I need to get a new dog… help me choose

Hello there,

I would like your opinion, and with your opinion the reason why you feel the way you do.

I currently have one American Staffordshire Terrier, and one Bull Dog mix.  Both are excellent dogs, each with unique personalities and quirks.  Both loving and fun.  But they do not always bring me the best results for my dog training business.  Please don’t get me wrong, I love my dogs – they are my heart, but I guess I need a breed of dog that appeals to a greater spectrum of the general population.  And I’m having a hard time deciding on what breed that would be.

I’ve always been a “big dog” kinda girl.  I love a dog that will play tug and catch.   And of course one that has some ‘presence’ for home protection.  I really don’t want a dog that blows a coat each summer (a great thing about my pits, they don’t shed a lot) and I don’t want a dog that requires a lot of grooming. 

I need a dog with “prey drive” meaning he or she is really motivated to get a thing.  Be it a ball, a frisbee, or a tug toy – I can use that as motivation for training.  And of course there is the aspect of cost; being a person that has made every attempt to adopt instead of buy in the past, I’m at a cross roads there too.  I would readily adopt a young dog tht fit my needs. 

I really can’t make up my mind!  I need some input.  Please tell me your favorite breed and why.  I’d really love to hear from folks.

Thanks in advance,

Suzanne Golden