Wow. Thank you everybody. To answer some questions that were asked. We do a lot of play time. He loves fetch. He would play for hours if the ball would hold up to him we also play tug with him as well. Now that it has gotten cooler outside it is easier to get him to play outside. The most I can get him to walk is through the backyard which is a good size area, but i feel that it is not enough. It is the hills that I think makes him not want to walk around outside. Its hard to find flat areas in the mountains (LOL). Then there is the road to the house which has some but not a lot of traffic and he has always been a little scared of cars. Plus people drive the road a little faster than they should. We do play a lot with him and he really enjoys that and it seems to wear him out pretty good. Since he just lays out flat in the floor when we get done. I have tried the kong toys and he ripped them apart in less than a week. Thank you all once again for the advice. If I knew how to put a picture up of him i would but I am new to this board and am not sure how to do that.

Elizabeth...did you try the larger BLACK EXTREME kongs? They are the stronger ones.