[manwiches]

So hijacking the thread as it's relevant to my question...

Looking to get a puppy for the family. I have owned dogs in the past (a Shiz Tzu and a Wheaton Terrier). My wife has not. She is not very pro-dog, but was around for the entire time I had my Wheaton with my family, and when I took him when I moved out. He never lived with us though, but did stay the night from time to time.

She's not a fan of shedding (neither am i for that matter) or hyper dogs (so my dreams of getting another Wheaton are out). I think she'd go for a dog if it hit the following critera

- Small/Smallish (not teacup poodle small, but maybe a pug size or shiz tzu)
- Non-shedding/minimal shedding
- More docile
- Inherently obedient and listens well (so no stubborn types)
- We have soft hardwood on the main floor. While I'm not naive that any dog has the capability of scratching the hardwood with long nails, I'm looking for one that would be more docile and note be a bull in a china shop, to mitigate the scratches.

Essentially, I think she'll approve if I find a unicorn. My son is dying for a puppy, and carries around a heavy stuffed dog which is actually a door stop, and pretends to play with it and sleep with it all day, everyday, for the past 3 months. It's actually hilarious and cute, but also very motivating for me to get one too.

I plan on taking care of all the puppy training and majority of day to day with the new pup, and get my son to help as much as he can. I work from home, so even after all this mess is over, I'll still be home with him/her.

From my initial research, I was thinking a Boston Terrier or a Miniature Bern-doodle. I'm also not opposed to getting a rescue either, but I might have to wait for the perfect dog to come in as well for that. One big barrier I'm finding reaching out to breeders now, is that EVERYBODY is looking for a dog now that they're home. So the likelihood of me getting one soon is very low, but I'm looking to lay the ground work to get one when I can, or hopefully have a leg up on others, as I do work from home permanently.

With all that being said, any suggestions on breed, breeders, etc? If i had it my way, I'd go right back to the Wheaton breeder I got my Wheaton from. But the size (medium) and disposition (excitable) aren't attractive to my wife.

Thanks in advance!