My husband wants a large dog. and the lab was gone when I called... I have plenty of time to devote to a dog...I am a stay at home mom. So I will be able to spend lots of time training, playing, and loving my new dog. Before I got married we had dogs that were not very trained. It made life complicated. So after we got married and had our first dog, I made sure to train her. She was part boxer, very hyper, very nuts, she would knock me over, so I was afraid for her to play with our 2year old. but after a few weeks I could hollar sit when she was in a dead run for our little girl and the butt hit the ground. She was a smart dog. I hope the next one is as easily trainable!!! but like I said I do stay at home, so I might end up with the best behaved dog in the neighborhood!