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<blockquote data-quote="PaulC" data-source="post: 1469623" data-attributes="member: 16843">Are you experienced with dog training? Are you looking for more of a family dog, protective dog, working dog? What climate are you in? Barring those parameters, here are a few good options: Family dog: Labradoodle/Goldendoodle. Super sweet, smart, little shedding. Do OK in moderate heat/cold.Protective dog: GSD. Smart, good with kids, but need &quot;a job&quot; to be happy. Not a good dog if you don't want to work it regularly. Can become bored, destructive. Do good in moderate heat, better in cold.Working dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Smart, good with family but tend to bond to master primarily. Can be mellow indoors, but live to retrieve. Definitely need to be worked/trained regularly to be happy. Bigger and tougher than Labs or Goldens. Do well in heat, bred for cold. Heavy chest for busting through ice retrieving ducks. Can be stubborn and not the best choice for an inexperienced dog owner. Bred to retrieve all day, then guard boat at night giving them a more protective nature than other retrievers (they are not genetically linked to Labs or Goldens).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulC, post: 1469623, member: 16843"] Are you experienced with dog training? Are you looking for more of a family dog, protective dog, working dog? What climate are you in? Barring those parameters, here are a few good options: Family dog: Labradoodle/Goldendoodle. Super sweet, smart, little shedding. Do OK in moderate heat/cold. Protective dog: GSD. Smart, good with kids, but need "a job" to be happy. Not a good dog if you don't want to work it regularly. Can become bored, destructive. Do good in moderate heat, better in cold. Working dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Smart, good with family but tend to bond to master primarily. Can be mellow indoors, but live to retrieve. Definitely need to be worked/trained regularly to be happy. Bigger and tougher than Labs or Goldens. Do well in heat, bred for cold. Heavy chest for busting through ice retrieving ducks. Can be stubborn and not the best choice for an inexperienced dog owner. Bred to retrieve all day, then guard boat at night giving them a more protective nature than other retrievers (they are not genetically linked to Labs or Goldens). [/QUOTE]

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