Chris is currently 10 months old, 8 months in the pic. He is a very calm dog, plays with my Grandkids(5 and 8) unsupervised as do Faro and Dura. Faro is West workinglines by today's types....he is drivey and has excellent prey drive, yet settles anywhere off of the training field. Gunshots, traffic, vacuum cleaners, thunder storms and blowers don't phase any of these three dogs. Faro is a hose fighter...lol. Dura is very easy to handle, and lovable, Chris is very levelheaded off the training field but once thru that gate he requires two hands. (Of course that will change in another two months as I put obedience in him. )