Hi all. I'm looking for a small or medium breed (10-20kg ideally) with good recall that is happy and capable to go for runs (regular 10k runs, sometimes further) 3-4 times a week but doesn't NEED to run all the time, if you get me? It's hard to find one in the middle ground between like a herding/sporting breed that needs TONS of exercise every single day and a breed that is too small or just not built for long runs and can never ever do it. I want one that can do these things a few times a week but is happy with on-lead walks on other days.
One problem is that I'm not in the UK so lots of more UK-centric breeds are not available. Border terriers for example I can't find any in my country. Somebody told me to get a golden retriever but they just seem quite big to me. And then I read that they have a high incidence of cancer compared to other breeds and that scared me off a bit too.