2010
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Happy Thanksgiving from HPWT!
(Pictured: Zorba. Week of November 21)
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Labelle, a female
black lab raised by Carmen & Tom Moyer, was
retired from Guide Dog's breeding program in
October.
She had three litters,16 of which were
successful graduates: 14 are still working in
harness!
Labelle will continue to live with her breeder
keepers in her retirement years.
View all our breeder dog graduates here. (week
of November 6th) |
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Meryl finds a comfy place to rest on another
party-goer's costume's tail! |
Derby
2001-2010
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Puppy Pool Paddle
Once
again the Puppy Pool Paddle at South
Suburban's Holly Pool on September 11th was
a great success. |
2010
Arapahoe County Fair
HPWT's 4-H'ers did a fabulous job on their County
Fair Projects this year!
Congratulations to Grant, the Grand Champion winner,
and all our youth for
their spectacular showing. View all the projects
& ribbons here. |
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HPWT PICNIC
The annual HPWT picnic on July 13th was a huge
success!
Puppy Kisses to the Groves family for opening their
lovely home to us for this fun evening. |
MARTY
2004-2010
A
short life, long treasured.
Marty was a male yellow lab raised by Kelsey Rea.
Kelsey says:"Marty was the second puppy my amily
raised for Guide Dogs for the Blind. He was my
favorite puppy, curling up all 65 pounds of himslef
in my lap, waiting for me to get up in the morning,
being my faithful homwork companion, and puttin gup
with anything and everything. he was paired with a
man from Canada in April 2006 and was a great guide
for him. Unfortuantely, he had to be put to sleep on
June 20, 2010. |
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New
Career for Mars!
Congratulations to Mars, a career changed black lab
raised by Steve Struck, who passed his therapy dog
test with his partner Diana. Mars has a bright
future with American
Humane Animal-assisted Therapy, doing all
kinds of healing therapy work! Read about Mars's
amazing first day of therapy work here.
(week of April 26, 2010)
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Tribute to a
retired Guide and friend
FORD
Ford was a yellow lab raised by Bill and Laurie
Schwanitz. Born in 1994, Ford returned to the Boring
campus in 1995, and graduated in 1996. He worked
until 2002 and returned to home after his companion
could no longer use a Guide and was unable to care
for him as a pet. Bill and Laurie were thrilled to
have him re-join their family of 3 other dogs, Eli
and soon-to-be Gillian in 2002. Ford slowed
down a lot in his last 2-3 years, but never seemed
to be in pain. He ate his breakfast one morning,
took an afternoon nap, and didn't wake up. Ford was
always there for support and hugs--he made a great
pillow! What a wonderful life Ford had in his
various careers. He will be greatly missed, and our
hearts go out to the Schwanitz family in this time
of grief. (week of April 7th) |
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Happy Easter from
HPWT!
Jasper, retired guide, and Jonathan, puppy in
training,
look cute in their bunny ears at the QWest Easter
Egg Hunt for blind children.
Click here to
view all the fun. (week of March 27) |
Good bye, dear friend
Annie, a golden retriever owned by Frank &
Cheryl Bennett,
went to the rainbow bridge on Tuesday, 24 March.
While not from Guide Dogs, Annie did patiently help
Frank & Cheryl with
all the HPWT puppies that that have puppy-sat over
the years.
She was a dear friend of many years and will be
greatly missed.
Our sympathies go out to the Bennetts in this time
of grief. |
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Diabetic Alert Dog
Odetta, a female black lab raised by Casey Horgan,
is changing Kathy's life for the better.
Learn how Odetta alerts diabetc Kathy to dangerous
changes in her blood-sugar level here.
(week of March 15th)
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School Dogs
In an
inovative program, students in Utah raise guide
dog puppies as a class.
Panama, who was given a terrific start in
life by HPWT's own Janet & Chris Ford,
is pictured forth in the group.
(week of March 1, 2010)
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Delroy - M/YL
Co-raised by Lizz Landert and Barb Witcher
Delroy's
proud raisers have a photo-op
with their pup and his new partner on
graduation day.
