Which breed would suit us?

[NeilTheBaby12]

I was wonder whether anyone could help me decide which dog breed would suit our family?

We've wanted a puppy for ages and had a breed in mind that we were both set on but...now I'm questioning myself.

It's just me, my partner and our 4 year old DC. I work school hours (currently at home but could change) and partner works full time out of the house. If I were to go back to work, we'd ofcourse arrange suitable care for the dog. We havent got hours to spend in fields but do have about 45 minutes in the morning and 1 hr - 1hr 30 in the evening to walk a dog. My partner really doesnt like small 'cute' breeds such as westies, pomeranians ect. Were not particularly keen on terriers with the exception of a SBT. Were happy to take pup training and train at home. We have a small house so although we'd love a large breed such as a golden retriever, I think a large dog would find the lack of space quite stressful in our house. So...any ideas?

Greyhound? Lurcher? Lots of breed specific rescues are crying out for new owners for these gorgeous creatures. We have a retired racer, he likes a 20 minute walk in the morning and another similar length walk later in the day. He likes to play with his kong or snuffle mat while awake, but dozes, snoozes and full-on snores his way through many hours a day.
His bed is a reasonable size, but that's all the room he takes up. He officially has two beds but only uses one really. Very affectionate, loves ear rubs and has the softest belly for stroking.
I was a border collie girl before we had him, I can't see myself wanting another breed now.

If you are going to be the one looking after it all day, toilet training etc, I think your vote carries more weight
It sounds like your partner prefers short-coated breeds. Another vote here for whippets - fun little dogs.
Staffies are lovely if well-trained and socialised but they are very strong for their size.
All young dogs will have mad minutes during puppyhoid and adolescence, not to mention biting during teething (oh the biting - love our cocker spaniel to bits but they don't call them cockerdiles for nothing - I have a small scar on my leg where he bit it through jeans).
You say your home is small - do you have space to separate your 4 year old and the puppy?
Depending on temperament and how training goes, you may need to have a baby gate / room divider for quite a while (no DC here yet but AwkwardPup is 13 months & we still have a stairgate and occasionally use the room divider as he's still not 100% with the cats - no malice but he would like to play & they wouldn't!).
I'm pregnant and already plotting how to keep baby toys separate from him, as toys all over the floor will just be too tempting for him. Spaniels do love to pick everything up!

I’d really not recommend a beagle!
I think an SBT sounds spot on

With a small child a whippet would be a good choice. Most of the ones I know are amazing with kids. My whippet boy goes up to children for small person pats Only issue is some of them can be pretty wild as puppies. Mine was a complete tornado puppy but pretty good with biting and toilet training so it wasn’t all bad.

Thank you all. I'll go and have a read up on the breeds that have been suggested.

The only reason I wouldn’t go for a whippet/lurcher is they have a huge prey drive. Anything small and furry, cats, small dogs, rabbits…. I’ve had one slip it’s lead and get my cat, and when I was a child one jumped the fence and injured our yorkie quite seriously.

@Nomoreusernames1244

The only reason I wouldn’t go for a whippet/lurcher is they have a huge prey drive. Anything small and furry, cats, small dogs, rabbits…. I’ve had one slip it’s lead and get my cat, and when I was a child one jumped the fence and injured our yorkie quite seriously.

It really is dependant on the individual dog and what situations they're brought up in - my mum has 2 lurchers and 2 cats. Cats were there first, the dogs were puppies when they were introduced to the cats. The dogs are terrified of/very in awe of the cats. They also are very respectful of the ndn's 17yo cat.