Michael Lambring and Suzen Dennis moved into Willow Bend in November of 2024. Michael and Suzen moved from their home on Lake Texoma, where they raised their children, spent time on the lake boating and enjoyed the small-town lifestyle. Michael and Suzen are now empty nesters with a combination of six adult children.  Michael and Suzen have a Toy Poodle named Diva and a cat named Paisley. They are both thrilled to be in Willow Bend, they have met some lovely neighbors and have joined Gleneagles Country Club. 

 

Suzen grew up in Toronto, Canada.  After Suzen completed high school, she was offered a contract to model for the prestigious Ford Agency in New York City.  As a fashion model, Suzen enjoyed a very lucrative career traveling around the world.  Suzen lived in Miami for 10 years working between New York and Los Angeles. Throughout her travels, Suzen fell in love with Dallas and the Kim Dawson Modeling Agency and settled in the DFW area.  In addition to fashion, Suzen has a deep love for fur babies and this passion led to the opening of Tailwaggers Country Inn Pet Resort. Tailwaggers Country Inn is an impressive 34 acre, five-star Pet Resort. “I was lucky to have found a second passion and career, " shared Suzen, “from the Cat walk to the Dog Walk!". When Suzen began chasing her passion for pets, The Dawson Agency provided her with six months of leave to explore her passion and Suzen never went back. "Dogs do not care if you have the correct shade of lipstick for the current season, " shared Suzen.

 

Michael was born and raised in Oklahoma around wheat farming relatives. His Boomer Sooner family heritage dates to the land run in 1889. Michael attended OU for his undergraduate degrees in Public Administration and Classical Culture, and he is a proud member of Lambda Chi Alpha. Michael received his law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law. His legal career focused on corporate contracts and specifically software licensing for major telecom companies. His career has taken him around the Globe, including England, Sweden, Hungary, Brazil, Guatemala and Saudi Arabia. Currently, both Michael and Suzen work as owner operators of Tailwaggers.  

 

Michael's daughter Alex went to OSU and has a law degree from SMU.  Alex currently practices family law. Michael’s son Briggs has a PhD in immunology and is a clinical researcher. Michael’s son Connor is involved in the sports retail industry.  Briggs and Connor both attended UNT.  Michael also loves being with his new grandbabies Emery and Brooks. Emery is two years old and Brooks is 6 months old.

 

Suzen's son Julian is 6 ft 8 and is on a full Basketball scholarship at McMurray University and is working towards a Masters degree in business. Ashton, Suzen's second son, is pursuing a degree in mathematics and astrophysics at UNT in Denton and hopes to work for NASA.  Suzen's daughter Tatiyana has just graduated from high school and is taking a gap year working and exploring what she would like to pursue. Tatiyana loves skincare and beauty products and film editing. 

 

Suzen and Michael love to host dinner parties and entertain at their home. In addition, Michael enjoys running, lifting weights and staying physically fit. He also enjoys reading and doing the New York Times Sunday Crossword puzzles...and cooking. Suzen loves to snow ski, go boating and hiking.  Both Suzen and Michael have a passion for dogs and cats. “We support all charitable giving for pet rescue groups .... never say no to a pet in need!!” shared Suzen. “We love all the holidays and birthday celebrations, but Suzen, being Canadian, we particularly love to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving Day in October".

 

Favorite Restaurants: Kona Grill, Princi Italia and Sixty Vines. 

Favorite Sports Teams: Oklahoma Sooners, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks and the Texas Rangers.

Favorite TV Shows or Movies: Magnum PI, Band of Brothers, Western themes, Rom Coms, ID and HGTV.

Favorite Music: Journey, Boston and anything from the '70s.