What dog breed would you suggest?

[DodgeDog]

I have teen aged kids, dog friendly cats, mostly work from home, rural woodland walks to hand and a tendency to walk 6 or 7 miles daily off road. No allergies.

well you obviously don’t buy a dog from a puppy farm of any breed.

Lol but so many people do!!

Another vote for a Golden Retriever! I’ve had them all my life and think your situation sounds perfect for a golden.

The OP asking on mumsnet about dog breeds is very unlikely to.

Other than labradoodle isn’t actually a breed. They’re glamourised mongrels - even the man that first ‘invented’ doodles now says that it’s one of his life’s regrets due to their many known behavioural issues. Google Wally Conron

I like medium and big dogs I think and have owned a dog in my 20s. Id like mostly to walk and run with a dog, less interested in tricks and agility.

think about it scientifically, genetical diversity by definition reduces the incidence of abnormalities as most are recessive (if the were dominant then they would be eliminated more quickly!)
If you’re not sure what that means. Just do a quick google.

i prefer a dog with longer or medium fur but would also be happy with short hair.

Long or short, it all seems to end up on my floor lol.

I was always team lurcher but we ended up with a black lab. She’s 3 now and lovely.

@Station11 the issue with cross breeds is that pedigree dogs are often prone to specific health issues. And breeders of cross bred dogs don’t normally do the necessary health tests to exclude these. So your dog could inherit issues from both sides.

Labrador

You know that’s not actually a breed don’t you? It’s a cross and there is no such thing as an ‘Australian labradoodle’ it’s just a lab cross poodle. They do not come from Australia or anywhere else for that matter. They are also very much prone to more health complaints than their pure bred counterparts. Heart disease and early onset cancer being the main 2.

This doesn’t change behavioural issues though. I’m fairly sure I wouldn’t want a ‘breed’ where even the creator now realises it was a bad idea. Are you always so passive aggressive?

I’ve got two Labradors, I love them a ridiculous amount. They’re very easy going, loveable and predictable. But love to go in foul water, roll in fox poo and generally go around stealing as much additional food as they can. I sometimes fantasise about a short legged dog with no ability to jump up to look on a kitchen counter. When they’re young they are nutty, my youngest is nearly two and is just about getting more sensible now. But once they mature you’ve got a very solid good dog.

On the upside they are continually happy and good natured, to the extent that to teach the kids bad dog body language we had to look on YouTube as they’d never seen ours even growl. They enjoy a bit of rough play and being silly. They have naturally smiley faces and if you’re ever upset they get hyper and try to cheer you up and out of it. They love people but I do think they’re tough enough to frighten someone if they wanted to do harm. Equally incredibly good with the kids who adore them probably more than they adore us, to be honest don’t blame them there, as they are so cute.

That’s my point with the genetic diversity. Most less desirable genetic traits tend to be recessive, requiring a double copy of the allele on the gene, cross breeding makes that less likely.

@Station11 You sound like a typical doodle owner, it’s not a compliment

Yep. Typical of a doodle owner. And many people don’t think they buy from puppy farmers. But they do. Or BYB who don’t know enough to do a decent job.

Flatcoated Retrievers! Truly addictive dogs, we are on our third and I can't imagine any other breed in my life! Goofy, loving, smart and friendly. I call them the stealer of hearts because you just love them beyond all reason!

Lab or a golden retriever
if you have kids , rehoming a dog can be difficult if you have children

Bearded Collies!!!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_Collie

I have a black lab but spotted one of these the other day and it was a lovely animal.

My dog

I’m liking the flat coated retriever, golden retriever, lab suggestions, thankyou

Vizsla

I've only ever had rescue dogs. This is the current one who was just over 2 when we got him.