More Tucker-Too

Why, yes ... I am a wolf! The Human Assistant only got a couple of good photos of the other Tucker.

But one that's fairly nice looks a lot like the one he already used.

So this is what he has left. Not enough to fill up a whole blog.

No more info on Paco Bell. I mean, Perro Blanco.

The Human Assistant tried to get to the Denver Shelter on Saturday. But a couple of things made him late.

He got there right at 5:00 p.m. Their closing time.

They probably closed a minute and a half early because of the holiday weekend. Closed Sundays, too.

But two people on SIBERNET said those were fly bites on his ears. H.A. hit himself in the forehead and said they were most likely right.

I'll post more about him as soon as H.A. figures out how to contact the shelter during their regular hours.

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As for Lucy, she's okay. I have to poke H.A. in the behind to get him to finish up a dogster page for her. And write a new blurb for MaxFund. Then they can make her page more interesting.

And get her out of here faster. Although she doesn't bother me. She's kinda funny sometimes. I'll write about her again soon.

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More Perro Blanco

The white Sibe at the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter came off their website sometime Thursday evening. Which is odd because they were only open for about another hour after the Human Assistant left there. Hopefully the young 'un went to a nice home!

There's a notice on craigslist that's pretty close in description and in the right area. But H.A. double checked, and a few details don't match.

Anyway.

H.A. said he didn't want to waste these pictures.

(Plus, we have a medical question.)

The shelter's visiting area has three cubicles.

All that's in them is a bench attached to the wall.

This cubicle only has half a bench.

H.A.'s not very observant.

There's a sign on the cubicle door that says, DO NOT USE THIS AREA

Is Perro Blanco pretending to look for the sign?

Is he a ham for the camera?  ​Hmmpf!  ​It's a good thing that the H.A. didn't fall for this trick!



So here's the medical question. What are these wounds on the backs of Perro Blanco's ears? Click on the photos to get bigger views.

The same thing is on both ears in the same place. It doesn't go all the way to the edge of them. Maybe Perro's ears are furrier out there. Mine aren't. But H.A. says my ears are a little bit thicker at the edge. Maybe his are too.

(Maybe Perro Blanco's are thicker there, too! ::big Husky grin::)

So H.A.'s thinking frostbite. If anydoggy or their humans have an idea, please let us know!



The wounds look like they're healing. The skin isn't open. I wonder how long something like this takes to heal? Perro got picked up December 8. I wonder how long he was out wandering around?

Here are the temperatures for the month before Perro was found. For anyone who's interested. They're from Accuweather.

Date	High	Low
November
10	72°	47°
11	69°	38°
12	52°	34°
13	70°	35°
14	41°	18°
15	65°	19°
16	68°	40°
17	58°	37°
18	68°	41°
19	76°	49°
20	53°	27°
21	27°	8°
22	29°	8°
23	24°	14°
24	41°	14°
25	56°	22°
26	43°	20°
27	65°	21°
28	36°	17°
29	46°	15°
30	30°	12°
December
1	38°	19°
2	44°	17°
3	62°	23°
4	72°	42°
5	51°	27°
6	52°	34°
7	39°	27°
Found
8	28°	6°

So that's it for now. Everydoggy keep your ears warm! We had snow on Friday! We're sending it east!

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Perro Blanco and Tucker-Too

Okay, well, this wasn't what I planned to post next, either.

And I can't take very long because the Human Assistant is t.i.r.e.d. Even though he got up late. (Fed us late, of course.) Didn't do anything all day. Went off visitng other dogs.  ​Hmpf!

First he went to the city pound to see a white Sibe. He thought he'd post it on SIBERNET. Or maybe see if MaxFund would take it. Like they did Sequoia.

But he wanted more information than the shelter had on their website.

Certainly the dog could never come here! He was picked up as a stray, a young male. Some punk kid lost his turf? Looking to take over my turf? Not gonna happen!

