2014 Christmas Parade

2014 The Villages Christmas Parade

Watching the parade go by before its our turn.

One of our carts.  Notice the nice sit stay.

Nancy and Tom with Miracles

Ben and Loretta with Cameron

Bonnie and Dick with Patriot

Pre Parade snacks

Cameron waiting to get going

Cameron is the baby so he gets to ride with Kathy.

Breezy, Obie, Cameron, Hubble (or el?)

These are all the pictures I have right now.  There were lots of other people and dogs there.  Please send more pictures to Ben and I will include them.

Meeting Lake Sumter 24 Nov 2014

After working on controlled greetings, we did sits

And then downs

Then we found some stairs

Then we went and ate lunch at Gators but we were too busy eating to take pictures.
(Thanks to Loretta Bond for our pictures.)

Super Ambassador Dog - Patriot

Patriot modeling his new jacket

Here is his handsome face since he was too modest to show it in the other photo.

MEET BREESY: 31RPD14

Sponsored and named by Seabreeze/Royal Garden community, Bradenton, FL, who raised funds through the 2014 Walkathon

Raisers:  Joyce and Ron Landbeck

Meet Miracles Born April 11 2014 -- 3J14.

Nancy picking Miracles up from SEGD

The mandatory car ride home picture (how can you help it they are so cute)

First day at home

You know they have bed's for sale at Sam's.

First party - Mom, you dressed me up in this thing and I don't even get to eat the candy.

Meet SURIEL: 4E14

 Suriel is a Goldador:  3/4 yellow lab, 1/4 golden retriever Born:  Jan 29, 2014 (The best possible mix, but I'm not biased)




Sponsored by:  Lighthouse Point Bar and Grille (in background), The Villages

Named in honor of Suriel, the angel of healing and protection

Raisers:  Joyce and Ron Landbeck

Suriel is a very lovely young lady.

Cameron (7S14) Comes Home (18 Oct 2014)

 Cameron and Ben in our front yard first weekend home

Cameron and Loretta in the back yard first weekend home

Cameron taking a break after a hard day of being a puppy.

"OFF TO GUIDE DOG U"

August 9, 2014

Four puppies were returned to Southeastern Guide Dogs campus to begin their formal harness training, also know as "IFT"....

In For Training.

The puppies were received at the new

 Keith G. Hirst Accessment Center

The receiving room

Barbara Leonard with Abby 6O13

Suzanne Pahls with Atlas 7Q13

Atlas 7Q13 and Colonel Tom 1R13 will share a dorm room.

Carl & Marsha Tyner with Colonel Tom 1R13

Groovy 1P13 raised by Tom & Nancy Schmelzer

Groovy was greeted by some awesome art work 

that decorates her dorm room!

Best wishes to all the returning puppies!!! 

"WOLF TO WOOF"

On Friday July 18th the TriCounty Puppy Raisers

visited the Natural History Museum in Gainesville, FL

The museum  featured a special exhibition

"Wolf to Woof" and also a Butterfly Exhibit

Enjoying the exhibit were Suzanne & Atlas 

Atlas & Ben taking a break

L to R

Carl with Colonel Tom (1R13), Ed with John(1EE13) and 

Ben with Atlas (7Q13)

Ben and Atlas checking out some impressive exhibits

A great exposure!

The Florida Museum of Natural History is located at

3215 Hull Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611

"CONGRATULATIONS MUMSIE 1B13"

K-9 Mumsie 1B13

Graduates to Bomb & Arson Detection

Mumsie was raised by

Tri-County puppy raisers 

Nancy & Tom Schmelzer

"VERLIN, ARTIE & LAINEY OFF TO GUIDE DOG U"

June 28, 2014 - IFT - In For Training

"Verlin" a yellow, Goldador male,

born on May 30, 2013 

Raised by Ben and Loretta Bond

Ben and Loretta handing Verlin over to

 trainer Katie Y

"Puppy Verlin" with his namesake Verlin Troyer,

Site Superintendent for the construction of the

Barpal Veterinary Clinic at Southeastern

Verlin Troyer, Ben Bond and puppy "Verlin"

"Artie 5N13" a black Goldador male,

 born on April 14, 2013

Raised by Joyce & Ron Landbeck

In For Training "Artie"

"Artie" featured here with his sponsor Marcia Gosline,

 owner of "The Villages Pet Spa" 

Also  In For Training is

"Lainey" a black labradore female

raised by Tri-County puppy raiser

Mary Britton

Best wishes to all the IFT puppies

in the Class of June 28, 2014