We adopted a rescue bassador. He's the best dog I've ever owned. Besides our Yellow lab which is his best friend. Granted we got him at the age of 5 he is the most laid back dog I've ever seen. He is a lounge hound inside the house but loves to chase a ball outside. Has a lot of energy when it comes to swimming. And boy does he love to swim. We live in the city and don't have really large yard but does well staying within our property. When we take him up north he sticks pretty close to us and doesn't chase animals at all. Does want to sniff around a lot but never runs off. My experiences up north, he does wonder ahead but never takes off out of sight. Only thing so far that we have to watch out for is his weight. Little legs with a bigger body gets hard after a long period of time running and chasing his ball. Over all our dog had really good people that took him in after the rescue. Great with kids. And very affectionate. I think you would have good luck with one! I know we did!