Hmm, he sounds like ours lol, does anything and everything that my son commands him to do, never barks, always listens. My wife and I take him out daily and he is completely different, he does do as he's told but he doesn't stop barking , he never ever leaves us and does his own thing, he's just very very vocal lol, I read that they are 1 man dogs and in his case it does seem to be true. Beautiful dog though and he doesn't stand any shit from any other dog no matter what the size. That said he's friendly but has boundaries with other dogs, that's how it's supposed to be though i.m.o, he would never let another dog mount him, some have tried and they've been put firmly in their place, the retriever on the other hand doesn't care about any of that stuff, it's all a game as far as he's concerned lol. Anyway, thanks for the decent exchange, take care.