My two daughters (4 & 8) are dog mad, and my wife and I arent against the idea either. My wife took redundancy last year so she is home full time and we are going to start planning to add a canine addition to the gang.

We have a reasonable garden (but not massive) and we are walking distance close to probably the best local park for dogs in the vicinity (and we are generally an active lot).

I love retrievers but i dont think we have enough space for a large dog if im honest. Also we are neat freaks so the reality is a non shedder would probably work better.

Our two favourite breeds are cockers and retrievers but that nots to say either are suitable for us,

any recommendations and yes we will look at rescues as well!