TW: DOG ATTACK So recently, about 3 months ago me and my little sister were attacked by our American bully XL, my arm ripped open and my little sisters thigh ripped in half. The dog was put down after the attack as he attacked both of us so visiously and ate parts of my sister. I am a little weary of bigger dogs that have the bully/pit bull appearance since it happened, kind of all dogs now. Mainly big dogs when they bark it triggers my flight response. I expected my little sister to be the same or worse with ptsd when it comes to dogs now because she had the worst end of the deal and had to get over 400 stitches to repair her thigh and make it look as full as possible. She was in surgery for 5 and a half hours and they had to call the top surgeon to come in from home because it was so bad, she has a huge dent but it looks better than what we expected. We honestly thought she would of had to lose her leg. But surprisingly she's talking about getting another dog Now I'm almost at the point where I'm going to be moving out within a year or less, and our adoptive mom is getting old so she can't handle another big dog. I want to get some ideas on what would be a perfect fit for the household so they don't make the same mistake again. My little sister is talking about a corgi but I would like to show her more options and make sure they will get a dog that will be good for the household situation they are in!!! -We live in a 1 story 3 bedroom house with a decently sized yard -We have 4 cats -Sometimes we're out for 5 hours but would love a dog that we can handle on walks and car rides Medium to small breeds would be the best bet -My sister is 12 and she's hyper so I'd like for my mom and her to get a dog that matches her energy she doesn't like lazy dogs. (So sorry for the long post) any suggestions would be great! I don't want them to become the clueless pet owner and pick out a breed that they cannot handle and possibly be attacked again.