Originally Posted by Robbie

Yeah, great dogs. I also had a white one...he passed away in 2008 at the age of 13 (which is OLD for one of these dogs).

My male in the pictures I posted was 112 pounds and was about as smart an animal as you can find. Could open any door (as yours probably can too), pretty much understood any command I gave him (with no pro training at all), easily jumped 6 foot tall fences.

It's a shame that their life spans are so short. Just as they are REALLY getting smart and just damn near perfect...they run out of time.