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Ludden - M/BL
Raised by Carmen Moyer (Mother
is Labelle)
Carmen presents Ludden to her
new partner
on stage at Guide Dog's Oregon campus.
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GRADUATIONS!
Congratulations to Delroy & Ludden, our
January and February graduates!
Both are now hard at work successfully
guiding their new sightless partners. (week
of February 18th)
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Happy
Valentine's Day
from HPWT! (Kingston - week of Feb 14th) |
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DRAEGER
2008-2010
Our deepest condolences to the Groves family &
the adoptive family of their career change dog,
Draeger.
While playing in the front yard with his family,
Drager darted out into the street to chase a
rabbit.
He didn't see the car; it was going too fast to
stop and this beautiful, young LXG was hit and
killed.
Please, everyone--keep your puppies on a
leash when they are in an unfenced area--even if
you are only loading them in the car.
Then Draeger's memory will be honored and this
devistating, preventable situation will
never be repeated.
(week of February 6th)
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HPWT members had a wonderful time touring the
Greenwood Village Athletic Club on January 19th.
Here are Meryl, Calvin, Penne & Elka
checking out the basketball court.
Thanks, GV Athletics, for allowing us to come visit
with our puppies! |
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Happy
Holidays!
Kingston & the lights at Streets of Southglenn
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Josie & Meryl visited Santa at the Streets of SG
on December 22,
2009.
Were they naughty or nice? From that sly wink, we
think Josie might be
getting coal in her stocking!
(homepage)
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Odetta:
Diabetic Altert Dog
Odetta, a female black
lab rasied by Casey Horgan, will graduate as a
diabetic alert dog with her partner Kathy, on February 20th
2010!
According to Cheryl at Dogs4Diabetics, "They
have made a wonderful team and have
taken on the task of finishing dogs for us as
well. Odetta is a a
great little worker and has been teaching newer
D4D dogs how to alert
in real life before they are matched with a
diabetic partner.
Odetta
has been on the go with Kathy from the start.
Kathy is a
competitive
swimmer so Odetta gets lots of time hanging out at
a pool, by a lake or
in a boat following behind Kathy as she swims.
She traveled to
Oregon
for the Thanksgiving holiday and was great on the
flights. Odetta has
saved Kathy's life numerous
times and will continue to do so for years to
come!"
Congratulations,
Casey, and thank you for gifting your career
change dog to such a
wonderful life of service! Find out more about
Dogs4Diabetics here. |
Good-bye,
Dear Friend
Rodeo
1998-2009
It
is
with
great
sadness
that we share with you the passing of a
wonderful guide dog and
friend, Rodeo. Many of you know Rodeo,
the grey-muzzled retired guide of Leonard
Decker. Rodeo developed
a
nasal cavity tumor was inoperable and causing
siginifcant blood loss.
He passed peacefully from this world with his
head resting in Leonard's
lap and surrounded by his puppy raiser, Dot
Dill, and several other close friends. His
exit was
compassionately
and peacefully aided by his friend and long-term
veterinarian Dr. Randa MacMillan.
Leonard and Rodeo graduated as a team 10
years ago from the
Oregon
campus. Rodeo will be remembered for his
outstanding guide skills, his devotion to his
partner Leonard, his many
friends among guide dog puppy raisers, his joy
for life, his ability to
party like a crazy puppy and for his lifetime of
service.
Rodeo:
whelped 5/28/98, graduated 12/11/99, crossed the
Rainbow Bridge 12/1/09.
(Pictured: Leonard
with Rodeo
and
his current guide, Lucerne; Rodeo
with Leonard and raiser Dot Dill at the 2004
Halloween
Party)
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HAPPY
THANKSGIVING
FROM HPWT!
We are thankful for our wonderful group of volunteer
puppy raisers
& sitters,
and for our PUPPIES! (photo of Salsa, raised in 1992
by Andrea) |
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Sweet,
Sweet
Sleep!
