We're Moving!

I know I have been quiet lately and I promise you that I have a very good reason. You see, there is so much that can be done with the Lab Brats blog the way it is. So, I have been thinking long and hard about it and have decided that in order to make the blog grow and become more of a community, it needs to move to it's own home.

Right now the Lab Brats Blog uses Blogger hosted on my own domain but the limitless Wordpress has so much more to offer all the wonderful readers of this blog.

So, I will be moving the blog within the next week. What does that mean to the loyal readers? Well, I won't be updating the blog in the next few days and instead spending my time to move almost 4 years of blog posts over to its new home.

In the meantime, you will not lose out on the life of the Lab Brats - I will do as my forefathers have done and keep a written copy until it can be properly published to our wonderful dog loving community!

Lab smiles!

Email the Lab Brats!

After much debate, I have finally decided to open my brain to the rest of the world. Luckily, this is a virtual surgery for I need every last brain cell to remain sane with two highly energetic Labrador Retrievers and to remain happily married as well.

(Did you notice the dogs came before the husband? *laugh*)

Comments are great and I totally encourage posting comments to my blog posts. However, many people have been wanting a more personal communication form to ask questions about dog health, life, breed specifics, training or to just send some puppy love. Your wish is my command!

For our special virtual doggy family, you can now Email the Lab Brats family! Just click on the cool looking link in our sidebar to Contact Us and you will be whisked over to an easy to use email form where you can ask questions, leave feedback or send me pictures of your beloved canine companions.

So send us your dog mail and who knows, you or your dog related topic may just make our next blog post! *wink*


Special Thanks
Chocolate Lab "dog mail" graphic provided by Art By Angi.

What to Blog?

Sometimes I sit down to write a new blog entry and wonder - do my visitors want to hear about that? What do my visitors come to the Lab Brats Blog in search for? New whimsical stories about Dakota & Cheyenne? Some Labrador Retriever advice? Dog product or toy reviews? How about some new Lab lover t-shirts or other dog owner swag?

Writing is second nature to me so I could go on forever about those things I am passionate about. Of course, the Lab Brats are high on my passion list so if I don't know what you all want then what am I to write about?

I mean, almost all the blogger advice sites claim that you should write from the heart and they will come. Write as though you are writing for yourself and don't worry about what your visitors want or don't want to read more about. Then there are sites that claim you should write specifically for your visitors and put a sock in your personal feelings.

Friends, Romans, Lab Lovers, lend me your ears. Why do you come to the Lab Brats Blog and what are you in search for? Please leave a comment or email me at hazeleyes7 [at] yahoo.com and let me know what toots your dog loving heart and how I can make the Lab Brats blog even better.

New Blog Design

Well the girls got sick and tired of being "girlie-girls" and wanted their blog totally changed. I told them how much work it was but Cheyenne kept barking at me and telling me that she is a tom-boy anyway and pink just doesn't compliment their chocolate coats anyway. (laugh) Needless to say, I agreed and have been in the process of changing the bloc look and feel. Right now we have it a little basic but Dakota likes the laid back look - it goes well with her personality. Since I am outnumbered two-to-one, we will keep it for a while and see what we think of it over time.

What do you think of the new bloc design? Let the Lab Brats know!