My Kingdom for a Lab! : Life with the Hunting Labrador Retriever

by Thomas, E. Donnall, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781595432452
• ISBN10: 1595432450
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Willow Creek Pr

Summary

An informative and heartwarming collection of hunting stories and essays featuring America's most popular dog breed, the Labrador retriever. Travel with the author and his dogs through the United States in search of the upland birds and waterfowl while learning about the fascinating history of the breed's development and its amazing adaptability to changing hunter's needs over the generations. E. Donnel Thomas is an award-winning writer whose stories for this book were drawn from the nation's most noted sporting magazines including Gray's Sporting Journal, Retriever Journal and Ducks Unlimited.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Upland Game	p. 9
Opening Day	p. 11
Society and Solitude	p. 19
From Veldt to Tundra	p. 27
Feathers and Ice	p. 35
Water Dogs in the Desert	p. 43
Waterfowl	p. 51
Moving Water	p. 53
Beneath the Northern Lights	p. 59
The Barley Field	p. 67
Field and Stream	p. 75
Snow Falling on Mallards	p. 83
Rocky	p. 91
The Age of Innocence	p. 93
New Kid on the Block	p. 101
Second Season	p. 109
Road Trip	p. 117
Special Delivery	p. 125
Life with Labs	p. 131
The Ice Fog	p. 133
Four for the Books	p. 139
Other People's Dogs	p. 147
My Kingdom for a Lab	p. 155
Requiem for a Middleweight	p. 163
A Dog for All Seasons	p. 171
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