Penne crashed on her mom's lap a couple of days
after arriving in
Colorado.
Being a puppy is hard work, and it tires you out,
aparently!
Puppy kisses to Deb Groves for the darling picture.
(week of November 3rd)
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Congratulations to Miranda, Jasper & Kingston
who were awarded 1st
place in the GDB photo Halloween costume contest!
Their photo appears
on GDB's Blog. Click here
to read the story. See all the fabulous costumes
from the 2009 HPWT
Halloween Party here.
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"Partners"
Nothing says teamwork like these footprints,
captured by Andrea at the Colorado
Journey Mini-Golf outing August 18th. |
School
Program Dog
Panama, a female yellow lab co-raised by Janet &
Chris Ford as a
school program starter pup has been chosen as one of
the pups to
continue to the school puppy raiser program. Panama
will be transfered
to a specially chosen student raiser in Utah to
complete her year of
puppy raising. Puppy Kisses and Wildly Wagging Tails
to Janet &
Chris for their generosity in giving Panama such a
wonderful start and
then giving her up so soon to this special program!
(Week of 10 Sept
2009)
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Trevor and Jude won the Grand Champion.
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Nicole and Draeger won Reserve Grand
Champion |
Arapahoe
County Fair Results
Congratulations to our 4-H'ers Trevor
and
Nicole for their spectacular showing at the
County Fair!
Click
here to
view
other
year's
county
fair
projects. |
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English Guide Dog Appeal
For
two
years,
webmistress
Andrea
&
her
family
have
lived
in
Oxford,
England--puppyless!
This statue of a guide dog and pup at a
local
supermarket, (which is an appeal for coins
for the Guide Dog for the
Blind Association) was the closest thing
they could get to an actual
Guide Dog! Now they are moving back home to
Colorado, and if all goes
well, will receive a puppy from one of the
fall deliveries. Andrea and
Miranda can't wait to see you all at the
August 10th puppy meeting!
(week of July 24, 2009)
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July 10, 2009 Returning Dogs
L-R: Nicole & Draeger, Chrinstina and Gilligan,
Nancy & Simone.
HPWT Bid a fond farewell to three wonderful dogs on
Friday, July 10th,
as they returned to GDB for harness training on the
puppy truck. Their
raisers have done a brilliant job, and we wish them
well in their
trining. Do your best, and we'll be proud of you, no
matter what career
you choose! |
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Career Change Dog
Ludlow was career changed in July for confidence
issues. He has found a
new career--as a best friend here in Colorado! The
look on his new
little girl's face says it all! Our dogs make a
difference in people's
lives, no matter what career they choose!
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Calvin, Herbert and Amanda watch for
bikers & runners at the Goose
Chase on
June 20th. Puppy Kisses to Steve for the great
photo! |
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HURRAH FOR PUPPY SITTERS!
Puppy
sitter
Cheryl
cuddles
up with Josie for a nice, cozy nap. While
puppies on the
furniture isn't "Kosher", we thought the
loving relationship between
sitter and sit-ee was so special we wanted
to share their quiet moment
with you anyway. That's the kind of care
that makes HPWT's puppy
sitters such an awsome addition to our
group! (puppy kisses to Frank
& Lizz for sharing the photo). (Week of
June 17th).
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COLORADO RAISERS AT
GDB FUN
DAY!
As these 2006
attendees
can
tell you, Fun Day at Guide Dogs is a blast!
If you haven't thought about going, now is the
time to start planning!
Often raisers coordinate their plans for fun &
savings, so let
Carmen know if you're interested--She has lots of
experience & info
for potential Fun-Dayers! 2009 Fun Day is August
8th in San Rafael
& August 15th in Oregon.
Puppy kisses to Lizz Landert for the photo. (1st 2
weeks of June)
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Campus |
Kelsey will
intern
at the
Oregon Campus
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GDB
INTERNSHIPS!
Congratulations to Erin Lukacovic and Kesley
Rea who were awarded
summer internships in Guide Dog's Training
Department recently! Way to
go ladies, we expect a full report of your
experiences! (May)
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Easter
Puppy
Looks
like
Delry
celebrated the season in style!
