Advice on Dog Breed

[dave]

Hi All,

This is Dave... one of the owners of pets.ca. I don't often post on the forum, rather I am a more of the behind the scenes person.

After almost 1 year of grieving over the loss of Bailey (http://www.pets.ca/pet-photos/profile/?id=2) who passed away at the age of 15 years, my family and I are ready to begin the process of adding a new addition to our family.

I am asking for suggestions from you, our loyal members as to some advice regarding a possible breed. The dog would need to be family friendly (3 kids - 6 - 13 years), hypoallergetic (ironically, over the last seevral years I developed an allergy to dogs ) and about 35 - 60 lbs in size as an adult (we prefer a female dog).

So let the advice begin and I will update you as we continue our discussions within the household. Breads being discussed so far include a labradoodle or a portuguese water dog.