but hey, what do I know..I'm like the old yellow lab..just eating the food and coming here to crap in the yard..
you forgot about the most beautiful, expressive brown eyes, the waggiest of all tails and the ability to listen to endless out pourings of the heart and take a secret to the grave.
In the spirit of compromise I concede he does live to eat and yes he does the other thing you mentioned. I just had to mention the good points too.