I recommend a cockapoo or cavapoo.

Ours is 5. She loves to snuggle. She loves to play. She’s particularly good with our 2 year old nephew who was afraid of dogs, she is very gentle and patient with him (obviously we need to sit poised and ready to intervene as he can be a bit clumsy).

They also make amazing proximity alarms. If anyone so much as dares walk by the house she’s up at the window barking her little head off (mainly because she sees a friend she hasn’t met yet).