January 10, 2008
In life, she won hearts, friends
Athens Banner-Herald - Their friendship was sealed when they found they both had black Labrador retrievers, Hoecker said. The young women often took Hoecker's Lab, named Murphy, and Emerson's Ella out to play together in a Gwinnett County park. "Our dogs were best friends ...
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Posted by Peter at 08:14 AM
January 09, 2008
Paddy-whack for disc
star.com.my - Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal wants the two Labrador Retrievers to stay for good. Lucky and Flo were here on loan. The dogs are a contribution from the Asia-Pacific Motion Pictures Association, Shaife said, adding that the ministry's canine unit was ...
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Posted by Murray at 08:24 AM
January 02, 2008
Police dogs start patrolling downtown Beijing subway stations
Xinhua News Agency - We only use small species, such as Labrador retrievers and spaniels, for their communications and people skills," said Wang. The administration has stepped up attempts to detect any incendiary devices or explosives that might be carried in ...
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Posted by Ken at 12:51 PM
December 30, 2007
Santa's reindeer find competition in Lab named
Westerly Sun - In stepped Labs4rescue, a Killingworth, Connecticut-based, nonprofit organization "dedicated to providing a new life for rescued or displaced Labrador Retrievers and Labrador Mixes," according to its Web site. The organization matched Rosie with the ...
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Posted by Alex at 02:22 PM
December 28, 2007
What does Andover look like in
Andover Townsman - Golden retrievers and Labrador variations (such as chocolate and yellow) are the most popular, according to Town Clerk Randy Hanson. Reasons to smile? You could argue there are 27 of them, actually. When father-son orthodontist duo Thomas and Jeffrey ...
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Posted by Doug at 01:07 PM
December 24, 2007
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle - Most of the retrieving breeds make excellent family dogs, and that is especially true of Labrador retrievers. An old high school friend, Jimmy Hammond, raised a houseful of boys around his big Lab, Duke. That dog tolerated having his ears and other ...
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Posted by Bob at 01:50 PM
December 14, 2007
Dogs deploy to help soldiers fight
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Sgts. 1st Class Budge and Boe are headed to Iraq. Budge and Boe don't have last names: They're dogs. But they now are officially enlisted as the Army's first therapy dogs for soldiers in combat. The two black Labrador retrievers will be stationed ...
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Posted by Greg at 01:38 PM
November 30, 2007
Canine unit is latest MNR tool against
Thunder Bay Source - They are Bandit and Riggs, two-year-old Labrador retrievers that have been trained to find hidden fish or wildlife, uncover evidence and track offenders. The dogs are also trained to help locate missing people. ''We look for any evidence at crime ...
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