Your story is similar to mine. Just like mine people would rather hear about an elaborate feed plan, brutal work routines, and supplements/steroids. Simple food and simple work is just that, too simple. Old folks say people will believe the lie far easier than the truth.

Similar plan I knew a guy once who put his dog on a cable run going down a steep heel. The dog would fetch like a retriever. He threw a ball down the hill and the dog would shoot down there and come back up the hill a fast clip just to do it again. This turned out ot be a staple of the work. We laughed as he would give every dog he owned a chance to play this game but most would not. Damn nar begging.

Another we had was a female obsessed with a ball made out of rolled up socks. A little larger than a softball. It was an all out dead sprint after that ball every time it went airborne. The staple of her keep was my buddy and I standing 20 yards or so apart throwing the ball back and forth. She was a freak specimen after four or five weeks.

It is funny how well the simple stuff works.

Too bad the dogs can't be programmed for the 'right' obsessions.

Great story on the steps.

EWO