Labradoringly Yours
Okay, I admit it. I know it’s just so stereotypically suburban and all, but I am disgustingly in love with my Labrador retriever – so much so that because I have written about her so often, I even know that the “L” has to be capitalized because it refers to the proper name of the place Labrador.
Anyhoo, I LOVE my Maggie. We adopted her when she was nine months old, and she came with that name – around here, all Labs are required to be named Maggie, Cody, or Casey unless they get a special exemption from the puppy-naming police. I insisted we keep the name Maggie because (Lab owners are gonna love this) I didn’t want to make her neurotic by changing it (I will pause for a second here to give my fellow Lab-lovers time to recover from all that side-splitting laughter).
Of course, I am far from the only one who adores the Labrador in my corner of suburbia or indeed our canine-crazy country. The breed is the number one favorite nationwide. Marley & Me, a book about a yellow Lab, is even a fixture on the bestseller list. Yes, I am a real dog lover – any breed – but Labs are my F A V O R I T E breed (I am spelling here so as not to offend the sensibilities of our other fur-child, a standard poodle). Note: I don’t bother spelling in front of my kids. They already know who’s my number one.
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I totally agree with you. There is nothing like a sweet furry dog to melt your heart. My clumber spaniel, yes CLUMBER spaniel, delights me, even after an "eating episode"- like gnawing on my favorite shoes!
Lest you think you are the only crazy dog lady in the burbs, I have adopted two mutts ("mixed breeds" to be p.c.) during the course of my 20-year marriage, and on both occasions we kept the dogs' previous names so as not to confuse or upset them! Max - a Lab mix (you forgot about the name Max in your list of popular Labby names ) only had that name for 2 weeks, but we didn't dare change it! All the Labs I know eat everything in sight and shed like crazy year round, but they are wonderful, sweet dogs, second in my heart to the lovable mutt.
Labs beware, Goldens are right behind them in popularity.......Love my Wally, with all his hair!
