Which Dog Breed Is Right for You?

Good fit if: you are an experienced owner who wants a quiet, deeply loyal one-family guardian

Good fit if: you want a gentle, devoted giant and your family is the center of its world

Good fit if: you want a playful, patient, clownish guardian for an active family

Good fit if: you want a brilliant, athletic guardian that is glued to its family

Good fit if: you want a gentle, leaning, family-fused giant and can house one

Good fit if: you have land, livestock, or at least a large fenced property in a cool climate

Good fit if: you want the original nanny dog — sweetness at 130 pounds — and can house it

Good fit if: you are an experienced owner who will train seriously and continuously

Good fit if: you run, bike, ski, or mush — genuinely, in most weathers