yes they are and no i don't have to drag him ( he is slowly getting to heavy for it anyway , his current weight is 22kg which is about 48 lbs , his dad has 45kg which is almost 100 lbs ) the only thing he still does though is to lay down on the ground and give me that puppy look whenever he doesn't want to go but that is only if it is hot outside and then were not going far anyhow , what he does love though is when it is wet outside, he even loves to go into the water , he can't seem to get enough of it