[Carina43]

I think the "jog a dog" starts at about $1200 - still expensive! I have a friend with a large Malamute she shows in conformation...she has a jog a dog and runs him 30 minutes a night in addition to other exercise.

There's no dog parks around here and I probably wouldn't go to one if there was. My little Daphne (the Hyperweiler!) has lots and lots and lots of energy...I trained her to run with the bicycle last spring. We also have a four wheeler that we can run around the property on...it freaks Daphne out but Dutch really likes being run with that. My "significant other" has rheumatoid arthritis & can't walk great distances, so he's been taking Dutch out.

I remember from the monks of New Skete book - it's been a while since I read that - they had photos of their Shepherds being exercised by running on lines behind a vehicle...I would imagine you would need to be a: pretty careful and b: have a private road! Many years ago with my very first Rottweiler I had a newspaper route in a crappy part of town; I would take him with me for security & company. I taught him to "heel" to the van, and soon he knew the route as well as I did. There's an idea for ya, get a paper route & teach your dogs to deliver papers! :)