I, too, love labs but I don't know if I could ever have one again. Beener did not fully mature until he was 4 years old, and until that point he was a complete ball of energy. I like a more mellow dog because I am not an athlete and so owning a non-stop energy dog is not the best match for me.

KayAnn: Graham usually does not like any labs, unless they are super mellow or old! He does not like hyper dogs either, and he usually gets so irrated by big, energetic, bouncy dogs that always want to jump on him. He is pretty tolerant of little dogs jumping on him (to a certain degree) but he grumbles when an overly excited labbie (or any large, excited, high energy dog) comes running up to him and does not quit trying to get him to play.

Graham and Simba have something in common I bet they would get along good. Graham usually really likes dogs who "respect his space" and don't try to over do it with their energy. He has some dogs that he really likes at the dog park but he truly does not like labbies. When a labbie walks up to him he becomes a grouchy old man and grumbles...and grumbles...and grumbles more