My Kingdom For A Lab: Life With The Hunting Labrador Retriever

by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.

These descriptive essays and stories reflect the author's decades of experience with the country's most popular dog breed. While emphasizing experiences with Labs around his Montana home, the outdoor material covers a broad venue from the arctic to the African veldt. All Lab enthusiasts will find engaging and informative material in this collection, ranging from thoughts on training to notes on the history of the Labrador retriever.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published August 28, 2005

Reviews

[Gerald Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Thomas's books on fishing and several on hunting with archery tackle. I love Labs, my current bird dog is one. Probably the best stories Thomas are those when he is flying his Cessna to hunt or fish in Alaska. This selection of stories about upland bird hunting with Labrador Retrievers is constantly interesting and entertaining but lacks the drama in his stories about hunting bears with a bow.

The scenic descriptions are worthy of some of his best efforts. It seems that no matter where the stories lead they lead to the drier habitats that contain huntable/edible game birds whether in Alaska or Africa.

Dlon E. Thomas is a cheerful and happy author with his choosen subjects in both hunting and fishing. My Kingdom for a Lab ! is a topic that lies near to the author's heart.

[Kirsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my fave Labradorbooks. Interesting short stories about hunting Labradors in American mainland and from Africa.