History of Photo Contest Themes

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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