MAY/JUNE 2001
VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1
Features
This Dog We Call a Lab
by Steve Smith
Americaˊs most popular dog – a playful, sweet, athletic charmer rolled into a furry black, yellow, or chocolate package.
LABMED: Making Second Chances Happen
by Karlene Turkington
Looking out for Labs everywhere.
Take Me Home!
A Photo Essay
You wonˊt be able to resist!
A Love Letter
by Gene Hill
A letter to a friend preparing him for life with a Lab.
Have Lab, Will Travel
by James Keldsen
Some important advice to make the road trip safe – and fun.
A History of the Labrador Retriever
by E. Donnall Thomas Jr
You canˊt know the dogs without knowing their history.
Dinahˊs Eyes
by Julie Weary
Waiting for Dinah to go blind would be like waiting for my heart to break.
Behold the Tennis Ball
A Photo Essay
After us, a Labˊs next best friend.
Departments
Why Labs Do That
by Tom Davis
Labs to the rescue.
In Their Debt
by Vickie Lamb
Sniffing out crime.
Citizen Lab
by Amy & John Dahl
Socialization – laying the foundation for a good citizen.
The Vet Clinic
by Dr. Jill Hyland Ayres & Dr. Rose Davidson
Canine hip dysplasia – cause, diagnoses, treatment.
Sorta Stupid Lab Tricks
The Labrador Bone Balance.
Ectetera
“Find the Tennis Ball” Winners
Just Labs Wants You… and Your Dog
Time to get you – and your dog – involved with Just Labs
In Tribute
Just Labs – Just for Kids
The teenage years.
by Tom Goldsmith & Jason Smith
Subscriber Photos
The World According to Junior
by Junior Watson
Comments and observations from this end of the couch.
Just How It Is
by Laurie Morrow
Making life a little easier in amazing, and amazingly simple, ways.
Auto Review
by Winston Morrow