i go with saint girl on the saint ours is awesome with little kids we were able to have my 9 mth old neice crawl all over and play with patches when she was only 2. Shes a long coat but its not that long compared to most long haired breeds but you can just get a smooth coat. and the drooling isnt much of an issue if you choose a dog with a lil less of a fleshy mouth. more later class time