re: Dog owners, what has been your all-time best breed you have owned?

Standard Poodle - No shedding, good guard dog, great with kids. They will be as active or as lazy as you want to be. We are on our second and will probably never have another breed. We keep him cut short, all one length so he looks a bit like a curly coated lab not a frufru show dog. Only issue is they are so smart they can get themselves into trouble.