Puppy of the Month

Riley got a bio in the program for AnnIe here's a copy - Riley (Sandy) is 9 months old and this is his stage debut. He enjoys running and playing with all of the camp children. He would like to dedicate his performance to all the kids in camp and all of his new fans.

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Riley must have Theatre in his blood. Starting at 8 weeks, he has accompanied me to St. Petersburg Little Theatre, my workplace, every day. From the start he made the theatre his own and loves to get up on the stage. We were thrilled to be asked for him to take part in Annie as Sandy and from the first rehearsal he was right on cue. In fact at first treats were used but when Annie forgot to take them on stage everyone found out Riley was happy to work without treats. Guess he just likes the limelight. In was wonderful to see him up on the marquee sharing top billing with Caroline Atkins who played "Annie". Riley will be making his second stage appearance August 7 in Oliver.

At home Riley loves running with me and has really improved my times. He loves toys, chewing them up that is, he has become legendary in his ability to conquer any toy. Currently he has eaten his way through Kongs, Nylabones, and toys made of fire hose. We have a toy on order that is tested on Lions.we'll see. Riley will play fetch for hours. The great thing is he never chews on anything but his own toys and he's a perfect gentleman in the house. His favorite place to be? At Work -On Stage! At Home - In Danny's lap on the couch watching TV. He really does watch, maybe he's getting ideas for his next part.

I can't imagine work or play without him. Thank you Mark, Karen and Travis for bringing him into our lives.

Deborah

Thank you for your June selection for Puppy of the Month!

Kirby is almost a year old now and is just our loveable little boy.

Honestly, it was so easy potty training him. We visited family and traveled over 3500 miles right after we got him and he was the BEST little traveler without having a single accident. Everyday he continues to amaze us with his cute antics. What a personality he has!! If he does something he should not have it is written all over his face, so we know.
Kirby sleeps with us, puts his head on our pillow, breathes on us, is with us. He loves when we have someone visiting, especially the grandchildren, who bring lots of excitement to his life. He is happy to greet everyone. Everyday
he brings happiness to our day. We could not have made a better choice than we did when selecting a miniature labradoodle. Another thing, we have not found the first hair from him shedding. That is certainly a wonderful attribute
after having many other dogs and hair flying everywhere. It is hard to imagine, but true, when the breeders say non-shedding.

Mark and Karen, We are SO happy with Kirby. He brings us JOY everyday.

We just love him.
Terry and Sherry

Zoey was born to Mindi February 2006. We picked her up in Florida to
bring her home in May due to our school schedule Everyone at our
school was telling our daughter, Olivia how lucky she was, a trip to
Disney and a new puppy!! We thought the time would not go fast
enough! When the children in my pre K4 class had separation anxiety
or didn't want to take their nap I would call up the TBAL website and
show them our new puppy Zoey. Something about looking at puppies
makes everyone smile.

Zoey has been a wonderful addition to our family. She is adorable,
cuddly, loving and so calm. She weighs 24 pounds and thinks she is a
lap dog. I love that!! She keeps me motivated for our daily walks.
She even keeps up on a run when it starts to rain. She loves to walk
on the trails in the woods in fall and winter, and play chase with our
daughter. Everyone we come across asks what kind of dog she is. They
can't get over how calm she is. She even helped my uncle visiting
from Germany overcome his fear of dogs. By the end of his visit, he
was walking her. It was very sweet.

Now at roughly 1 1/2 Zoey has become the protector of our home with
her tough bark, until someone actually comes in, which then she runs
the other way. haha She loves to lay on our bed and watch TV with us
in the evening. Recently she went to the beach with us. She did not
care for the ocean a wave would come in and she would run the other
way. It was pretty funny.

She is just a pure joy!! We love her so much and thank Mark and Karen
(Mindi too) very much for her!!

The Winn Family