In medicine, the phrase "magic bullet"
refers to a therapeutic agent which will specifically target diseased cells while sparing
normal, healthy cells: it is the goal of many cancer researchers. In general terms, a
magic bullet can be anything which is highly sought. Five weeks after Dia's litter was
whelped, I knew I had found my "magic bullet." Though the entire litter exuded
type and substance, little "Pink Girl" would always catch my eye with her
compact and well-balanced body, not to mention the fact that she was the loud mouth in the
bunch and always demanded my attention. Emma is shown here at her very first show, The
Labrador Retriever Club of Greater Boston Specialty Show taking fourth place out of
seventeen entries from 9-12 month Puppy Sweepstakes under Lab breeder/judge Mrs. Pat
Woollaston (Aukland, New Zealand).
With only three months difference in age, Emma and
Morgan are cousins and best buddies. Emma has made some guest appearances in the Morgan
Comic Strip and although I draw her smaller than Morgan she is actually a very substantial
bitch like her "mom" despite being short and compact. When Emma playfully
body-slams Morgan (as she often does), her 70 pound cousin feels it. 