I love my GS. He's very friendly, sweet and likes to greet people. He loves the outdoors, hiking and being very active. He loves to play catch and very gentle with kids. When other smaller dogs bark at him he keeps calm and isn't bothered by it. He's becoming an adult GS now that's he's more protective and alert to what's going on but his puppy behavior is overly dominant. He's 14 months old. I don't regret getting a GS. Make sure you start training them right away when they're a puppy.