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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Paige Duke and Mika

Mika with a banded wood duck.

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

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

Nahla with the king! A bull canvasback.

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

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

The final retrieve of the pheasant season.

Mika and Raven the third

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

Windsor brings back a goose

Finally a way to tire Mika out!

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

Mika and her sister Echo having a little fun.

Mika is here to save the day!

Mika enjoying the sunset.

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

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

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

Mika gets a little bloody!

Who’s a happy dog???

9-year-old Casey

Tony Crotty’s “Nahla” brings back a goose

Rick Alsen’s 6-month-old “Diesel”

Mika looks over Lake Oahe

Mika and Buck watch over their work.

Mika, that is not dog food.

Nahla doing some training

Stucker’s 8-year-old lab, Chase.

Paul Agranoff’s Ti

Echo brings back a mallard.

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

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

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

Windsor seems to enjoy his blind.

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