I once had standard poodle crossed with pitbull brother and sister.... talk abiut smart dogs... Frightfully intelligent.

Rott/Lab mixes or in the case of Phife Dawg, a Rott/Lab/Pitt mix. Tosh, in the second photo, is the Rott/Lab mix.

When my youngest daughter was 4, and her sisters 7 and 11 we got a Golden Retriever puppy. His puppy and adolescent days were hard, but he grew into the BEST DOG EVER! I loved training him. My troubled and troublesome child told him all her secrets, he was better than a therapist for her and I so wish I could have planted a recorder on him. He was the son I never gave birth to, and the best brother the girls ever had. I'd like to get another dog one day, but not something that big.

Pitbull type dogs. I'm pretty biased on that as my best friend is one. Very misunderstood dogs. I've worked as a pet groomer for the last 13 years and have come across more vicious chihuahuas and shih tzu's than I have bully type dogs. Though, I'm a firm believer in it's how they're socialized and raised. My girl is a big baby that thinks she's a lap dog. Will be anyones best friend if you have scratches and cookies.

I like my small dogs more than anything. Especially with little hair. I also like Rottweilers. My brother has a 130 pound Rott that is the sweetest dog I've ever known.

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I have had curs mixed so that only an expert might guess, though all were special, the smartest I ever had was a little female poodle, and generally had poodles till the maintainance got too much. Past eight or so years, B.B. a runt chihuahua mix has kept my bloodpressure down, and my spirits up. And I spoil her by being well trained.

Sheltie. Smart, obedient and fun. Great frisbee dog.

All of them.

I fell in love with two … because I had blends of each: Border Collie and Black Lab.. One appeared to think she’d eventually turn into a Human … the other was more than happy being All-Dog

Jack Russel, it's a 50 lb dog in a 12 lb package.
Papillon, she's adorable, fast and crazy.
Golden doodle, fun to say, also smart and cuddly.

Not a Lhasa Apso.

I have a fondness for Rat Terriers, but I love them all. ♥

I am very sorry that you lost your pet, it is very painful. It sounds like you might want to get another jorshin terrier, it is a very good breed. Especially since you have a golden retriever, they would make a good tandem. A friend of mine recently got a Yorkshire Terrier too, but before that she read a lot of articles and consulted a canine specialist. She came across the article "Life Expectancy Of A Yorkie", which helped her friend to take proper care of her dog. So I recommend that you prepare well for a second dog, but overall, it's great that you decided to get another pet.