I may be biased due to past experience, but I would personally choose a staffie (yes, Staffordshire bull terrier), for the most part because I grew up with one of this breed (from the Kennel Club). He was two years older than myself. He was such a loyal and daft dog, he almost felt like an older brother. I could go into all kinds of stories, and have such a good laugh and cry about him. He was definitely a much-loved and irreplaceable 'dafty'.