September / October 2008
VOLUME 8 NUMBER 3
Features
Helping the Senior Lab Learn
Beyond just teaching an old dog a new trick.
by Stephen C. Rafe
The ABCs of Back to School
Twenty-six things for working or stay-at-home parents to do with their Labs when the kids go back to school.
by Jason Smith
Don’t Let Them Sit
A photo essay
The worst thing you can do for an aging Lab is let them lie there and grow old
New Kid / Old Kid
About the time youˊre reading this, Iˊll be walking in the door with my new Lab pup.
by Steve Smith
Ah, the Joys of Aging
Problems to be aware of in aging Labradors – and tips for making them comfortable.
by Dionne Obesso
Halloween Costume Contest Results
Why So Finicky?
How can you tell if your dog is just being a finicky eater, or if itˊs a sign of something more serious?
by Dr. Dave Erlewein
The Other Person’s Lab
How to compliment the other personˊs hammerhead Lab.
by David Schultz
Departments
In Their Debt
by Shelley Bueche
At the ready.
Citizen Lab
by Amy Dahl
Children and dogs.
Drill of the (every other) Month
by Vickie Lamb
Fun with marking.
Why Labs Do That
by Tom Davis
Old dog quirks.
The Vet Clinic
by Dr. Ben Character
Zoonosis.
Just Labs – Just For Kids
by Jake Smith & Tom Goldsmith
Some fun facts about your Lab you might not have known.
Ectetera
The BBS Says!…
Subscriber Photos
In Tribute
The World According to Junior
by Junior Watson
NO matter what happens in the upcoming election, Junior loses.
Above & Beyond
“Find the Tennis Ball” Winners
