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his furry friend helps her owner remember
to enjoy the simple things in life. Cocoa, a
2-year-old chocolate lab, doesn't miss the
chance to play outside.
"She is very active and loves to swim daily," says
Angelique George, Grindstone Property Management.
"She is very lovable and highly intelligent."
George shared a photo of Cocoa from when she
was a puppy "to remind everyone to take time every
day to stop and smell the daisies – instead of roses.
She loves to play in my daisy bushes, and this pic
always puts a smile on my face."
Pets We Dig
Smell the Daisies
Lab's love for the outdoors is
contagious
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website, visit PetsWeDig.com and enter
your pet's photo.
Cocoa
Top 5
Concerns
Finding/Keeping Good
Employees
Fuel Prices
Profi tability
U.S. Economy
Material Costs
Project annual
volume for
2014
Less than
$50,000:
17 percent
$50,000 to
$100,000:
17 percent
$100,001 to
$500,000:
29 percent
$500,001 to
$1 million:
11 percent
$1 million to
$3 million:
9 percent
More than
$3 million:
7 percent
No answer:
10 percent
Compared to 2013, how did
your business do this year?
Major Increase (more than 8 percent): 18 percent
Moderate Increase (4 to 8 percent): 22 percent
Minor Increase (up to 4 percent): 25 percent
Remain the Same: 26 percent
Minor Decrease (up to 4 percent): 4 percent
Moderate Decrease (4 to 8 percent): 4 percent
Major Decrease (more than 8 percent): 1 percent
Did you purchase equipment?
Yes: 63.5 percent No: 36.5 percent
According to a Total
Landscape Care
survey conducted in
September that had
326 respondents
Top equipment purchased
1. Hand-held
power tools
2. Mowers 3. Trailers
