And here's my Macs-boy. He's a lab mix - we like to say he's part "garbage retriever" because he's never met a kitchen garbage can that couldn't break into for something interesting to eat. He's extremely motivated by food - although we feed "at will" and keep food bowls partly full most the time, he greatly prefers people food by a wide margin and knows the pizza delivery guy intimately. He also has the tilt to his head that Helia mentioned with regard to Pepper - most endearing when you speak to him and he responds so nicely.
Macs also loves to go upstairs with me in the evening to read, but prefers to settle down on the love seat in our bedroom for the night. He's afraid of thunder and loud noises.
He was born in Sept 2001 and came from a shelter as an 8 week old puppy. In spite of two surgeries on one of his rear "knees" he still gets around well and loves a walk, so much so that I don't put on walking shoes in the house unless I'm taking him walking, because he gets so wound up. He weighs about 95 pounds - all dog muscle - and is a lot to handle on a walk.
He's extremely hyperactive still and is an expert kitchen counter-surfer - just last Friday he managed to snag the rest of the Shabbat challah when it was left at the back of the counter. As a puppy and younger dog he was an inveterate chewer of found objects, including cell phones, sunglasses, pencils, pens, clothing....almost anything.
Tip: Macs loves his crate - we "crate-trained" him from day one. Far from being "mean" to crate a dog, it gives him/her the sense of a den, a retreat from the hubbub. A puppy won't soil his crate, unless unavoidable, because that's his little home, so with appropriate outside breaks potty training is simplified. Macs still knows he gets a treat when we send him to his crate. As Macs' Mommy, I highly recommend crate training!
He's a very bad dog, but he's mine.