I love my morning cup of coffee and . . . so does my Labrador. Who can blame her. The strong aroma wafting from my mug is an open invitation to her nose. Usually, she only gets a sniff. However, if I carelessly set my mug too close to the edge of the coffee table …
My Labrador's love language is licking. Not that she expects you to lick her in return. Rather she expresses her affection to one and all, animal or human, with the lick of her long, pink, velvety tongue. A Labby Lick Our cat receiving some Labrador love The kids, our cat Reeses, and I accept this …
A Lesson from a Lab is normally posted on the first of each month. This month, however, I waited until today- January 6th. It’s a special day in our home as it marks the day that our black Labrador Adi joined our family as a roly-poly puff of puppy love seven years ago. Time is …
“Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. . .” - Henry Francis Lyte, hymnist* Some words seem so simple to spell yet so difficult to fully comprehend. Such is the case with the word “abide.” This advent season I am reading the book “Abide in Christ” written in …
On a typical morning in our household, Adi will leap from her resting place next to my chair the moment she hears my husband’s feet hit the stairs. On the way she’ll grab a shoe so she’s prepared for a proper greeting. When he reaches the foyer, he’ll slow down long enough to receive the …
Although our Labradors do not have watches, they understand time perfectly. They take heed of the signs and act accordingly. When the birds begin singing, they know it’s time to get up and wake up any snoozing humans. When they hear the jangle of keys, they know it’s time to go and stand at the …
This month our Labradors are stepping aside and allowing their favorite feline to take center stage. Our tortoise shell kitty named Reeses Pieces came to us as a young cat fresh from the wild. With the hardships of outdoor life at the forefront of her mind, Reeses readily embraced her new indoor life. However, each …
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Spread out before me on the cabin table was the trail map. A dry spell in the mountains where we were vacationing had opened a window of opportunity to explore hiking trails usually left inaccessible this time of year due to mud. As long as the weather held out, I hoped to explore as many …
For our young Labmaraner Summer, any ball that is throwable is a ball worth retrieving. For our black Labrador Adi, there is only one type of ball worth retrieving- the orange Chuck-it brand rubber ball. As a puppy, Adi was like Goldilocks. She’d run to retrieve a ball only to spit it out saying, “This …
Weekends bring an added element to our Labrador’s morning routine. When Adi reaches the porch stairs, she receives the command to “bring.” Immediately, she turns to gaze down our driveway. As soon as she spies the newspaper, she’s off. One Saturday morning, Adi’s sudden appearance on the driveway interrupted three squirrels. One shot up a …
Lessons from a Lab 