Terry...hahaha...so true!!! *wink* I run my girl 8 miles a day around a lake 5 days a week (with me walking a fast 13mpm pace) and she spends the whole time chasing wildlife, jumping fallen logs, scaling stone walls; and chasing frogs.....and....still..... wants me to play fetch with her at the end!! lol But, seriously, I am really curious as to the natural athleticism of early shepherds compared to now? Sarah On Sep 17, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Terry Cochran wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > The athleticism of today's GSD is directly related to the athleticism of the > owner;0) > Use it or loose it! > Terry who runs her 8 year old male 5 plus miles everyday his 14 year old mom > can still do a mile. > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================