I have one of those "special" Labradors too! Jack just turned 5 last week and he is petrified of our basement stairs, he won't go down them at all on his own he has been dragged down them and then he doesn't know how to go up with out guidance. Then when he goes in and out of our backdoor "we" have to stand in a certain place on the landing and hold the door open or he doesn't want to go out or come in.
Jack as you can see in the photo loves playing with a bowling ball, it is especially fun playing in the lake and he pushes and paws at it until he get the holes up then he picks it up with his teeth and puts it on the seawall to do all over again. Don't forget when you get tired of playing with the bowling ball in the lake, you just lay down in the water until you are rested.
Jack also loves laying around on his back, spread eagle . . . quite the site! Oh, yeah and Jack doesn't bark, he flags his lips like he is trying but almost never makes any noise, I guess that is why he often gets left outside, we forget about him, he just stares at the door hoping it will open and his people will be standing in the right spot.
These are only a few of his quirks . . . it must be a Labrador thing to be quirky, thats why we love him so much!