I like most kinds of dogs.
But I HAVE a Beagle named Jasmin and a Yellow Lab named Merlyn.
Here's a pic of them when Merlyn was still a puppy-
This is Merlyn now-
The fur all over is my only complaint. I'm not sure I'd ever have another large dog like the lab because it's so bad.
The lab sheds worse than the beagle and my 2 cats combined.
I'm a huge cat lover also. And both of mine have very distinct personalities.
If given the choice of only a car OR dog though, I'm going to go with the cat. Cleaner, quieter, more self sufficient...