Need help about how to select a dog breed

[Emmerlaus]

If it's going to be alone a lot don't get one. The dog would be miserable.

We have an Australian Miniature Labradoodle. He's hypoallergenic and has a beautiful nature. BUT, he's very energetic, needs at least an hour's exercise every day and barks when he hears unfamiliar noises or is "protecting" the home from deliveries, squirrels, a plane flying overhead...you get the general idea.

Think long and hard about it because if you both work it's incredibly unfair to leave a dog alone (often in a crate) for 8-10 hours.

That's why I was planning to maybe get 2 dogs, to keep each other compagny.

But I have to admit that I might need help from my family sometimes, depending on schedules.

And from what I gather, dogs can have ddifferent personnalities, no matter the breed they are from. This is harder then I though it would be...