Lab Fever!: Living, Loving and Laughing with America's #1 Pet [Paperback]

Bruce Cochran (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000

Owning a Labrador retriever is a true joy; here is a trusted and loyal companion with a winning personality. Athletic and graceful, it will retrieve a frisbee in the backyard or a downed goose in the autumn marshes. But owning a Lab also has a certain, characteristic downside as well: they love to steal your favorite chair (and shed on it too); have bad breath and other less than perfect grooming habits; and still receive more love and attention than you do. Through Bruce Cochran's cartoons, lab owners and all dog lovers are sure to relate to and laugh at the quirky antics of the lovable lab.

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About the Author

Cartoonist Bruce Cochran brings his humor to us from a broad background in the outdoors as well as the arts. Graduating from Oklahoma University with his Bachelor's in Design, he worked for Hallmark Cards as a writer/illustrator, and soon moved on to freelancing jobs with such publications as Playboy, Look, Saturday Evening Post, Sports Afield, Field & Stream, and the nation's #1 selling newspaper, USA Today.

His interest in the outdoors makes Cochran an avid hunter, fisherman, and collector of antique duck decoys. A sponsor member of Ducks Unlimited, his watercolors have been exhibited at the Easton, MD, Waterfowl Festival and the National Ducks Unlimited Wildlife Art Show.

Cochran says he has "been trained by a succession of three Labrador Retrievers."

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Willow Creek Press (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572232625
• ISBN-13: 978-1572232624
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,783,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud Funny!, August 23, 2005

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P. Rudnicki "cynderela23" (Norfolk Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lab Fever!: Living, Loving and Laughing with America's #1 Pet (Paperback)

Do you own a Lab, or know someone that does? If so than you have to read this little book! The little cartoons Bruce Cockran comes up with for lab behavior are so typical that it it is just plain funny. From shedding to stealing your spot on the couch, there is a cartoon for every Labrador trait!

This book is the perfect gift for a Lab owner, it will bring a laugh to anyone who has one of these funny dogs!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another awesome book!, January 16, 2002

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Joseph Curry (Springfield, MO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lab Fever!: Living, Loving and Laughing with America's #1 Pet (Paperback)

Mr. Cochran has another hit to his credit. I'm definately going to get ALL of his books. He really gets into the mind of labs and their owners with this one. I'm on labs #13 and #14 now, and they're as memorable as my first. I've bought several of these for friends, and they've loved them too. Bravo Cochran!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lab Fever is Fantastic!!, July 22, 2005

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Kaylene Foley (NW Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lab Fever!: Living, Loving and Laughing with America's #1 Pet (Paperback)

How did Mr. Cochran know my lab? This book is PERFECT for any dog lover, but especially lab lovers. I highly recommend it as a gift to someone or for yourself. I'll treasure my copy forever, just as I do my labs!