Originally posted by Labman
If you dont have alotta time to excersize him , then yes a poodle is good. But if you want a really obedient, smart, very friendly dog, BUT very active dog, get a duck tolling retriever. They barely fit into the small category but there beautiful. If you dont know what it is. Have you ever seen a show called Good Dog! ? That guys orange and white dog is a duck tolling retriever. His name is Dancer
You watch Good Dog as well? Where do you live? I thought they only aired it in this area.

I was going to suggest a poodle as well. I've recently started looking into them. They're very smart dogs, I'd love to go to obedience trials with one one day.