2008 Westiminster Kennel Club results for the sporting groug. A Labrador retriever was not among the top in the sporting group.

Maximum's Courage - A story of canine courage and strength

Cancer is a disease that has affected thousands of peoples' lives in one way or another. When you hear the word cancer, instinctively, you think human, but this killer lies in wait for not only humans but our most beloved companions as well. In large and giant breed dogs, Osteosarcoma , also known as bone cancer, is a very common and very aggressive killer. As in humans, canine cancer is merciless and has no boundaries. Both the young and the old are affected and in the canine species, the younger dogs are at risk for the most aggressively spreading cancer.

19 months earlier, if you would have told me I would be on this journey with my best friend and most loved Black Labrador, Max, I would never have believed it.