September / October 2004
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 3
Features
Is Your Lab a Bad Dog?
How to spot behavior problems and what to do about them.
by Sue Alexander
Common Sense Confinement
Some tips on keeping your neighborhood Lab close to home.
by Nona Kilgore Bauer
The Many Faces of Autumn
A photo essay
It’s more than just funny costumes.
The 2004 Halloween Costume Contest!
Sharing Smokey
Smokey needed more time and care than we could give him. If we truly loved him, weˊd let him go to a place where heˊd get just that.
by Gail MacMillan
The Saga of the Missing Sock
Labs eat the strangest things sometimes – and nature doesnˊt always take its course.
by Dr. Kyle K. Kerstetter
Sweet Poison?
Weˊve all been told not to give our dogs chocolate – but just how, exactly, is it bad for them? And how much is bad?
by Dr. Ben Character
Training Time For Service Dogs
Just how, exactly, do trainers get service dogs to do some of those amazing things?
by James Keldsen
Departments
In Their Debt
by Anita Biase
In dog versus machine, dog wins.
Citizen Lab
by Amy Dahl
Is your Lab stubborn, dominant, or just a knucklehead? Depending on your answer, you may have to modify your training regimen.
Why Labs Do That
by Tom Davis
When Labs donˊt want to do that.
The Vet Clinic
by Dr. Jill Hyland Ayres & Dr. Rose Davidson
Common muscle diseases plaguing the athletic Lab.
Just Labs – Just for Kids
by Jake Smith and Tom Goldsmith
Treats for you and treats for your Lab are a bit different.
Ectetera
“Find the Tennis Ball” Winners
The World According to Junior
by Junior Watson
Some reflections from Juniorˊs end of the couch.
Subscriber Photos
Just Labs Seal of Approval
by Winston Morrow
Sorta Stupid Lab Tricks
by Staicey Scholtz
In Tribute
Shhh… I’m Trying to Sleep
by Dee Claire
But Neuman has other ideas.
Just How It Is
by Laurie Morrow
