befor you get any dog look into the Cathoulas ,ive hunted with dog for 20 years and now have only these dogs ,no one steps a foot on the property without me knowing about it , very good with people and LOVE kids, watched a young one pull every hanging part of my dog blue, he did nothing but look at me like now what? he is the best hog dog , but when is kid time hes a different dog , i also like labs around kids only problems with these breeds is you must put them up if you want to disiplin your children LOL, both are meidum size and a catahoula needs a lot of running at least an hour a day full out. good luck hoghunter51