They are so beautiful.
My dad has a gsp that is almost 2 now. That rough rider has more energy than is even imaginable. He takes it on 5 mile runs every day going 20mph or so in the gator. Dude just absolutely loves running.
Yeah, Milo is a 1.5 yr old gsp and a nut job terrorist with so much energy. It's great for hunting but the other 95% of the time she is sprinting circles on her racetrack (I call them zoomies) around my garden. She has killed all the grass and her "racetrack" is about an inch lower than the rest of the yard, had to put down mulch over it to prevent more erosion/mud.
GSP's are a great way to stay in shape because if you don't walk them everyday they are unbearable. Thankfully there is a random park down the street that no one ever goes to so I can take here down there once a day to play fetch with her.
Does your dad take his gsp hunting or does he just enjoy nut job dogs?