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Kids, Golden Retrievers and tennis balls – what
could be better! That was Mark Pachtner’s idea when
he started planning the 2nd Annual
Special Olympics Tennis Fun Day. Mark is a
member of AZGRC and he and his wife Melinda
are foster s for us as well. Mark asked if we would
be interested in participating in this event and we
had a huge response from our members who wanted to
share their Goldens with the kids.
Special thanks to Bette Davis, Blondie, Casey,
Duke, Kayli, Jake, Polly, Sam and Shasta
who spent the morning meeting the athletes, families
and volunteers. Then we were treated to a
performance by the Arizona Canine Freestylers.
We all watched as a mastiff, poodle and a variety of
other dogs danced with their owners. Not to be
outdone, AZGRC rescues Bette Davis, Kayli
and Polly danced to a song from Madagascar in
full costume and then encouraged everyone to
participate. Before long kids and almost all of the
dogs joined in.
It was a great day and we are happy to have been a
part of Tennis Fun Day event. We love the
opportunity to share our Goldens and connect with
the community and we all learned a few new dance
steps in the process. |
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