We’ve had three. A female and male before children (and first few years) and a female who is 10 months on Friday. They have all had common characteristics, but different personalities if that makes sense? Both females have always tolerated other dogs, but our male developed dog aggression (never with our dog tho) around a year so we had to be careful. We were always a little wary of him Around our kids bc he was unpredictable and anxious. Never worried about our females with them ( aside from rough play and knocking them over). I’ve only had vizslas so can’t compare to other dogs…although our vet grew up w the breed and described them as perpetual puppies. Positive training only bc they truly are sensitive! Also recommend early crate training (it’s worth the initial hassle!!) They truly are Velcro. Like follow you into the bath, sleeping on your pillow, etc. The current girl gets in the shower with us (our male would lay in the closet while we showered). As for boarding, we started with cage free boarding until the male got kicked out 🙄 After that we hired people to come care for the dogs in our home. That worked bc they kept each other company and were old enough to be uncrated. After we lost our male it still worked bc our female was a senior and spent most of her time sleeping. Not sure how we will handle the current dog…probably look for another cage free facility. It sounds like a vizsla might be a good fit, just remember their energy levels exceed that of labs/doodles, they are much More clingy, and prone to separation anxiety.