Can anyone tell me the best dog to get need to hear all input on the best breed

You are going to need to be a lot more specific on what you are looking for your dog to be. You also need to consider if you are going to be able to take care of him for the next 10-15 years. Also know that many places where you want to rent do not allow any pets.

If you have the time, space, and money, go to the humane society and check out some of the mutts. Hybrids tend to have less health problems than your "pure breeds". All you are paying for is the papers. Unless you are going to breed more yourself, one of the first things you do with a dog is fix them after the vet looks at them.

Dogs with long hair mean more maintenance and grooming. Dogs with a lot of wrinkles mean extra close cleaning.

Personally, I have a lab/pit bull mix. Both the lab and pitbull have an excellent temperament (careful about pitbulls though, the media has it so that some apartments outright refuse to allow you to have pitbulls period). The pitbull has short sleek hair which means little or no grooming. Both the lab and pitbull are pretty smart which means it is easy to train.

If you want a smaller dog, get something like a rat terrier. They are short haired dogs, extremely smart, and very loyal.

I wish you the best of luck. The best idea would be to go and look up stuff on the net and make your opinion from what you have available in your life. A dog is a lot of work but they are so much fun!