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OK, what's your range for a "long" walk?
Most of your hunting/sporting breeds are gonna be good for lots of walking, but if they don't get the walking and initial training they will be very much like Sadie (which, makes sense as Beagles are really just small Fox Hound/Harrier types). This will include the labs, the catahoula (which is very, very lab-like), and even the doxies--if you go with a full-size doxie, they are very much in the "medium dog, short legs" camp and they really do live up to the "hund" part of their name.
Long walks are probably going to rule out anything in the toy group, and I'd caution against terriers a) as an older dog unless they are used to cats or b) as puppies because they are pretty intense for the first year and change and from what you've said I don't think that's what you're looking for.
Greyhounds are surprisingly mellow and very, very lazy, so they might work for cat-ish-ness + walkies. Rescues for them are big in my city because we have a dog track. If you went rescue for them, you'd have to makes sure you got one that's used to cats or smaller animals; they're inclined to chase "lures" otherwise. They're also pretty large (if space is an issue). Still, the ones I've met have been very sweet.
Something in the spitz family might be what you're looking for: smaller, medium coats (usually), kind of in the middle for a lot of traits and energy level.
It really depends on the space you have, how much you plan to walk, how much time you want to spend on grooming, and what kind of behavior you want. (I mean, Newfoundlands are awesomely sweet, lazy yet not afraid to work; they are also huge and droolers.)
I...am not a dog fanatic. At all. Nope. I do not have breed pages bookmarked or anything even remotely like that. Um...Nor was I ever a reference librarian. Nuh-uh. And the combination of these two things will, in no way, lead me to provide way more information than anyone wants...
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OK, what's your range for a "long" walk?
Most of your hunting/sporting breeds are gonna be good for lots of walking, but if they don't get the walking and initial training they will be very much like Sadie (which, makes sense as Beagles are really just small Fox Hound/Harrier types). This will include the labs, the catahoula (which is very, very lab-like), and even the doxies--if you go with a full-size doxie, they are very much in the "medium dog, short legs" camp and they really do live up to the "hund" part of their name.
Long walks are probably going to rule out anything in the toy group, and I'd caution against terriers a) as an older dog unless they are used to cats or b) as puppies because they are pretty intense for the first year and change and from what you've said I don't think that's what you're looking for.
Greyhounds are surprisingly mellow and very, very lazy, so they might work for cat-ish-ness + walkies. Rescues for them are big in my city because we have a dog track. If you went rescue for them, you'd have to makes sure you got one that's used to cats or smaller animals; they're inclined to chase "lures" otherwise. They're also pretty large (if space is an issue). Still, the ones I've met have been very sweet.
Something in the spitz family might be what you're looking for: smaller, medium coats (usually), kind of in the middle for a lot of traits and energy level.
It really depends on the space you have, how much you plan to walk, how much time you want to spend on grooming, and what kind of behavior you want. (I mean, Newfoundlands are awesomely sweet, lazy yet not afraid to work; they are also huge and droolers.)
I...am not a dog fanatic. At all. Nope. I do not have breed pages bookmarked or anything even remotely like that. Um...Nor was I ever a reference librarian. Nuh-uh. And the combination of these two things will, in no way, lead me to provide way more information than anyone wants...