Northwest Observer / August 5-18, 2021

August 2021 a monthly feature of the Northwest Observer

The Greensboro Natural Science Center shared this photo of one of their African penguins, noting they are very fast swimmers.

African penguins can reach swimming speeds up to 15 mph, while the quickest recorded human pace approaches 6 mph.

As a bonus of gaining Dr. Sidney Chadwick, S ummerfield Family Den tistry also w elcomes Dr. Chadwic k’s adopted fur baby, Orvill e, to the practice’s te am!

Jorge (above) celebrated his 2nd birthday with an outing to pick out a new toy with his “grandma,” Rene Collins (NWO admin assistant). Jorge was adopted by Collins’ twin son, Seth, after being at the animal shelter for two months with little hope of adoption due to being a pit bull breed and testing positive for heartworms.

He is adored by the Collins family, who says this 90-pound pup thinks he’s a lap dog!

A “cousin” to Jorge (left), this chocolate Lab named Ranger is the newest member of the Collins family. He was adopted by Rene Coll ins’ twin son, Lucas, an avid fisherman who looks forward to making Ranger a “boat dog” (the pup is named after Lucas’ Ranger boat).

At just 9 weeks old, Ranger has the energy of a human toddler and is always into something!

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