I think we all compare our dogs, especially when one passes away that you love and later you decide to get another and we want the same things out of the new one. I have a Bernese and this puppy stage has been extremely frustrating. I love the look of them and their carefree type personality but mine is soo stubborn! I have to get really mad and use my demon voice for her to listen quite a bit, and I find her really clingy but on the other hand I find her good points are higher than the bad points. She's hasn't got a mean bone in her body (hopefully it will always stay that way) and she is soo easy to bath, she jumps in the tub no problem, lets me wash her etc... easy. She's a HUGE shedder though it's incredible how much she is shedding right now