Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I was almost afraid to return to the thread because I saw this going badly. =/
He's just fine, he's still hopping around, falling off things, kissing, hugging, high fiving, and dragging his favorite toy all over the house (an earless pig because he ate the ears despite being told not to!) When he was a little puppy, one of my roommates began to call him a block head because, I do have to admit, he's got kind of a square head. She said his collar could be a bit looser because you can't get it over his head anyways and you really can't.
He did want to keep playing but I try not to engage in too much rough play with him simply because of his size. He doesn't understand that he's big so sometimes we have to tell him no because he's strong enough now that he's knocked me over a few times on accident. He doesn't mean to be rough, he just doesn't understand size differences, so to be sure he doesn't accidentally harm a smaller dog or a kid we don't do much more than catch or tug of war occasionally.
Overall, he's a very sweet dog, easily the best I've ever had. He's so attached that if I'm cooking in the kitchen, he sits on my feet. He does the same with my boyfriend. If you stand still long enough, he'll sit on or lay across your feet. He'll also lean up against you, it's the cutest thing. I don't think he'd love us that much if he thought we were going to beat him.
EasySpirit, you are very uninformed. You're talking about wanting to put a dog in a kennel where he might live out the rest of his days until being put down when he's living in a loving home with two people he follows around endlessly, where he eats name brand food, has a memory foam bed, his own toys, and tons of affection. You'd break his little heart and he'd possibly end up somewhere truly abusive, partially because he has the coloring of a number of attack dog breeds (something we've been told by those who don't know he's a Lab mutt).
My little boy is so spoiled that he still tries to climb in my lap and still remembers how to give a hug, something I taught him as a baby. I've taught him shake, high five, catch, lay down, and am working on "back up" for play time. I'd teach him roll over but he flails... I'm buying him a Christmas/birthday present and wrapping it to see if he'll be able to open it.
You really have no clue.
Sheridan, I didn't ask for opinions so maybe you should take your own advice and get off your high horse. I would prefer to teach him how to behave rather than do as you suggest and just lock him away when he's inconvenient. And since you seem to think posting at all means anyone can hop on a soapbox and that's fine, maybe you shouldn't have pets if you can't train them to behave. Your dog isn't learning anything by sitting in a crate/room alone. My dog, however, will learn not to jump on people and that Mom's Tae Bo sessions are not puppy play time.
I'll definitely be taking that advice of yours, Glamour, thank you tons! And thank you again to everyone who stood up for me, you really put a smile on my face.
And very funny story about the Corgi, ReNew. They look like they might be able to float but I'll remember that in case I ever get one.