Years ago, we bred Golden Retrievers...great dogs. More recently we have had Standard Poodles and Schoodles. Each of our dogs has been the smartest, sweetest, best behaved and most loved dogs ever. I'm guessing you feel the same way about your fur babies. Recently, I cared for my daughter's rescue. He is a great dog, too. Though he came with a little baggage as she is his fourth owner. So, I have experience with dogs I have trained from the time they were puppies to working with dogs that can be more difficult to handle.