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Which would be the best dog for us?

Our daughter Clara is six years old and has dwarfism. Because of this she is 1’5” tall and 18 pounds. Would you have any suggestions for a family dog that would be fine around Clara? Ideally we would want her to be able to walk the dog on a leash with us closely supervising of course while we are out, and also a dog that she can play with in the backyard or in the house and not have to worry about getting knocked over, overwhelmed, etc Any suggestions here?

I’ve only grown up with larger dogs, but of course given Clara‘s size we want to make sure that she is safe and joy being around the dog. So if you have any experience with smaller dogs please share. Ideally we would like Clara to be stronger than the dog. I do know that larger dogs are more mellow and laid-back, but we really just want to make sure that she is safe.
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Well I know chihuahuas are pretty excitable so I don't think that would be a good idea but it came to mind that you might want to start off with getting her a real cute little kitten. That's something she could handle and it wouldn't try to knock her down.

Collies are pretty nice dogs. I'm thinking you could go to a shelter but of course not put her on the floor with the dogs but you could walk amongst them and see which ones are just crazy going wild and jumping all over and which one is more mellow and gentle that way and you may just find the dog you're looking for.