Thanx for the fantastic comments! Nikki is THE MOST energetic dog in ALL of Howell! LOL! she has enough to share with all of her neighbor friends! she is totally insane when it comes to running, she runs SO fast we think she is part greyhound! (and she very well might be because we dont know if shes pure boxer) when she runs her fastest, we call it the SUPER DRIVE and she is a brown BLUR! oh my goodness she is a running goddess! haha! And yes, she LOVES swimming! just not in our pool. she fell in once when she was a puppy and now she wont go in it. plus we dont want her to rip the lining. she swims in lakes and ponds and practically hogs the sprinkler so the grass doesnt get any water hehe! shes my sporty baby! we tried to get her involved in fly ball since she has a fettish for tennis ball and loves running and jumping, but i just havent had the time. im thinking about it next summer though! i hope we can! i've got to harness that energy somehow!