[artofeyyy]

Looks more like some sort of herding dog, Kelpie/Labish rather than hound. Most herding breeds were bred to run for hours every day, sometimes the whole day depending on what needed to be done.

Is there such thing as athletic ability without hyperactivity? I know a lot of people have their own definition of drive and what not. I am most likely going to get another dog in the upcoming year and I wonder if there is such a thing as a sturdy, strong, athletic type dog that will not be a complete hyper active mess but can perform and work/play when needed? I haven't really met too many breeds like that, that I can think of off the top of my head. Depending on how busy you keep them, there are some dogs that you can somewhat be couch potatoes when they get a break. Dakota often sleeps in the house during our more active days, after a long week of practices, etc. But he can definitely bring it physically.
But if we weren't active he'd be bugging the heck out of everyone trying to get them to do something.

I'd talk to breeders about their experience with their own dogs in those situations rather than looking at breeds as an overall. Some may have calmer stock than others.