Get a dog only if you want a dog. Good advice,
I have had three Labrador retrievers and I'm sold on this breed. They are bright, funny and easily trained. A close relation is the Golden retriever. Two peas in a pod.

There is one thing that few people realize when it comes to getting a dog, and that is, some breeds are just not appropriate. Dalmatians. Blockheads. Hard to train. Bassets, smelly and stupid.Jack Russell terriers constant movement.

Malamutes and Huskies MUST be able to run. Keep them confined and they turn psychotic very quickly. My daughter Becca72 had one when she lived with me and this loveable, funny dog was a constant worry. I built a 9 foot fence and she would climb it and run away at every chance.
She was seen chasing race horses at the local track, and she was caught chasing deer both of these are "shoot on sight" offences. I hate to think what we would have been in for had she downed one of those $30,000 horses!

Caveat emptor.