Can anyone recommend a small dog breed that is good with children and preferably not too yappy?

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I've posted this in Chat, but this might be a better place :)

We don't want a big dog, but it seems to be hard to find a smaller breed that isn't too yappy and snappy, and also doesn't cost mega bucks (I think we're looking at £350-400 max)

Don't mind a crossbreed (or mongrel, but it seems to be hard to find mongrel puppies).

I think rescue dogs are out, since they don't seem to place those with kids very often, and we'd prefer a younger dog.

The children that the dog would be exposed to regularly would be over 5s.

I would recommend a cockapoo, ours is gorgeous, lovely temperament, excellent with children, easy to train. Also, no hairs as their coat is poodle and people are not allergic. Several people I know have now got cockapoos after falling in love with ours I am trying to upload a photo of her for you but I am not very technical

All of our staffies have been rescues. I've got 3 DCs the youngest is 9 and we have had rescue staffies all of their lives, they grew up with them.
We've got an older one and a 6 month old pup, both from rescues.
But staffy puppies are bonkers. They are lovely with children, they have a lovely friendly nature but the puppies are nuts.

Good fun though.

Dachshund for us, we have a teckle (larger rough coated) who is a total angel.
Quite the nicest dog I have ever lived with and we are looking for another as a companion for him (a 'mini me' we hope)
He is a good guard dog, quite obedient, excellent at coming when called, won't sit though (not that you can really tell lol). He is a chewer but we can manage that. Best of all he is completely brilliant with our dd and all her friends

Have you looked on www.manytears.co.uk - they have lots of different breeds, puppies as well as older dogs. They say on the website:
"Many Tears Animal Rescue will allow dogs to be adopted to homes with children of all ages as long as the dog is suitable for that environment. We will discuss your circumstances and try to determine if the dog you're interested in will be suitable for your home/family/lifestyle/other pets."

PS My brother has a Bichon Frise who is very sweet. He had her from a puppy and she has been very easy to train, always happy and lovely with his daughter. I don't usually like white, fluffy dogs but they are reckoned to be in the top 10 for children. But this one is lovely ! www.manytearsrescue.org/display_mtar_dog.php?id=656

Thanks for the manytears recommendation, it's the first rescue site I've seen which looks hopeful - will research

Thanks too for all the breed suggestions, definitely some I hadn't considered or didn't know much about.

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These are gorgeous!

We have the most friendly and adorable 5 year old JRT that we got from a rescue. I ruled out JRTs at the beginning because I thought they were too yappy but he doesn't know how to yap and hardly ever barks. He's energetic but loves a snuggle and is great with kids. The key to finding the right rescue dog is to take your time looking and get to know them before you take them home.