These are my GSP's - Lanie in the front and Obie in the back. Really good dogs, my wife and I enjoy them very much. They must be run everyday though, otherwise they are crazy. Don't ever get a sporting or working dog unless you are willing to burn their energy every day.
We bring them to the dog park for about an hour. We also walk them and do obedience training with them, but only after the dog park. They need mental and physical exercise to be happy. And if we don't provide it, they provide it themselves which is usually a bad thing.
There are breeds that don't need this level of exercise - true "lap dogs". Sometimes I think we'd be better off if we had chosen one of those. But then I think these dogs are forcing us to be more active - which is a good thing as long as we actually do it. Anyway, at this point they are part of the family and wouldn't be traded for anything in the world.
This blog represents the loss of my blog virginity. I hope I didn't break any blog rules or whatever. I don't know or how anyone will ever even see this...but if so - thanks for reading, hope you have a good day.
*Thanks to my friend Chuck for the photo - you can find more of his great work on his flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkerphoto/
