Pets

The United States Marine Corps has around 400 IED (Improvised Explosive Device) sniffing dogs that are being decommissioned and need forever homes. They all need forever homes. Most of the dogs are breeds such as: Labradors, Belgian Malinois, Border Collies, German Shepherds & Rottweilers. These dogs are all incredibly well-trained. Many of them have served in war zones and are responsible for saving countless American, NATO and foreign lives. The dogs are based in the District of Columbia (D.C.). Adoptive families must be able to travel to D.C. to pick up the dogs or arrange transport at their own expense.

Update: Email was a hoax. Some ridiculous fools out there.

From 11th Street, NW in Columbia Heights.

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From Wayan:

The Petworth Dogs group would like to invite the PoPville community to join us for the 5th Annual Petworth Dog Walk Halloween!

Starting at 7pm on Monday, October 29th, dogs and owners will walk the “pupway” and strut their mutt to win prizes for:

• Best Costume – the classic, dress ’em up
• Best Trick – costume or not, show your dog’s skills
• Best Twins – celebrating how dogs and owners can look alike

Register your pooch online – pre-registration required to win a prize & you get to include a write-up to be read as you stroll the pupway.

Find Murray:

Please help find Murray, a dog lost in DC near H Street NE! If you can help put up flyers and search for Murray, please call or text 202-641-0955 or just come to 1012 1/2 6th St NE to pick up flyers.

On the morning of Friday, October 5th, I was walking my two dogs along with my friends’ dog who I was dogsitting. A guy came along and as he was passing us on the sidewalk, yelled that Murray, my friends’ dog, bit him. He grabbed Murray’s leash, then Murray pulled out of his collar and the guy started chasing him down the street.

After dropping my dogs inside my front door, I eventually caught up with the man, who had luckily not caught up with Murray, since he’d grabbed a long piece of metal trash he’d found on the sidewalk while in pursuit that he intended to use as a weapon on the dog. Once I caught up with him, he ended up assaulting me while screaming at me about the dog- dragging me around in the street by the arm and grabbing me in sexual places. I have filed a police report (and luckily the assault portion of the incident happened right near a police camera- plus he was stupid enough to leave the piece of metal with his fingerprints on it sitting on the ground so the police collected it as evidence).

But I don’t care that much about the police finding him— I want to find Murray.

Photo by PoPville flickr user elliotmitchell

Besides the trees, of course, one of my favorite parts of the Arboretum is their amazing koi pond. These are some seriously beautiful fish. Thanks to a reader for passing on an email:

Surplus Koi Sale
Take advantage of this opportunity to purchase Arboretum koi!

Sale: Saturday, October 13, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Preview: October 13, 8:00 am – 9:00 am

The Arboretum’s koi must be sold so that the pool can be drained and renovated. Wide range of sizes, colors, and prices available. Terms of sale: Cash or check with ID (no credit cards); all sales final.

Click here for a list of all fall events.

UPDATE:

“She was last seen at 9pm last night at 17th St NW and Kalorama.
She does not have a leash or tags on her, but is microchipped.
She is afraid of loud noises and people she doesn’t know well (especially men), so if you’re trying to get a leash around her, doggie treats/food and a calm, nice demeanor would help keep her calm so that she doesn’t run off again.
Animal Control has been notified and has received a few reports of her.
We’re hoping that she is brought to safety soon!”

We lost our friend’s dog tonight and wanted to post her photo and information in case anyone found her.
In the attached photo, she is the dog on the right.

Her name is Aurnia and she is a beautiful chow mix that our friend adopted from the rescue shelter a few months ago.

She got out of her harness as we were walking in Dupont Circle and was last seen around the Meridian Park area heading up 16th St NW.

If anyone has seen her, please call Rochelle at 202-747-4630.

Dear PoPville,

Sad to report that my toy poodle mix, deathray_2000 (also known as “Tiny”) escaped through a tiny hole in the back fence and made a break for it. Happened around 4PM Sunday.

She has no collar or tag but she is microchipped.

She escaped to the alley behind the 4100 block of Arkansas Avenue NW. Closest intersection is 16th and Upshur.

She is a 6LB toy poodle mixed with either havanese or papillon. She is fluffy, white with a big brown dot on her back. Her ears are pretty long.

She is very people-friendly and probably got scooped up by someone who saw here running free. I’m hoping someone might have seen her.

Contact: Michael 202-374-6591