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[quote=Anonymous]Love dogs with medium length or longer fur, double coated which means they blow their coat once or twice a year, so shedding can be intense but it is very brief.  Dogs with prick ears like Belgian shepherds, shepherd mixes, rough collies, etc.  The main thing is to be inherently social and the ability to focus and adapt to their environment -- and not too hyper.  Huskeys and malamutes are beautiful, but since they are sled dogs, too inclined to run.  Prefer a working or herding breed that is biddable.

There are some short haired breeds that look nice, but those generally tend to shed 24/7.  Same with goldens although they do have sweet faces and velvet muzzles.  Berners and Newfies are lovely, but oh my, the drool!  Remember reading something a breeder wrote about St. Bernards that if the thought of a string of saliva sailing 3' across the room, then these dogs are not for you. . .certainly made me laugh and not want one.  Had a great pyr X giant schnauzer mix that was the sweetest, most fun loving dog, but she really did drool.

Poodles, doodles, which are intelligent and sweet in general can be great, but any dog that requires regular grooming at a salon isn't something I want to sign onto.

The whole pit argument I understand.  Personally, don't find them to be attractive at all just like pugs, bulldogs, and other similarly physical breeds, and would never have one, but have met some that are quite nice.  However, with all the headline grabbing horrific stories and irresponsible owners find myself questioning what they might do when I see one.  Having said that, and as many other posters have pointed out, ANY dog can go ballistic if they have not been properly socialized and trained!  And yes, size and physical structure play a part in the damage they do (jaw locking on something they have gotten ahold of vs. a smaller dog) I've seen pitbulls/mixes walking off-leash totally focused on their person and others that are just snarling crazy, violent dogs - whether that's due to breeding or lack of training doesn't matter to me.

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