Ditto to looking at rescues, an adult dog would be ideal for your lifestyle.
If you do go for a puppy, you need to socialize the heck out of it. Look for a breeder who does more than showing in conformation and has outgoing, stable dogs.
I see a lot of them as being very spooky, one was sold by a breeder here, hopped the six foot fence and was on the run for a few days before being caught - she wouldn't go near strangers and bolted instead. Not a good tempered dog if you ask me!
There is one at the kennel where I work and he's awesome temperment wise. Does not bark or act spooky about anything, is calm and responsive. Ask him to come and he trots along, comes up to say hello without issues. I doubt anyone would mess with him simply because he's a big guy, but even the first time I met him he was just easy going.
If you do go for a puppy, you need to socialize the heck out of it. Look for a breeder who does more than showing in conformation and has outgoing, stable dogs.
I see a lot of them as being very spooky, one was sold by a breeder here, hopped the six foot fence and was on the run for a few days before being caught - she wouldn't go near strangers and bolted instead. Not a good tempered dog if you ask me!
There is one at the kennel where I work and he's awesome temperment wise. Does not bark or act spooky about anything, is calm and responsive. Ask him to come and he trots along, comes up to say hello without issues. I doubt anyone would mess with him simply because he's a big guy, but even the first time I met him he was just easy going.
