German Shepherd Speed? - Page 6

Eagles,
Good point, I certainly want something very credible, such as someone that does radar and does a reliable test of a fair distance.  I do not have to see it, but I do need to see something that is credible to me.  I was going to take my male to the lake today and walk/run/trot  the dock a little ahead of him with something to motivate him to go all out, but I forgot.  I have a fair idea of what speeds look like, not that I would use that as something factual, but it would give me an idea if I have missed the mark here completely.

Something that I have seen for most of my life.  People, honorable people throw out numbers as fact.  Watch any animal shows.  Cheetah speed, you will here greatly stretched speeds thrown out and stated as absalute fact.  Watch any of these shows and you will hear one false hood after another, and the poor listener just sucks it all in.  Watch Disney type movies and see how brilliant the dogs are, like Lassy, figuring every thing out.  Subtle messages that give folks wrong information.  My neighbor who is in his late 60's is a complete believer that dogs think and reason as people do.  Where do you suppose he got this from?  As a critical thinker I listen, think about it, evaluate it, then research it and reject it or accept it as is the case.  Far more times I am correct, not because of any special talents, I just use a little common sense.  However, I can miss something too, then I am humbled and start over.  It should never be about me being right, it is about the truth, the facts.
Thanks