My name is Destry Newman. I have lived in the Shawnee and Tecumseh Oklahoma area my entire life. I graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1991 and obtained my bachelors degree from Southern Nazarene University in 2011. My wife Jill and I have been married for 28 years. God has blessed us with 3 wonderful children. Tanner and his wife Lauren, Ali and her husband Jarad and Destynee, or I call her the puppy whisperer. Each one of these people helps with our dogs and puppies from time to time. Tanner and Lauren recently had a baby boy and we have been blessed to become grandparents (or Poppy and Honey) to Noah. Ali and Jarad are expecting in January for our 2nd grandchild. She is a girl that will be named Emberlynn. We are over the moon becoming grandparents. Early in life I was involved in 4-H and had a love for animals. During that time I took the opportunity to travel in both Oklahoma and Texas competing in dog obedience and showmanship with my sheltie, Beau Jangles. In high school, my best friend had a black lab named Annie. I loved that dog and I bought my first lab in 2009 and the rest I would say is history. I don’t think you will find a more loving, smart and fun dog then the Labrador Retriever.