Pets

“If you want to walk your dogs off leash, move to a farm.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

A guy frequently walks his two dogs around Logan Circle. I have never seen the dogs on leash. One of them ran up to my dog, and the guy did nothing. What if my dog were anxious or reactive? It’s impossible to walk a dog past them because they take up the entire sidewalk. If you want to walk your dogs off leash, move to a farm.”

From the Department of Health: “No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog in the District shall permit the dog to be on any public space in the District, other than a dog park established by section 9a of the Animal Control Act of 1979, passed on 2nd reading on September 20, 2005 (Enrolled version of Bill 16-28), unless the dog is firmly secured by a substantial leash. The leash shall be held by a person capable of managing the dog.”

“Petworth Animal Hospital has closed”

By Prince Of Petworth


4012 Georgia Ave, NW via loopnet

Thanks to textdoc for sending:

“The voicemail greeting was a long and somewhat emotional one — worth calling and giving it a listen. (202) 723-7142

It didn’t specifically say why Dr. Thornburgh was retiring, but he was getting up in years and I think had been planning to retire at some point anyway. My guess is that the pandemic probably accelerated that decision.

A veterinarian friend of mine from high school caught COVID-19 at work — fortunately, he recovered fully. I suppose that’s a good reminder that it’s a frontline occupation. (more…)

Without Further Ado, Snow Dogs Volume Two – I’m Talking 65 Puppers (and 1 Cat)

By Prince Of Petworth

“Canela from Petworth. She is a Cane Corso 4 month puppy”

Thanks to all for sending the many, many, many submissions. Today has been amazing, can’t thank you guys enough for sharing the joy. Ed. Note: If you missed volume two and submitted a snow pup, you’ll be added to the regular animal fix queue and I’ll email ya the day of posting. I give you the opposite of doom scrolling: (more…)

“My pup seems to have torn her CCL, I have a few questions”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Eric P.

“Dear PoPville,

My pup seems to have torn her CCL, and has been limping on and off for the last 2 weeks. She is a 90 pound german shepherd mix – not overweight, but a big girl. The vet recommended we reduce her weight by a few pounds, and said surgery is the only option for treatment. I would love to hear from PoPville community if anyone else has had to deal with similar issues lately. I have a few questions: (more…)

“I have the sweetest neighbor here in Kingman Park that needs help”

By Prince Of Petworth

Kristin passes on the GoFundMe:

“Hello Everyone, My name is Keturah i’m a 24 year old college student at FAMU. I am writing this fundraiser campaign for my mother and her furry bestfriend without her knowing. My mother is a proud, independent woman and would never ask for money, she has been working since the age of 13 and with Covid-19 this is the first time she has been unemployed in over 15 years, but through the grace of god she always figures it out but this time she needs help. (more…)

Fundraiser for Phineas

By Prince Of Petworth

From GoFundMe:

“I adopted Phineas from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington in March of 2020 during COVID. I had an appointment on Tuesday, 11/17 @ 8:30 am at Atlas Vet for him to get bloodwork done, as he was supposed to have teeth pulled/cleaned on 11/30. As we arrived, I called to check in and picked up the carrier to put him on my lap. I looked into the carrier to see him rolling over with his eyes completely open and he was non-responsive. I started screaming and the amazing vets ran out and sprinted inside with him. They did CPR and intubated and were thankfully able to bring him back. Once he was brought back, he was acting very strange neurologically. (more…)

“Your help made our 2020 much better.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Last week we happily learned that Bruno was home. I promised to share more details as I learned them – and here’s word from Bruno’s humans:

“We want to say thank the PoPville community for helping us find our Bruno. It was actually your help that brought us together. A nice family who we appreciate took care of Bruno until someone came along and saw the post from PoPville. Your help made our 2020 much better.”

Ed. Note: You guys rule, the reunion happened because of you, the community.

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