I am considering a new dog. My lab has recently gone on to his reward after 15 years of faithful service.
I had one for 17 years and I had to get somethimng different, I knew deep down that I may think that my next one could be the same as my first. I also knew that it couldn't have been the same for me so I changed my type of dog. Each one of us is different but, if you are happy with the lab stay with it if you wish to.