Ekka 2010 Saluki Best of Breed

I’ve never had a dog, but always wanted a big dog.

I’m planning on running with them. What’s a good first dog breed that will be able to run with me. I’m extremely dedicated in owning, training and doing everything possible to make my first dog owning experience a great one. I’m interested in a dog that’s pretty eager to learn and easy to train.

Breeds that I love are the Doberman, Alaskan Malamute, and Australian Shepherd although I’ve heard they aren’t very good with inexperienced owners.

We recently lost our Airedale, Piper, to cancer. We would like to get another dog soon. We are open to adopting a shelter dog, or getting a purebreed. We have 3 sons, ages, 6, 4, and 8 mos. We have lots of experience training dogs and would like a breed that is of medium size under 50 lbs, smart, friendly yet protective, and not of intense energy. We give our dogs a daily walk and have a partially fenced but small yard. What breed should we look into?

we live in rockaway beach ny we want a young mixed breed small dog a corgi beagle is cute. i have searched the shelter to no avail please help me find a dog 4 my son, even if it means traveling to ny nj or pa to get it.thank you

I am looking to buy a dog/puppy and I currently live in an apartment. The dog would be alone for maybe about 4-5 hours a day, so I want a breed that doesn’t bark that much and would annoy the neighbors while I’m gone. I also want a dog that isn’t too active but not too lazy (medium activity) and medium sized. Suggestions? Any stories from experience? What dogs would you NOT recommend for this situation?
Thanks!