b'ParrishLakelandSt. PetersburgChip Chip Hooray!TheNewBarker teampulledtogetheradvertisingpartners,animalservicespersonnel and animal advocate leaders to host free microchip clinics in three loca-tions: Parrish, Lakeland and St. Petersburg. Almost 200 chips were implanted as aresult. Everyone expressed gratitude for making the procedure available, and thereminder on the importance of microchipping our pets.Chip Chip Hooray! ParrishLeo & Luckys was the venue; 941 Lost Pet Services, Inc. donated the microchips;Dr. Tejbir Sandhu with Mobile Pet Hospital donated his time; pre-event assistancefromManateeCountyAnimalServicesSarahBrownandHansWohlgefahrt;event assistance from Deb Starr and Suzanne Kolze.Dr. Sandhu, Mobile Pet Hospital, with apuppy in front of Leo & Luckys, Parrish.Photographs byAnne Yarbrough Photography.Jessica and Brad with their Steven and Shayna with their Kenny Spiller assistsdogs Thor and Dixie. puppy Winnee. Dr. Sandhu with Grady.Chip Chip Hooray! LakelandTheDoggieBagBoutique wasthevenue;TLC PetSnip,Inc.donatedthemicrochips;Dr.MicheleMcCutcheon of TLC PetSnip,Inc.donatedhertime;Polk County Bully Project was on-hand to assist; Polk County Animal ControlsRachel McGinnis, co-owner of Leo & Marie Herbster provided pre-event assistance. (Below, left to right): Bubba, a 12-Luckys, handed out water to all the dogs week-old German Shepherd; The team is ready at The Doggie Bag Boutique;in attendance during Chip Chip Hooray. Kaitlyn Bearden and Tito. Photographs by Connie Johnson. 80THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'