[Luggage]

First thank you for doing the right thing and trying to adopt. Although many dog breeds in general will fit the bill, each dog itself is a separate animal and may or may not adhere to its breed specifics. That being said we have had much luck with Bichon frize dogs they are non shed very friendly but can have a mind of their own like all other dogs. The males generally are much bigger going up to about 15 lb and the females can get the 10 to 12 pounds. They have good long lives but some of them can have diabetes as one of ours did. They are trainable not too excitable and will clearly stand up to a bigger dog. Please note they will always be dogs walking that are antisocial so you have to be careful with whatever breed you get, not that yours will be bad but that other dogs that do not know each other can snap and bark.
All three of my children have had dogs at one time or another and it really does add a lot to your lives. My wife is a dog sitter over in Pennbrooke Fairways . And we have had many dogs of all shapes and sizes and have seen energetic little furballs who want attention 24/7 but also I've seen larger 30-40 lb dogs we just want to sleep all day