Thank you everyone. I am planning on showing, so I won't be adopting a mutt from the shelter, althoguh I'd like to, my dream has been to own a show dog, so that's what I'm going to do. We won't be getting a 4th dog, our limit is 3, the reason I made this thread is because Alaska is reaching the age limit and he's not the kind of Boxer that's always healthy. He's always got some kind of problem. He's got 3 tumors right now that have a chance of growing back if they're removed, and sadly, we cannot afford to remove the tumors, because we're moving shortly, he's got a ways to go, but not long.

I was considering another dog, a Portugese Water Dog, I've researched quite a bit of the breed in the past and heard that they don't shed and LOVE to swim.

I've been thinking over the APBT, too, and have decided they're not the perfect dog for me because they need special socializing and training, and cannot be left alone with other dogs, BUT I still will be reading about the breed.

Also, just for some extra knowledge, a pit bull is not the same as an APBT, although I have called the APBT a pit bull in the past, I've learned myself that a pit bull can be a Staffy, APBT, a pit mix, and so on. So now I call them APBTs or AmStaffs or... whatever breed they really are. Not just a 'pit bull'.

My TOP choice right now is a Portugese Water Dog.