Don Rorschach's prayers for the
little oily dog were answered. Many people believe that the little
dog found in the Chalmette area and taken to Angela Robert of Saint
Rose is the little dog, dubbed "Oily Dog", whose picture
was taken by Tom Fox of the Dallas Morning News. . Angela works with
the St. Charles Humane Society and fostered the little oil covered
dog until she was recently adopted by Don Rorshach in Irving Texas.
Here is the story as told by DonR.
"Happy" does not begin to describe how I feel about finding
little Oily Dog. At the moment, she is taking a nap at my feet under
the computer desk. For almost three months, every time I went to
bed I thought how unfair it was that I could get into a soft, clean
bed, in an air conditioned home without any concern for insects,
clouds of mosquitoes, foraging animals attacking
me, unbearable heat, only terrible tasting poisonous water to drink,
cruel people abandoning me and refusing to help me, wondering if
I might not wake up the next morning, and if I did, would it be
just one more day in "hell."
We now call her Orli-Slick. We decided Oily Dog was not a proper
name for a beautiful little girl Shih Tzu. I asked Robyn to check
the names of girls for a name that was close to Oily and she came
up with Orli which is a Hebrew girl's name meaning "the light
is mine." That suits the little girl very well. She is the
light and she is mine!!!! We're not Hebrew but the name is close
to Oily and she really has become such a "light." Not
just with us but for those who have come to know her. Angela Robert
who accepted her from a man who worked in the oil-spill area and
picked her up, named the little girl "Slick" since her
matted coat was soaked in oil and toxic waste. She had so much oil
and muck in her coat that Angela had a hard time holding
her. Hence the name, Slick! We have combined the names and call
her Orli-Slick!
Eric's blog ( http://www.ericsdogblog.com/
) provides the basics of the story about Oily Dog. However,
there wasn't room for all of the major hero's in this saga. There
are so many people who were of great assistance including Judi Varnes,
President of the Stars of Texas Shih Tzu Rescue organization, and
her first assistant Cheryl Barekman who checked us out for suitability
to adopt the little girl. The Stars of Texas Shih Tzu Rescue organization
was also the go-between after I was convinced that the little dog
Angela Robert took in to her home at Saint Rose, Louisiana was,
indeed, Oily Dog. She acquired the little dog when a workman did
not know what to do with the little dog and through several friendships
learned that Angela would care for the little dog. I had expected
to have numerous calls from people trying to con me out of the reward
I offered for information on "Oily" so I was careful in
asking questions about the little dog. All details added up to the
little dog being Oily Dog. When Angela declined to accept the $2,000.00
reward, I was pretty well convinced "Slick" was truly
Oily Dog, and Angela was certainly not a con-artist trying to scam
me but was an angel who lives to save helpless animals. It turned
out Angela is an Animal Control Officer for Saint Rose.
Adding that to all of the details surrounding the rescue such as
the date the dog was picked up and delivered to Angela, the color
of her coat, the gap in the teeth, the dark mask around the eyes,
the "split-head with white on one side and tan and gray on
the other, the white fur on either side of the muzzle, the black
fur far down her ears, her posture when sitting down, and
the facial expression further confirmed to me this is Oily Dog.
It will take me a week, at least, to write up a little more detailed
account about Oily Dog but I want to respond to the many wonderful
e-mails I have received from persons who have been so helpful in
the search for Oily Dog. But I would be remiss if I did not mention
at this time two other major players in this saga. Lisa Wilson,
Austin, Texas developed the website that featured Oily Dog and created
such awareness of the little dog nationwide and Eric Rice who suggested
that reward posters be prepared and then he had his team of animal
rescue specialists nail up the posters in the Chalmette, LA area
where Oily Dog was last seen.
Many have mentioned that they teared up when reading of Oily Dog's
plight. I know exactly what they mean about having tears when thinking
about little Orli-Slick. I, too, tear up just thinking about the
terror she must have experienced when Hurricane Katrina arrived
with driving wind and rain, being abandoned, and then feeling the
flood waters envelope her. Not to mention, having people around
her who she hoped would help her but one after the other ignored
her pleas. Maybe, one day she will be able to forget those experiences.
We shall certainly do our best to help her only remember good times.
Don R.
 
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Shih
Tzu Adoption and Rescue Society of Texas
