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Or is this another Pyr thing I should just accept? LOL
Toby (who is a Pyr/Lab mix about 8 months old) will not run around and play in our yard. When we go out to potty, he goes from one gate to the other thinking about escaping (he can currently get out of both of them). If I throw a ball he sometimes runs after it, but usually just looks at me like I'm crazy. He does dig some, which is fine with me, but usually doesn't get much activity in. Then we go inside and he picks up a toy and runs around like a crazed dog. If I take him back outside half the time he will just wander around and then lay on the patio.
I know it is hot and this may be contributing some, but he has most always done this.
Also he will run and play until exhausted when I let him go next door and play with their dog. We are thinking about geting another dog, the neighbors are moving soon. I don't know if that would help or not.
Also because he escapes I can't leave him alone. I don't mind this a bit. I just wish I knew a way to get him to use up that energy while we are out there.

Here is a brief synopsis (i hope) of our life with Toby. He is the first dog we have ever owned, so I am bit clueless sometimes.
He is a 6-7 month old Great Pyrenees/Yellow Lab mix we got from a rescue group. He is way more laid back than any lab I have ever sen, puppy or not. When we first got him, he was like velcro to us, and seemed unsure, but he eventually came around and started actually eating all of his food, instead of picking at it, and playing ball with us in the backyard, instead of just running away. We have had him for about 3 months.
Then about 3 weeks ago some relatives came to visit and brought their lab. He had a ball playing with the other dog. Our neighbors also had a lab at their house that weekend who kept getting into our yard. So after they were all gone everything went back to the way it was when we first got him only worse. He wouldn't eat a full meal for 5 days, no matter how long I left the food down. He threw up a few times that week. (maybe hunger? Not throwing up after eating but close to meal time-just yellowish mucous). He refused to play ball with us anymore outside. I bought him new toys, he didn't care. We go out back and he just lays on the patio and looks at us. He has seemed to imprve some only to go back to this sad behavior again. The past 2 feedings he has finished in nothing flat and he did play with the kids outside last night. He also seems to have gotten worse about chewing things up in the house. I feel like he needs more-more what though? Exercise, I take him on walks at least twice a day. But like I said he won't run around the yard anymore. If I leave him alone out back he jumps the fence and runs off. I have bought several new toys the past few weeks to try to relieve the boredom of the old ones, but he isn't interested for long. I should also say i am a stay at home mom, so aside from taking kids to school and errands I am home a lot. He just threw up again as I am typing this. (can dogs throw up for psychological reasons?) I feel like maybe having another dog would help but I don't know.
Does anyone have any advice? Thanks!