Pam (eoeo1250) has chosen a theme that comes natural to our Labs: Retrieving! So let's see your pictures of your dog(s) fetching something -- a stick, a ball, a bumper, your kids ... :D

Any more than one picture per member will be deleted.

I will post voting instructions at the end of March for this contest. The winner will choose the theme for April and also receive their choice of a collar from 3 Dirty Dawgz (http://3dirtydawgz.com/)

Please note: I'm periodically going to remove "chit chat" and signatures to make the entries more easily visible for voting at the end of the month. :)

~ Barb ~

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any oldie but goodie.. I haev so many but this is one of my favorites..

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Doing what LABS were made to do...

Riley
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Here is my entry for Vegas!

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I'm just putting this up so I can show off another picture of Mollie...

This is her at 3am in the morning, retrieving her beloved Squeekie toy...
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Tiara retrieved a message for her pal Shaun!

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Okay, here's my entry for Nola:

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Poor Nola! The frisbee is almost bigger than she is! ;)

Here is Max retrieving his football in Mammoth.

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This is our favorite pic of Calley retrieving a bird at 20 weeks of age at a hunt test circa Spring of 2003.

http://www.johnandjeannieseetch.com/Calley/cal_pics/cal_water_ret03.jpg

Absolutely my favorite picture of Owe'n, probably because I love to see him having fun! He's so serious!

I love the lines of footprints too...

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Oh man! I had to choose between two pictures. I decided this one becuz it's his favorate ball, now deflated :D

Rudy..his favorite pasttime in the summer!

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This one is of Ava with her rubber rings. They are her favorite and if you flip one over your nose, you can carry more!!

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Brady and his favorite red ball.
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Here is my entry - I wanted a photo with both boys.http://homepage.mac.com/katimmons/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-09-06%2016.47.55%20-0700/Image-07625A53005F11D9.jpg

Here is Kona as a pup. This is one of my favorites because she was just so proud of herself!

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Gus at about 9 weeks old on his first retrieve outdoors.

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Here is where Barkley does the majority of his retrieving,,,in the back yard with the kids.

Bella loves tennis balls:)

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Here's Cleo at the beach in NJ last year. At the beach is the only time she will retrieve--anywhere--not interested, mom!
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Here is our entry this month..


Brady in Long Island retrieving at the beach....

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Sable playing ball in the "baby pool"
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Ok.. Heres mine.. but it is really out of focus.. Thunder is always on the move.

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Guess I will have to throw this one in! Have to put in an entry while I get a chance to get online tonight!
Best of luck all! I think I might have my vote sorted out but havent fully made up my mind.

my labrador retriever and the world's first rottweiler retriever. this is only the second time my boy has gone over his head in the water. he jumped right in and paddled around like a champ!
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One is retrieving the other -- note ribbon in mouth.

Well...I don't think this will win any prizes, but we had fun trying!

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Another tough one to choose this month! Here's mine!

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Spart doing what he loves most ...

Here's my entry for this month: Roux (at 4 mos) retrieving the frisbee for Morgan!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/dlmouton/P2090162.jpg

Here's my entry for Quasia. Does retriever the remote count? That's about the only thing I can catch her with.

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not for competition yet but heres one of Cali doing her thing while I am trying to practice my putting. Maybe we will hit up the lake and try for a good pic later on.

http://www.xiomega.org/greg/Cali/retrieve12.jpg

Here is Coby at his favorite place (York Beach) retreiving his favorite toy (his football). :)

I have been through my pictures over and over again trying to find the best picture for the theme...and then I found this one :D The quality isn't great but it's my boy doing his favorite activity (Fetch) with his favorite toy (bumper) at his favorite place (cottage). We throw the bumper down the hill into the lake and he'd run down and back up again. That was when he was a younger boy though ;)

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Here's Jubilee
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:hoops: He loves jumping and catching his favorite toy...Give him a chance!

This is Bear at 3 mths teasing Bailey on her kennel with his toy.

ohhhh you people with REAL retrievers -- retrieving ducks, bumpers, sticks, etc. My Zachery is a Pillow Retriever! When I put the Pillow Shams in the other bed room at betime, Zach retrieves it back to my bed!
Here's my Donation to this month's contest
SMITTY

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Here's Kadi. I told her to fetch some dinner but she's too lazy to drive to KFC. LMAO!

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Here is my girls fetching a stick last summer!!

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This is a picture of Chester retrieving a bumper and me not holding Baily tight enough!

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This one won't win, but it's cute!
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Here is my favorite puppy picture of Murph. Food and retrieving: his two favorite things in one picture. ;)

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From last October Thanksgiving Weekend, Nitro is on his way out to retrieve the bumper and Boomer is waiting to be sent for his.
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Bosco and my husband Bill like to race for things in the pool- Bill usually lets him win, but Bosco will REALLY kick up the speed to beat him!

Since Toby loves to fetch, it was hard choosing one picture. But here he is with a big find.

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Here is Abby doing what she loves

Here's my entry ...
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Casey thinks anything cardboard to retrieve is excellent.

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He’s still learning to be a retriever, but he’s trying hard to get it!!
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We just got back from Tennessee, and Guinness played fetch till he was worn out! I think this is the cutest because of his ears!

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In memory of Buster.

This is Marley at our cabin. She loves jumping off the dock! She can do this for hours!

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I know it's not what you had in mind, but it's the best I could do w/ my non-retrieving retriever.

Here's Olive "retrieving" some cheese balls w/out permission.
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oops. Here we go........Zakk loves his little orange football!!
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Mojo doing his thing.

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Bruno, jumping after his floating kong.

Here is my very first entry on this board. This is our new little pup Ginger and she loves to retrieve already. She was so proud to catch such a large ball..she became queen of the soccer ball!

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Here's my entry for Rockers -- doing his favorite thing (fetchin' panties on the floor is his second, ewie)!

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This is Mac retrieving his VERY favorite toy.........Shana's hoola-hoop! He can do this for hours, so can Shana for that matter. They always race each other to see who can get the hoola-hoop first after I throw it and then who can run back to me the fastest. Mac always wins!

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Morrow Bay, playing fetch with a piece of driftwood (with a brief moment of hesitation as she watches the surfers in the waves before bringing it back for us to throw it again). In fact, you get a "double-dose" since you can see her reflection in the wet sand! :) :

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This was last summer. Angel must have been 5 months or so.

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Due to a family matter, the contest will be closed on Friday, March 25th at about 8:00 a.m. Please get your entries in by then if you have not already done so!


Barb

Ebony isn't much of a retriever...but here she is with a big garden snake in her mouth :)

Fetching Fletch (say that 10 times)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/lizzydizzard/resized_fetching.jpg

Shaq and Carley racing for the tennis ball!
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A photo I really like:

Playing dog games.
http://www.refugepics.com/members/3-DOG-KNIGHT/Ginger.jpg

Here's Moose retrieving the newspaper for me. It's his daily chore!!!
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Hunter, retrieving a large tennis ball at the beach last fall:

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The contest is now closed. Please look over all the entries keeping the theme of "Labs Retrieving" in mind. Send me a PM with your vote and I will announce the winner on Tuesday, March 29th. (For newbies: You may not vote for your own entry.) Good luck everyone!!