Thanks Lizz for sharing the cute picture.
(April)
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Our Father Luthern Church Learning Center Kids
Ms.
Laurie's class poses with Delroy (ylb) and Marnie
after one of four
programs about Guide Dogs given at the Center by
Puppy Raiser Lizz in
February.
The
kids baked dog cookies as a thank-you to the pups.
We say Thank You OFLCLC
for your smiles & enthusiasm welcoming us
and learning what to do when you see a blind person
and their Guide
Dog!
(Puppy Kisses to Lizz for doing the programs &
sending the
picture.) |
Carmen & Ludden
with Andrw Lindstad,
Development Coordinator of
Harrison
Memorial
Animal
Hospital
On February 9, 2009, HPWT delivered a
donation of wish
list items including trash bags, bleach,
scrubbies, paper towels, comet powder, odo ban,
nail clippers and
blankets--plus a few other things that were
donated by club members to
this this hospital that helps people who can't
afford medical care for
their animals. The items and cash donations were
gathered at the HPWT
Holiday Party instead of a gift exchange this
year. Puppy Kisses to
Lizz for coordinating the purchase of items, to
Tom & Carmen for
dropping them off, and to everyone at HPWT for
their generosity! |
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Happy Valentine's Day from HPWT!
(Homepage)
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HAPPY
VALENTINE'S DAY
FROM
HPWT!
(Sloppy kisses to Dot Dill for the photo)
(week of February 14th)
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Savvy
Savvy, a female black lab raised
by
Carmen & Tom Moyer, recently returned home
when harness training
didn't work out for her. She's traded her green
puppy coat for a blue
therapy dog coat, as she does therapy work at
Denver's Craig Hospital
with
her new
Mom!
(week of January 27th, 2009)
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WORKING LIKE A DOG.
Mars hangs out at the office with his Dad, Steve.
Puppy Kisses for the picture, Mr. Struck!
(week of January 12th, 2009) |
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Career change dog Harbor &
Ludden
cuddle up.
That's one way to beat the winter chill!
Puppy Kisses to Deb Horgan for the picture!
(Week of January 5th, 2009).
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Happy New Year from HPWT! |
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2008
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MIRACLE WORKER
PROGRAM
Two groups of Girl
Scouts, on
two successive Saturdays in November,
learned about Guide Dogs
thanks to HPWT presenters!
Puppy Kisses to Mark Tin for the photo.
(week of December 6th, 2008)
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Happy Thanksgiving!
To all the people working hard to make a difference
in the lives of blind people by thier involvement with
HPWT & GDB!
We are Thankful for YOU!
(week of Nov 23, 2008-puppy is Venus)
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The
15th Annual HPWT Halloween party party was a smash!
Check out all the fun here!
Week of Oct 28th
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Full
Moon brings out the werewolf in Erin's puppy
Simone.
Hope everyone
is this ready for the HPWT Halloween party on Oct
28th!
(week of Oct 21)
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Pups and People alike had a great time on
the light rail trip
to Downtown Denver on Sep. 18th.
Puppy Kisses to Mark Tin for the fab photo! |
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The Doggie Splash party on September 6th was a great
success!
View all the fun here!
Puppy
Kisses to
Jeanne Bruns for the photos! |
HPWT Members & pups had a
wonderful
time at
Colorado Journey Miniture Golf at Cornerstone
Park on Aug 19th
Click here
to view the fun!
PuppyKisses
to
Mark Tin for the picture! |
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Christina Henderson recieved "Gilligan" from the Puppy Truck
Driver.
The look on her face says it all!
Truck arrived on July 12, 2008.
Featured the week of Aug 11, 2008.
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THANKS, OFCLC KIDS!
Draeger, Simone
& Daelyn and their rasiers send a big THANK YOU to the
kids
of Miss Lori B's Junior
Kindergarten class at Our Father
Children's Learning Center! The kids made dog cookies for
HPWT puppies
when they gave a program at the Center. 30 April 2008. |
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Carrie & her two
Guide
Pups
Returning dog Florita gets a kiss from raiser Carrie.
