More: He was a surprise gift from my husband after losing my last 2 dogs and my mother in 2014. Sydney has been the best gift in my entire life. Extremely loyal and too darn smart!! He matches my high energy as well. He ran with during training and at 8 months old, ran his first marathon with me. Then we ran trail runs together. He's getting older, so the miles are getting less, but the energy is still there. We swim and play ball a lot.