Originally Posted by
SunDance
I like Portugese Water Dogs, too, but....one couple I know has two that are not temperamentally what you're looking for despite being socialized well as puppies. Another person I know from the park "had" to give his up because of his fiancé's allergies pre-wedding.
I've also known folks who got Labradoodles...including one from a supposedly great "Australian Labradoodle" breeder somewhere south of Maryland...and have just as many allergy issues as they would have had with any other breed.
I'd vote for the Standard Poodle. Give it a "puppy cut" and it's hard to tell from a curly-type doodle.