Thinking about a puppy
Hi Everyone,
I am really thinking about getting a new puppy for the family; my wife and I got a small yappy dog (rescue) before we had kids and needless to say that ended poorly - she was consistently aggressive with the kids (once we had them), I was told that she was untrainable by several professionals, and we finally had to give her up when we had our third child almost two years ago as the aggressiveness just got out of hand.
I love dogs and grew up with a dog that was a big positive in my life, and my children have all expressed an interest in adding one to our family. We are done having kids and I am most interested in a friendly medium-sized breed (up to about 80 pounds or so as an adult would work for me). I would prefer pure-bred but would be flexible depending on temperament. Less shedding is always better but I know some shedding is inevitable.
Right now in terms of breed we are looking at huskies and yellow labs. I have a fenced yard and this is a single-family home. Any experience with those two breeds (or other recommendations)? Definitely want a puppy that can grow with the family. Kids are two boys and one girl - lots of love and fun in this home. TIA!
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