Brian's mom just had to put their 10-13 year old golden lab down but luckily I got to spend many years getting to know him and I still hear all sorts of stories from when he was a pup. From what I've been told, labs are like children, they go through about their first two years of life in a chewing stage. After that, they chill out a little bit, but labs always have lots of energy. Toby, being as old as he was when he passed, still often wanted to be very active, but wasn't able to. He was one of the sweetest dogs I've ever met and he had a very nice temperment just like it sounded like this guys dog did. Labs are great! Toby was a very cuddly boy who loved to come up and set his head down for you to pet! I'm sure that Malone is going to grow up and be an even better dog every year. He sure is a cute one, but you already knew that! Enjoy every moment you can!