Over the years I've had many different breeds from Shi Tuzs to Greyhounds. All have a special place in my heart. We lost our last greyhound, Lizzie, my avatar, last October and I still miss her. All of mine have been rescues except for one Siberian Husky who was the dog from He**. I will NEVER get another dog from a pet store. The other Siberians were great dogs and one would carry on a conversation with you. You didn't know what she was saying but she would act like you did. The greys (I've had 6) were all 40MPH couch potatoes. Great companions but not guard dogs. The sable Shepherd we had was the guard dog. She was the sweetest thing until she sensed a threat to one of us. She never bit anyone but sure scared the daylights out of door-to door salemen.