I finally got a dog for me as a present 4 years ago,a yellow lab.Just like you say they are demon children.Tyne could chew a garden hose in half while my wife was taping some holes up enough to use it.She is kind of trained for sheds and loves retrieving them,so much that I throw for an hour a night.Wouldn't trade anything for her.my buddies say when they die they want to come back as my lab.I take her for a doughnut every sat and sun also.Would be nice if they didn't shed.thank goodness for the shed combs