Category Archives: labrador

What makes a dog tick? No pun intended…

Posted on 4 May 2014 by Steve Caplan

Having adopted Ginger as a 4 year old Vizsla-Labrador retriever mix less than a year ago from an animal rescue organization in Nebraska, I cannot even remember what life used to be like pre-arrival of my loyal retriever-pointer-and all around … Continue reading →

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And I thought scientists were smart…

Posted on 7 August 2013 by Steve Caplan

I don’t get it. Really. I just don’t understand. Early this morning, when the first of the 90-odd emails bounced into my inbox, I looked again with disbelief. Yes.

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Lab meeting–Part Two

Posted on 14 July 2013 by Steve Caplan

Our second unusual lab meeting took place in the Prius on our way home from Hearts United for Animals (HUA), close to Auburn, Nebraska, a small town about 60 miles south of Omaha. HUA is an animal shelter with a … Continue reading →

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