euthanasia

*When a dog rescuer approaches Rainbow Bridge

*DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

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COUNTER STARTED 01/07/2001