Golden, gah, I love the picture but every time I spend extensive time with them they drive me insane. Believe it or not they are too loving. LOL The insistent smoothing of their heads into my body drives me batty. (It's not you, goldens, it's me)
I feel the same way about goldens - objectively they'd be a great fit but whenever I'm around them for extended periods of time, I find something about them exhausting. Lovely dogs but just not for me!
I know this has already been stated many times, but I'd love a pit/pit mix except for the DA propensity.
Irish Wolfhound or Scottish Deerhound except for the health problems and short lifespan.
Koolie except for the lack of breeders in the US (I also am definitely not set up for a high-energy herding dog at this point in my life)
Icelandic Sheepdog or Sheltie except for the barking
Toller except for health reasons and temperament weirdness - I've met some lovely Tollers but I've also met lots of strange, nervy dogs, which puts me off a little. Also, not such a big fan of the scream
Magyar Agar except for the lack of breeders in the US