I have an English Yellow Lab named Jersey. He never barks, but he's super expressive and wants to make friends with everybody. Walking him takes forever because he loves to sniff everything and say hi to everybody, but he's worth it.
Nah, I'm allergic to most of them which isn't that bad because I'm scared of most animals anyways and saying "I'm allergic" when freaking out as a dog approches me is less embarrassing.