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What kind of dog are suitable for me Your experience and advise means alot to me2007-11-25 2:52:54

How much time are you willing to spend grooming and does sheding drive you nuts? How much time are you willing to put into training. Dogs do not train themselves and you are going to have to make time to train.

Many small and toy breeds as well as sight hounds can be hard to housebreak.

Labs are easy going and not always super active easier to train than some and can be protective but they SHED alot.

They are not a dominant type breed.

Look closely at your lifestyle and pick something that fits in well with the amount of time you are willing to devote to a dog. Look at www.akc.org at the different breeds and get the general info from there. Also if you want more info they have lots of breeder referals and rescue griups for certain breeds where you can get all the info you could ever need.

They do take up lots of time and they take much effort to get trained. But many people find they are well worth the time and it is a great way to realx and enjoy life.

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Wow, you are asking for one hell of a lot from a dog.

In terms of the guarding, if you are asking a dog to be happy to protect you and your home but also to not be top dog (or have asperations to being so) then you may end up with a bit of a confused dog - they won't know if their role is to be in charge or whether to let you do it. Also, guarding breeds do tend to have some status related problems so when you ask them to do something they quite often would like to see why it would be worth doing it (compared to a breed that wants to do it just to please you).