No offense to any other dogs out there, as we’re dog people-we like them all.  There’s just something about Labs that we can all learn from.  They work hard, they aim to please and they will do it until they fall over from exhaustion.  Here are some of our favorite lab photos from the last couple of years.

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Mika with a banded wood duck.

Mika and her sister Echo having a little fun.

Nahla doing some training

Chuck Ellingson’s 9-year-old “Morgan” with a snow goose.

Mika and Raven the third

Finally a way to tire Mika out!

Mika sez “This ice fishing thing is hard work.”

Echo brings back a mallard.

Nahla with the king! A bull canvasback.

Mika and Buck watch over their work.

Windsor brings back a goose

Can you believe these two dogs caught their limit of crappies and a bonus walleye?

Who’s a happy dog???

Windsor seems to enjoy his blind.

You may not like hunting in the snow, but Mika does!

Mika is here to save the day!

Mika looks over Lake Oahe

9-year-old Casey

Avery and Bryce Hammerschmidt III with Bryce’s first duck.

Isn’t it supposed to be the other way around?

Mika, that is not dog food.

Mika and her Christmas present: A Superhero Cape! Even if she looks more like a ninja now.

The final retrieve of the pheasant season.

Stucker’s 8-year-old lab, Chase.

Mika get’s ready to pick up one of the mallards that came back

Paige Duke and Mika

Mika enjoying the sunset.

Mika gets a little bloody!

Paul Agranoff’s Ti

Pete Anderson’s “Danni” brings back a woodie.

Rick Alsen’s 6-month-old “Diesel”

Even if they lost to the Packers, I’m still happy they made it to the playoffs.

This young girl is about to unleash the beast at Game Fair!

Wade Amundson and “Echo” watch for birds. Or at least Echo is.

Tony Crotty’s “Nahla” brings back a goose

gimme the tennis ball gimme the tennis ball gimme the tennis ball!