A Golden Time Was Had by All!
NOTE: LeeZard had the pleasure to help organize and put on a wonderful event to raise money for canine cancer research. If you are a dog lover (even if you are not), please go to: http://www.goldenretrieverfoundation.org/index.html and make a donation. Thanks! This is the news release LeeZard sent out. LOCAL BREEDER FIRST IN COUNTRY TO RAISE MONEY FOR NATIONAL FOUNDATION - Auction Raises $9,800 for cancer Research (Maple Valley, WA) - It wasn’t exactly “Lassie Come Home.” It was more like a Golden Jubilee Saturday night as more than 70 people brought their dogs, most bred at Maple Valley’s SmokeTree Golden Retrievers, back to where it all began for a very special evening. Owned by David and Sally Maryatt and Randy and Julie Schepper, SmokeTree became the first breeder in the country to host an auction to benefit the National Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF). “We’ve always held an annual dinner party for our family of owners,” said Randy Sch...