Thank you so much for the information! I'm really looking forward to doing active things with Finn. He's so cool already. I've found a couple of dog parks within a half an hour drive that I plan on visiting with my boyfriend. There's a regular park about ten minutes away, too, that would require Finn to stay on-leash, but, it's still a nice park with lots of room to romp. And, there are usually a lot of people and I want to socialize him as much as possible. I have definitely considered agility, and, am even going to look into the Canine Good Citizen program. I know it's expensive, but, it would be worth it. I will get Finn down to the water as soon as possible and will probably go within the next couple of days to get a frisbee if I can't find the one I had before. I didn't know that about not letting him really run for a few months, thanks for saying that. I'll talk to my vet, too, since you brought that up. She met Finn yesterday and is completely in love. She is actually more of a cat person, and, has taken care of my pets for years. Bruno (my dachshund/cocker dog) was put down in June at age 15 and Dusty (my siamese/himalayan cat) passed away in December at 17. She was their doc and she loved them and cried with us when they left. She is now taking care of our Bengal kitten, Lock, and, even took photos of Finn yesterday on the exam table with her digital camera. He is quite handsome, though, so I can't blame her. thanks again for all the advice.