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Its been about 6 months since we lost our dear Dakota – and now we just have Nitro (our yellow lab). We are thinking about adding a second dog back into our home. The question is, what should we choose?

Nitro is a great dog for our family, he walks with us to the park, goes to the bus stop, plays and sleeps when he is supposed to and most importantly – is competing in obedience with me (mom). Granted, Dad is the one home all day and he is too busy to give a ton of attention to a dog (much less a puppy). So, what will we go for?

Initially I was thinking I’d like a smaller dog – maybe a papillion – they are very cute, and smart – but may not be the best choice for a family with two young boys. The next choice would be another lab – though I worry about having two large shedding dogs in the house. If I start to think about a medium sized dog, we could consider a PGWD – gee, isn’t that just the fad now since that is what Obama got? The last choice might be an English Springer Spaniel – though I worry they need to much exercise for what my husband is willing to do.

Needless to say we are back at square one – here are the qualities I definitely want.
1. Would do well in an obedience / rally ring.
2. Able to go into schools for education of young children.
3. Active when our family is out doing things.
4. Preferably non shedding.

Any ideas friends?

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