...our 13 year old Lab/Aussie mix has been the BEST dog...didn’t get her till she was 2...we are likely in her last year right now, as she has cancer (they operated, but couldn’t get it all as it’s right next to her trachea)....no small dog for us as we age...but, no hyper one either.
I have a 95 yr old neighbor who had two Labs until 6 months ago. Her kids made her get a couple of cats ilo another Lab or two.