i say do it! i lived in an apartment with alex the wonder dog for 4 years ( he is smaller then a GSD tho, @ 40#). we did almost daily one hour walks and did park walks on the weekend. i had a ground floor apartment, had a tie out on a post so he could do night business easily and i'd pick that up almost every am. the apartment manager told me once that she appreciated how clean i kept my area. alex isn't much of a barker, which can be a problem in some dogs, and i'm sure the sight of a GSD looking from a window at a 'bad human' would deter most of them. hope this helps, joyce