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I had an Airedale once. Great dog. Ate every damn cat he could get a hold of. Apparently thought they were delicious.

So sorry..take care !

Shepherd. German.

Can't do it again myself. We went with goldfish. If they get sick, they go see Doctor John.

German Shepherd

Funny, I was just having a snack and thought about that too. I think he had two not spoken for as of last night.

I've always been fond of Labs and my wife Cockers. When we put down her last Cocker, we said no more dogs until we retire. That lasted about a year and we've recently re-homed a couple of field bred Springers from a kennel retiring them from breeding. They are a mother/daughter pair that have been together their entire lives and we have no regrets in the decision (though they do shed than we like). My brother is a GSP fan and I've been around a couple of his dogs which would certainly be a consideration for me starting over.

I've had two German Shepherds. Got one right now. Good guard dogs. Very territorial. Protective of their humans. Shed like crazy. Too big to be good couch/lap dogs. Eats like a horse. Prone to hip problems.

Nice dogs,

It's highly likely you'll have to give it a good amount of exercise regularly. Be prepared if that's your choice.

Lost my Shepherd over Memorial Day Weekend. He was my second.

There will be a third, eventually.

Never want a dog in my lap or on the furniture. At my feet keeping my feet warm.

But you are correct about the hair.

I lost my best buddy May 24 to cancer. He was a beagle cross of unknown parentage. A rescue from the SPCA. He was 12 years and 9 months old. Best dog I ever had. I miss him terribly.

Go to your local shelter and let one pick you.

Sorry to hear about loosing you buddy, that is a very tough thing. We had a mix for a number of years, he was a Katrina pup and was estimated to be 12weeks when we got him and was a wonderful dog but lord did he shed! My wife said she could knit a new dog every day just from the sweepings.

We now have a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. Very affectionate dog, about 50 lbs and not a bad shedder and very eager to please. Fairly high energy but nothing like the German Shorthairs. She is pretty self entertaining and looks like she’ll be an excellent tracking dog for wounded deer. At 5 months old she tracked one for a friend of mine. Not a great security dog as she loves everybody she meets and is more likely to invite a burglar in than to bite him but really good with kids.

If you need an alert dog you don't have to vacuum after, just about any poodle dog that will finish better than 12 inches or so at the shoulder will work.

Under that size, there's a tendency to be psycho and stupid that gets worse the smaller they finish. But we actually had two miniatures that could hunt pheasant. They basically copied a champion German Shorthair, and after he died, they still hunted as we discovered to our shock on a group pheasant outing. Retrieves were kind of rough, but they'd find, flush and spot. This was when they were 9 and 11 years old, so that didn't last, but it was pretty neat.

My Dad's current pair, littermate spayed dams, are fantastic dogs. Good natured, athletic, only bark when necessary (LOUD), overall "with the program."

So smart poodles are SMART. But they can develop minds of their own if not cultivated from the start.

I really like the sound of this, but plan to research some of the other breeds recommended as well. Got a little time. Have learned that a person just doesn't show up at the pound anymore - its all choreographed in advance for COVID reasons.

Just called a buddy of mine up in VA who I have pheasant and duck hunted with. Dog guy, of the pointer/retriever ilk. Knows his dogs, and knows our family situation as well. He says poodle too.

Thanks everyone for their views so far! Really helpful.

Blackmouth Cur or Airedale.

I wouldn't consider any other bred than Belgian Malinois .

I have two labs now but have had many breeds. Labs are great for my life now, hunting and hiking a ton, but I will get back to Rottweilers. Have had many and my last male was imported. Cost a pretty penny but was everything you could ever want in a dog. Excellent with the kids as well.

Jack Russell Terriers

My Yellow Lab is all that. 115 pounds of lap dog, very intelligent, protective, travels well, stays with me everywhere I go. Loves to go fishing, Sheds on everything.