AMBER - Where ARE you????

Amber -
Please READ your e-mail from me and get in touch!

Didn't take nearly as much research to FIND the Dog Warden
(Jodine, New girl on the job since March or so, SUPER Friendly)
as it did to find Butch da Dawg Ketcher in Webster County!
The Sheriff gave me her cell phone number, and she answered it!

The Shelter number (304-329-3461) only answers with a live person
during Visiting Hours on Tuesday and Thursday.

Jodine does NOT get her e-mails "drectly" (no puter) ...
"Another Girl" gets them (and must not pass them on too quickly).

The "Other Girl" is the one who Amber spoke with - and should not
have said "they" would drive #34 part way to his new home ...
Jodine is NOT allowed to drive a dog outta town!

We got into the Nitty-Gritty of getting ole #34 OUT of the Shelter -

Jodine really wants him OUT A.S.A.P. - she said she's got "40 more dogs"
to bring in - and no place to put them.

She can't, and doesn't know of anyone who would, agreee to drive him
north towards Pittsburgh.
She can't get him a Rabies shot - "County won't let me."

After a little whimpering & whining on my part,
Jodine agreed that she would make sure #34 stayed put (and safe)
till next Tuesday if we couldn't get him before then.

All things considered (long weekend, kennel space tight, no "deposit"
given for #34, etc) - I guess the only way to insure he gets to
Amber in Cleveland is to do it tomorrow.

IF I get to Kingwood and get him out before 2:00pm - the local Vet
(and ONLY Vet in town - Dr. Cary) will give him a Rabies shot
before he locks up his Clinic for a long weekend.

AMBER ~

Get in touch with me ASAP!!

If I'm going to do this tomorrow - I need to "dump" MY Three FurKids
with a neighbor (who I don't know yet if they will be home) and
get started in the morning.
It's going to be a LONG trip ~ 3.5 hours down, prolly an hour or two
"buying" him and getting his shot,
another 3.5 hours back, PLUS 45 minutes over to Kent!
And I AM going to make a stop in Pittsburgh to check on the
Memorial Garden we're having built in memory of my Mom ...
that's about a 1 hour detour off I-79 at Bridgeville.

That's about 10 -11 hours on the road -
you'll need to meet me sometime around 9 PM.

Last Chance to reconsider bringing #34 HOME -
* He has NO history with the Dog Warden - just an "Abandoned Mutt"
* He has NO known vaccinations
* He has NO heartworm test - and may never have had heartworm preventatives
* He's NOT neutered
* His House manners are UNknown

Contact me ASAP!!

/s/ Phred