Ahhhhh yes, you have discovered the wonders of a Labrador "Retriever".
As you said, they will run and retrieve until they drop if you let them. It is just instinct. One of our experiments gone wrong many years ago was to breed our Chocolate Lab Maggie with a random female Yellow Lab. My husband, ex now, wanted a Yellow Lab of his own. Well, as odds will have it, we got a litter of 8 BLACK labs. They were great pups and Mr. Wonderful (the ex) wanted to keep one. I let him keep one but at the time we also had a 1 year old learning to walk. (I came out to the kitchen one night after work to see her splashing in a puddle of piddle) Interestingly enough, the husband was never around to take care of the pup. We named the dog Herbert T. Hoover because we all know that Labs are like Hoover vacuums.
Long story short, Herbert T. was HYPER. Being a retriever came in handy to wear the big guy out. Your pitching/throwing arm will get a lot of exercise. Enjoy Lucy! Labs are the BEST dogs ever. My current Yellow Lab, the one I call the senior citizen, is laying at my feet snoring away.........
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