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I'm more than happy to wait for the right breeder and right puppy.

I agree with this. Temperament is the most important thing when looking for a doggy companion. Can you describe the sort of temperament you are looking for in more detail? Do you want a dog who is easy to train or more of a challenge? Do you want a dog who is clingy or more independent? What about outgoing vs reserved with strangers? Territoriality important or not? Good with other dogs or not important? Dominant and headstrong or soft and submissive? Just how much grooming exactly can you cope with? Every day or once a week? How much time will you spend with the dog and will it come indoors? I don't mind a challenge, though I am used to training my lab who wasn't easy but also wasn't hard. I don't want a dog that has to be in your lap all the time, I'd like it to do it's own thing every now and again. Territoriality isn't important, and being good with other dogs isn't important, as it'll be an only dog. It just has to get along with the cat. Grooming I'm happy to groom every second day, and yes, definitely an indoor dog, and I'm home most of the time so will spend a fair bit of time with it.

I was used to my lab shedding, he dropped a huge amount of hair every single day, so it's not a problem for me.

I really like the look of the Field Spaniels, Wikipedia makes me think their temperament would be alright, and I really like the Finnish Lapphunds. How hard is it to get a puppy of either breed? Oh Salukis are lovely too! I've got so much research to do now!

Oh wow, I've never heard of a Finnish Lapphund before, they're beautiful! What is their temperament like? Jordan, are Bernese drooly?

I like the look of the Aussie shepherds, they're very pretty. Mandimoore, you say that bearded collies need heaps of exercise, will one go stir crazy if I missed a day?

I am after something that loves people and is happy to go for a run or relax on the couch (eg, if it's raining won't go stir crazy). I worry a little about dogs that are too bouncy (that's the reason I won't have another lab cos they're crazy puppies), my daughter is good with dogs, but she's still young.

I'm not sure I like the look of curly fur, I prefer straight. Bearded collies look good, does anyone know what their temperament is like?

Hi my family and I are looking at adding a dog to our family in the not-too-distant future but we're stumped on what breed! I've been lurking for a while and have seen that people often ask for breed suggestions so thought I'd do the same. My family is me, my husband and our daughter, Miss Seven. We have a six year old rescue Moggie who has been around dogs and is fine with them. We lost our eleven year old yellow labrador three years ago. We want a medium-large sized dog, probably something slightly more unusual that you don't see every day. I am fine with long fur and am happy to groom. I am home all the time and have plenty of time for training. Dog will go for a walk every day and I want to do obedience with it (I did obedience for fun with my lab until he became too arthritic.) I think that's all, if you need to know anything else I'm happy to say.