{"id":11740,"date":"2021-06-03T16:02:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=11740"},"modified":"2021-06-03T16:02:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:02:34","slug":"love-doggo-treats-sells-special-dog-treats-made-by-three-special-high-school-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/06\/03\/love-doggo-treats-sells-special-dog-treats-made-by-three-special-high-school-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLove Doggo Treats\u201d Sells Special Dog Treats Made By Three Special High School Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the treats are freshly baked from all-natural ingredients, ensuring that they&nbsp;taste good to pets and&nbsp;are also good for pets. The treats are then sold either at local markets, door-to-door, or through Facebook orders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Love-Doggo-Treats-113170244187713\/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUr-zsG4ItxlcllX2TGXmvrIQNRWG_Wlxdwej2BRnVZlQMLtJSXiZPtrs16TMUXMlT4C8H-3lUQfxnVHEj6b9XBmXTlOqBZDVnlPDy_VIvbo6fwGKxU82cgSZQ82fkU1bLtp7LElfy2FjPRuKILnGMtaqfb6Ocl4unAIZBSP1iujg&amp;__tn__=kK-y-R\">Love Doggo Treats<\/a> appeared at the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office to donate their homemade treats. The children were able to feed some of the shelter animals and even meet the Honorable Sheriff Grady Judd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"fade\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11741\" data-id=\"11741\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11742\" data-id=\"11742\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11743\" data-id=\"11743\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11744\" data-id=\"11744\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"550\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11745\" data-id=\"11745\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d5-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/d5-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emry&nbsp;Dykes&nbsp;and Robert Norris, who have&nbsp;Down syndrome,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mia&nbsp;Linamen, who has Autism,&nbsp;are&nbsp;high&nbsp;school classmates. Inspired by their love for dogs, they all came up with the idea of creating their own small business selling pet treats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While these young entrepreneurs\u2019 parents and families offer their assistance, the three friends, even despite their disabilities, are more than capable of doing almost everything on their own from preparing and baking the treats to packaging and selling them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey do it all,\u201d&nbsp;says Brandy,&nbsp;Emry\u2019s&nbsp;mother.&nbsp;\u201cWe help them when they need it, but they do it all overall\u2026they love working together, and they also love going out and socializing when they sell them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cindy Lineman, Mia\u2019s mother,&nbsp;says the pet treat business gives their teenage&nbsp;children an opportunity to achieve their entrepreneurial endeavors while also&nbsp;giving&nbsp;back to their local community.&nbsp;They have a mission to give back to certain charitable organizations&nbsp;and to raise awareness in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wanda Norris, Robert\u2019s mother, knows that&nbsp;her son and his friends wanted to start this business&nbsp;because of&nbsp;their shared love of pets. Not only does it&nbsp;allow them&nbsp;to do something fun together through a shared interest, but it also teaches them life skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are building up their confidence that they&nbsp;can&nbsp;run their own business. It helps to bring awareness of people with disabilities and enhance their ability to be entrepreneurs,\u201d&nbsp;she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love Doggo Treats has grown so popular and successful over the past four months that demand has surpassed what they can produce in their home kitchen. As such, they are seeking local sponsors to help facilitate the cost of their operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brittney Oakes, a former special education teacher, is one local who agreed to serve as a sponsor. As someone who works with special needs children, she is more than willing to jump at a local&nbsp;opportunity to assist them, which is why she has worked alongside Love Doggo Treats for the past month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is so important to teach life skills and be hands-on with them, so I am excited to be a part of teaching them the processes and skills that they need to apply and real-life situations,\u201d&nbsp;she said.&nbsp;\u201cMy hope is that the community can come together and support this cause. I enjoy seeing the success that these kids are making. This is a great thing for them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the treats are freshly baked from all-natural ingredients, ensuring that they&nbsp;taste good to pets and&nbsp;are also good for pets. 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