We started in 1975 with two Caveliers King Charles spaniels, but in 1981 we were ready for bigger stuff. Although we always combined it with a smaller dog to keep the big one under control!
Senna3: in 1968 we (my parents and the children) had an English Cocker spaniel. In 1972 I got my first German Shepherd, later on followed by another one and from 1978 till now I have Welsh Corgi Cardigans. And I had a Labrador retriever for almost 14 years.
You can see them all at http://home.planet.nl/~emnijhuis