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Sally, a black Labrador retriever, becomes lost in the woods while on a winter vacation.

"After avalanche rescue dog Ava, a chocolate Labrador retriever, finally gets to help her handler, Nate, with a real rescue, she realizes that her job at the ski resort includes other important tasks, too." --

While her family is away at work and school, Sally, a black labrador retriever, dreams of all the jobs she might get, then remembers that she already has the best job of all.

Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan has written a magical and funny tale about the joy found in using words, sharing stories, and loving a wondrous dog named Rex. --

The Peterson family has a new puppy, Honey the golden lab, to foster, and Charles sets about trying to find her a perfect home.

"Luna has always wanted to be a therapy dog...Now she's a whisker away from reaching her fifty-visit pin that will make it official...Like the moon, Luna shows different faces at different times. And her clients each have different needs; Beatrice is tangled in knots of anger, Caleb rushes like a waterfall, Amelia carries fear heavy like a shadow, and Hector is quiet as a rock"--

Jimmy, a yellow Labrador puppy, is separated from his Lake Charles, Louisiana, family and survives the horrors of Hurricane Katrina on his own before being rescued and taken to New York City, where he tries to fit in with a new family and the many neighborhood dogs, and accept his new name.

Gus Dempsey is a newly trained dog handler in the United States Marine Corps, and when he is deployed to Afghanistan he is paired with Loki, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador with a mischievous streak.

Jack, a Labrador Retriever, tells about his daily life of food, walks, and the "apedogs" and "funny-looking dogs" (cats) in his pack, as well as how everything changes when a pretty girl dog moves into the neighborhood. Includes explanatory footnotes written by the cats.

Marvin, a black Labrador retriever, has an injured leg and walks with a limp. When his elderly owner has to give him up he is adopted but is returned to the SPCA where he waits for a second chance. Marvin finds his forever home when the director of the SPCA recognizes how special Marvin is and adopts him, making Marvin the "spokesperson" for second chances.