H.A. says he's a nice dog. (So what?) And he took pictures he wants to post. (So what?) Next time. But here's one of them so you can see "perro blanco." (Which isn't the dog's name. It's just Spanish for "dog, white.")

white Sibe at Denver Municipal Animal Shelter	Keeshond-Tucker at MaxFund

Then H.A. went to see a MaxFund dog the volunteers were talking about.  ​Tucker!  ​Can you imagine the nerve?

Oh, dear! Tucker-Too is missing his beautiful curled-up tail! All Spitz doggies should have a furry, curled-up tail! It's part of our charm!

H.A. says Tucker-Too is nice, too. And 6 years old. That doesn't matter! No other male dogs here! And no more dogs!

(In case the H.A. has forgotten, Lucy is still here! And yes, she's still doing fine. Matts on her Spaniel ears that he's working on. Then she should be groomed.  ​Heh.  ​Better her than me!)

Okay, that's it for now. More pictures next time of perro blanco or Tucker-Too. Or both. Maybe we'll get back to my stuff!

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Sibe of the Month Club

The MaxFund shelter has another Siberian Husky now! The Human Assistant went there on Sunday. We have exclusive pictures of Sequoia!

They went to the car to get his walking stick and distance glasses. She jumped right in! Pushy little thing! When he didn't get in and drive, she got back out again.

I'm in! Let's go!	Phooey! I'm getting out

Sequoia just arrived a few days ago. And she has to have that no-puppies operation. So she's not available for adoption yet. And so she doesn't have a link on MaxFund's dog page yet.

They went for a walk. Then they had to wait to get the exercise yard to themselves.

Hey! Is that another dog?	It is another dog! Let's go let's go!

Sequoia didn't get to mix with any other dogs that day. H.A. said the other volunteers all seemed kinda busy and in a hurry.

When they were in the yard, he unleashed her. She ran back and forth a few times and then sniffed around everywhere.

To catch a rabbit, run like a rabbit!	Ain't I dainty?

Can you tell she's a puppy? About 10 months old. She came from the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter. I guess she had been on their list too long.

Or they thought she'd get adopted easier at MaxFund, or something. But H.A. says there isn't any other info in her file.

Here are the other Sibes that have been at MaxFund just in the last few months! H.A. has volunteered there for over a year. They didn't have any Siberians until lately!

Adam's calendar photo	Payton's MaxFund photo
Ringo's MaxFund photo	Solo's MaxFund photo

It kinda seems like MaxFund became a Siberian Husky rescue group over the summer!  ::big Husky grin::  It's good to know that they're going to good homes!

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-- photos of Adam, Payton, Ringo, and Solo by Nicole Howard

Disgrace in Denver

Tucker:  I have lots to talk about! If only I could type! The Human Assistant hogged the blog a few days ago. My blog! I thought he could take a turn and then we would be back to me. But he says he's been too tired. We have pictures of me in the yard. But it takes him hours to make pictures ready. So that will have to wait.

Instead we will talk about animal shelters. The good news is that H.A. didn't bring home any more dogs from the MaxFund shelter this weekend.

They had an adoptahon. I was afraid he would say all but two or three dogs had been adopted, so he brought the rest here. That just would not be good. I have had to put up with four foster dogs and his daughter's dog since I arrived. And Gremlin, of course. Thank dog they weren't here all at the same time!

But no. He did not bring home any more dogs. Or cats. That wouldn't have worked at all!

Now for the bad news. And it's very bad news. Stop reading now if you don't want to get mad.

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Last week one of the other shelters in the Denver area was finally busted for doing lots of things wrong. So many things that it took two days to tell the story. And people that H.A. knows say that isn't even everything.

Here's a for-instance that isn't in the news stories. Colorado Humane Society's website claims it is rated four stars by Charity Navigator. That is CN's highest rating. But Colorado Humane Society has had only three stars the last two years.

(Maxfund, where H.A. volunteers, has been four-star for three years now.)

Itchmo picked up part two of the story. The comments include one from someone who says they're an employee. That person defends the shelter.

But there's worse news yet. You will find this next story to be sick, disgusting, and very hard to deal with. You should probably stop reading now.

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At the Denver animal shelter a volunteer has been accused of inappropriate behavior with a dog.

And you know ... that's all I want to say about shelters in the Denver area right now.