Trying to decide on a breed of dog.

[Slow Five-O]

My wife and i are trying to decide on a new dog. What do yall have and like/have had good experiences with?

We want a large dog. We have no kids though we plan to eventually. We do have an inside cat. Not looking for something that is crazy energetic. Don't mind walking it once a day and we have a decent sized back yard.

Go! Pictures encouraged.


Update! Scroll towards the last pages, i have adopted a pup now.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Lab of some kind.

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[Unicorn Jeff]

Great Dane

[Jewrrick]

Great Dane

This. I can't stress it enough, Danes make great pets for kids. They are gentle and their energy levels are pretty low after they get out of the puppy phase. Hell even when they are puppies they are fairly calm after the initial "OMG YOUR HOME! LOVE ME! LOVE ME! LOOOOOOVVVVEEEE MEEEEEEEE!" when you come home or let them in from an extend time outside.

[whitetrash]

Our next will be a mastiff. Only issue I'm concerned with is the drool but it can't be worse than the English bulldog I had.

[LS1Goat]

Golden Retriever

Eerily smart, playful, they love kids, fiercely loyal, etc..

My pup.

[matts5.0]

A mut. Go to the pound or adopt a dog.

[Cooter]

I'm partial to Aussies

I'm admittedly breedest against hound types, labs, beagles, bassets, etc. and a lot of mastiff types. Most of the times I won't even pet them for fear that my hands will stink afterwards

While I typically bathe my Aussie about once a month, he can go indefinitely without shampoo as long as he doesn't get into anything and he won't smell at all.

If I had a hound, I'd have to bathe it at least once a week to prevent the stink

[ram57ta]

A mut. Go to the pound or adopt a dog.

This.

[BlackGT]

I've always wanted a Rhodesian Ridgeback. They require a lot of space (yard) and exercise from what I've read and heard, so may not be suitable for what you want, but are very loyal and protective of the family unit.

[VaderTT]

Bullmastiff.

[Ruffdaddy]

Anything other than a lab or golden is a mistake! They're not just great pets, but useful as well.

[Ruffdaddy]

http://www.dfwlabrescue.org

[KBScobravert]

I am a Boxer fan. We have two and they are fantastic dogs. You can look into being a foster for Legacy Boxer Rescue to see if you are a fit for the breed.

Both ours are great with our 1 year old daughter. In fact they are very protective of her and put up with her shit (climbing all over them, ridding them, pulling at their faces, etc) so well.

[YALE]

I love my two, but I will never get a blue heeler again. Don't get herding dogs unless you have lots of time for them.