Annual Goldens On The Green benefits Operation Delta Dog
Carol Fortin, of Manchester, a volunteer for Operation Delta Dog, tends to sales of doggie bandanas emblazoned with an Operation Delta Dog logo. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Kim Jarry and Adam Yusuf, foreground, residents of Merrimack, prepare to win the GOTG doggie fashion show with "Cooper," their canine T-Rex whose skeleton helmet impressed a majority of voters at the benefit for Operation Delta Dog, an organization staffed by professional trainers of shelter dogs as service dogs for veterans with a variety of psychological, emotional or physical needs. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Lillian Keenan, of Amherst, leads her dog, Dexter, fur flying as he bounds through one of the doggie obstacle course hurdles offered among other canine games at the most recent Goldens On The Green. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Goldens On The Green event organizer Bill Swift, an Amherst resident, extended thanks to 375 participants who, along with their registered 235 Golden Retrievers, attended the eighth annual Goldens On The Green fundraiser for Operation Delta Dog, a nonprofit based in Hollis that is dedicated to training rescued shelter dogs from several states to be disciplined service dogs for veterans in need of a diverse range of assistance depending on the veteran's physical, emotional and mental needs. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Among the contenders in the Goldens On The Green doggie fashion show are these friends, JoAnn Whelan, left, a resident of Belmont, who entered her dog, "Bliss," into the competition, and Candace Rogers, of Gilford, who added her dog, "Millie," to the festivities. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
Family dog event supporters and siblings attending the GOTG in some high-style apparel includes sisters and a brother, from left, Mindy Rensalear, of Exeter, with a fashion statement, "I'm the youngest - the rules don't apply to me," Bill Lawson, of Amherst, whose shirt declares, "I'm the middle - I'm the reason we had rules," and Martha Reber, of Franklin, Tenn., whose print notes, "I'm the oldest, I make the rules." Photo by LORETTA JACKSON
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