What's the best dog breed to get for first time owners?

A shelter pet!www.petfinder.org -or- Your local shelter!

for me its the chihuahua.. its a small dog.. and eay to handle too.

King charles spaniel, they are loving, dont need to much exercise and are easy to manage, I should know I have 2!!

well it depends on your living situation, all dogs(of same breed) are different, maybe a golden retriever or a labrador will do good to start.

First you have to get one from the animal shelter, too many animals not enough homes. They are being killed every day.A Pug is easy to care for, don't get a Chihuahua, they bite.They aren't called ankle biters for nothing. However they make good watchdogs, always barking at ever little noise they here. Mixed breeds are good, whatever they have at the animal shelter will be a good choice. Those animals will be grateful to whoever rescues them for the rest of there life!

Dogs are very loving and playful. They have to be well treated just like a human. I suggest you find dogs that are small, intelligent and something that can understand human situations. If you leave a dog behind and never play with it, it gets aggresive and can attack when it has a chance. I suggest the minipinchser or the chiuaua.