Black Dog wrote:

I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically
speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've
had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough
to convince me MD must be in the tropics)

Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the
world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet
alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups
because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups
were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of
course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with
Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long
way, baby!

Stella

What's with everyone wanting a Labrador Retriever these days? My sister
has a Black Lab & my nephew a Chocolate Lab.
My wife wants to get an English Springer Spaniel this fall.