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    History of Photo Contest Themes

    Originally posted by Woody:

    History of Photo Contest Themes
    A really big thanks to Barb for keeping this list over the many years that we have been running the labrador retriever photo contest. Another big thanks to smartrock for retrieving (pun intended) it from the Internet Archive.

    Past Photo Contest Themes:

    2003
    February -- Labs & Kids
    March -- Wearin' o' the green
    April -- Springtime!
    May -- Cool Lab Tricks
    June -- Sleeping Dawgs
    July -- Labs & water
    August -- Funniest pictures of your Labs
    September -- Airborne Labs
    October -- Noble Labs
    November -- Dirtiest Labs
    December -- Caught in the Act (guilty Labs)

    2004
    January -- Labs & their best friends
    February -- Labs as part of the family
    March -- Expressive Lab Faces
    April -- Lab Tummies
    May -- Dressed up Doggies
    June -- Labs at Play
    July -- Dog Days of Summer
    August -- Labby Smiles
    September -- Labs in Black & White
    October -- Fall-outdoorsy/Halloween
    November -- How our Labs makes US laugh (Labs w/human laughing)
    December -- Santa's Little Helper

    2005
    January -- Labs in Snow (or water )
    February -- Labs in their element (taking walks/hiking)
    March -- Labs Retrieving
    April -- Labs & Kids
    May -- Labs in May Flowers
    June -- Labs and their Dads
    July -- Labs on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
    August -- Cute Captions
    September -- Funny Sleeping Positions
    October -- Halloween theme
    November -- Dogs with their favorite toys
    December -- Muddy/dirty Labs

    2006
    January -- Leapin' Labs
    February -- Best Friends
    March -- Kissing Labs
    April -- Spoiled Labs
    May -- Labs in Motion
    June -- Rescued Pets
    July -- Summertime Outdoors
    August -- It Wasn't Me!!
    September -- Senior Labs
    October -- Fall colors
    November -- Traveling Labs
    December -- Happy Holidays

    2007
    January -- Labs Gone Wild
    February -- Loveable Labs
    March -- Favorite photo YOU'VE taken
    April -- Pastels/ Spring/ Flowers
    May -- Labs and Water
    June -- Those Labby Tongues
    July -- Vicious dogs AKA Bitey Face
    August -- Funny Photo Captions
    September -- Family Photos
    October -- Sleepy Labs
    November -- Labs Doing Chores
    December -- Regal Labs

    2008
    January -- Smiling Labs
    February -- Best Kiss Ever
    March -- Labs w/favorite Toy
    April -- Best Buddies
    May -- Human/Lab Bonds
    June -- At the beach/lake
    July -- Your pup/dog/adoptee's first day home
    August -- Birthday celebrations
    September -- Picture that makes you LOL
    October -- Halloween / Fall
    November -- Looking out
    December -- Show Me the Treats

    2009
    January -- Bonding
    February -- Flying Ears
    March -- Butt Tucking / Running
    April -- Tongues
    May -- "I beg of you!"
    June -- Show us your Best Head Tilt
    July -- Canine Family Portrait
    August -- Lazy Days of Summer
    September -- Labs in School
    October -- Mischevious Labs
    November -- What is Your Labrador Thankful For?
    December -- What was your Lab in a previous life?

    2010
    January -- Show us your best smooch
    February -- Hug it Out
    March -- Labs and Babies
    April -- Labs in the Rain
    May -- Peek-a-Boo
    June -- Yoga Labs
    July -- Funny Lab Pictures
    August -- Airborne Labs
    September -- "I Am Not Amused"
    October -- "I'm Starving to Death!"
    November -- Pics You Would Normally Delete
    December -- Labs Carrying Large or Funny Objects

    2011
    January -- Our Little Helpers
    February -- Love Labrador Style
    March -- Luck of the Labbies
    April -- I Love My Life
    May -- May Flowers
    June -- The Wettest and/or Dirtiest Lab (with or without the owner)
    July -- Best Seat in the House
    August -- Crazy Sleeping Positions
    September -- Hot Dog!
    October -- Busted! Caught in the Act
    November -- Tired With A Toy
    December -- Couch Potato/TV Labs

    2012
    January -- Winter Fun Time!
    February -- Be My Valentine
    March -- The Many Silly Faces of a Lab
    April -- Time to get DRY!
    May -- "No, I'm not friends with THAT!"
    June -- Sloppy Wet Kisses
    July -- Sunrise/Sunset
    August -- Olympic Contenders
    September -- Labs Hard at Work, or Hardly Working
    October -- Big Labby Smiles
    November -- "Um, That Doesn't Look Comfortable"
    December -- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

    2013
    January -- Snuggly Labs
    February -- True Love
    March -- Labs On Things
    April -- Is It Spring Yet?
    May -- Labs on Vacation
    June -- Labs Sleeping with Their Toys
    July -- "Did I Do That?"
    August -- Favorite Summertime Activities
    September -- Labs and Fall Colors

    The rest do not seem to be archived at this point, so we will pick it up from here.

    2014
    May -- Wet and Wild Labs
    June -- Dirty Labs
    July -- Patriotic Labs
    August -- Labs With Things on their Heads
    September -- Mirror Image
    October -- Labs Where They Aren't Supposed To Be
    November -- Thankfulness
    December -- Waiting for Santa (is hard to do)

    2015
    January -- Labs Holding Things
    February -- Dressed up Labs
    March -- Snow Labs
    April -- Be Happy! It's Spring!
    May -- Labs With Unusual Jobs
    June -- Labs Making Faces
    July -- EXTREME SPORTS
    August -- Extreme Close Up
    September -- Labs in the Car
    October -- no contest this month
    November -- Labs in Their Halloween (or other purpose) Costumes
    December -- "I is huuman" (or labs acting human)

    2016
    January -- Labs in Action!
    February -- Frame/Wall Worthy
    March -- Labs and Friends (two legged, four legged...)
    April/May -- So Mad You Had to Take a Picture (labs being rascals)
    June -- Labs Being Goofy
    July -- Puppy Cuteness
    August -- Outdoor Adventures with Labs Along
    September -- no contest this month
    October -- Labs Retrieving Weird (or not-so-weird) Things
    November -- Labs in their Element

    2017
    December - January -- A tired lab is a well behaved lab (and a happy lab parent)
    February -- Super Seniors!
    March -- Labs and Other Critters
    Last edited by Calley's Family; 03-10-2017 at 07:15 PM.

  2. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to smartrock For This Useful Post:

    Calley's Family (05-24-2014), doubledip1 (06-07-2014), greagre (09-10-2015), kelsyg (05-24-2014), ZouZou (12-06-2014)

 



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