[torontob]

Hi Everyone,

I love to have a dog but never had one. We live in a house and am ready to have my first dog. However, I need some advice from you guys as to what best suits my situation. You will find out from my following notes that I have not much clue about dogs and their types and that is what I need help with.

- Get a puppy and raise it.
- We have no children in the house. But we are picky about our funiture, living area (to be clean), etc....so the dog should be nice not to chew on things or make a mess all time :-)
- It shouldn't be of a breed that get really huge. Mid-size would be good. Not the size of a Chiwawa.
- Dogs that do not easily get sick. I wouldn't like to go to Vet so often. So, I understand I should stay away from smaller dogs due to allergies...
- I really like the look of Golden Doodle and Bichon Frise.
- Beagles are not bad either.
- I want a smart dog. One that I can teach some moves :-)
- I will be able to take the dog out once or twice a day and like it to accompany me without a leash outside or in my car.
- I like dogs that remain to be cute when they grow up like the curly hair Golden Doodle.

Finally and more importantly, I am not sure if I should get a female or male dog. As I said previously, I can't really go to Vet a lot (I just don't like clinics in general). So, would a male or female better suit me?

Hopefully I am not asking way too much in a dog with above or sounding really stupid :-)

Please give me your input on what type of dog am I looking for. Honestly, I don't even know much of their breed names and types.

Thanks