Looks like her
new puppy, Daelyn, wants in on the action, too!
(April 21, 2008)
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THANK YOU, HORGAN
FAMILY!
The Horgan
Family recently recieved a "Dollar for Doers" grant from
Honeywell in
recognition of thier volunteer activies with HPWT. They have
designated
the funds as two $250 scholarships for HPWT youth who
complete summer
interships at GDB. The grant recognizes employees who
contribute
a minimum of 75 hours annually to any single charity.
(pictured are
Casey & Odetta Horgan). (Feb 19, 2008) |
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Happy Valentine's Day from Lodge & Gidget! (Carmen
Moyer's carrer
change and qualified therapy dogs)
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HPWT Members had a wonderful time on their
scavenger hunt at Cherry Creek Mall on January 15th! |
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Keeping fellow puppy raiser Chris Ford in our thoughts
as he recovers from a broken hip. (week of 17 January 2008).
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Keeping Puppy Truck
Driver Denny
Epperson in our
thoughts
as he recovers from the traffic accident involving the
puppy truck,
which happened in California on January 4th, 2008. |
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2007
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Ask Abbie columnists Abolene and Jasper
wish you Happy Holidays!
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Happy
Holidays from Fedora & Brittania,
who
very much enjoyed the party at the Manor House restaurant on
December
13rd! |
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Ho, Ho, Ho!
Merry Christmas from
Roman & Santa
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Happy Holidays from Gidget & Lodge Moyer.
6 December 2007. |
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Happy Thanksgiving to all raisers and their pups! Featured
on November
16, 2007 |
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Jeanne Bruns took this wonderful portrait of Rosetta, Janet
Ford's pup,
on puppy truck day November 2, 2007. |
Diana Meyer submitted this photo of "smilin' Niles"
when he retired
from Guidework, November 2007. |
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Vision Walk Participents -Sept 29, 2007
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Vision Walk 2007!
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Everyone had a great time at pool day!
Sept 2007
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Shakespeare is already great at the FIR recall,
after only having been with Amanda for one week! September,
2007 |
Savvy Smells the flowers - September 2007 |
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Shakepeare does what puppies do best--be cute & chew on
things!
September 2007 |
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In August, Carmen & Lodge tested and re-quailified as a
therapy
team wtih Denver Pet Partners.
They are certified to work in situations with the highest
complexity.
Congratulations!
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Royalle finds out one sheep is interesting, two are a little
bit
intimidaitng--don't want to get too close! County Fair--July
2007 |
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Group photo at the Fire Station - August 2007 |
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Annette, Venus' new puppy raiser, and Miranda, her first
puppy riaser,
pose with Venus on the down town Denver outing, July
25, 2007 |
HPWT gave Andrea a royal send-off to England!
Her puppy, Venus, got posh treatment at the going-away
party, too!
June 2007 |
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Mary Jo & Trishna hang out at SW Plaza, May 2007
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The Group at SW Plaza, May 2007 |
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Roman at the Botanic Gardens, May 2007
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Roman had a great time on Memorial Day, 2007! |
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Halla was the lone puppy recieved by HPWT on the April puppy
truck. |
The Puppies were a big hit at a program
in honor of the publication of a new American Girls book,
starring a young puppy raiser. April 2007.
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Roman and his siblings Royalle and Rosie pose of a family
portait, on
puppy truck day -March 2007
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Roman is awfully cute on his own, too! March 2007
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Sloan and his friends enjoy the deep winter snows of
2006/2007.
His raisers assured us he was on a very long, long-line for
safety!
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Neo leans on Wendy on Puppy Truck day
A touching portrait from the archive was featured in March
2007. |
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Leah & Sheffield made a lot of friends at the High
Plains Elemtary
program in February 2007! |
Elm's beautiful valentine's portrait was the very first
picture of the
week
February 2007 |
