I just had to vote border collie, i grew up on a farm, and thats all we ever had, our pet dog scott, was a border collie, he was the most gentle animal i have known, we loved him so much that when we left the farm for the city , we could not part with him, he came with us, and lived a happy life until he had to go to rainbow bridge as he had cancer, i missed him so much, he was my big furbaby, and he adored out cat, he used to sit with her between his paws and lick her to bits, she in turn loved him just as much, a gentle giant he was.