I tried a mini...for a while. My Schnauzer and he got along...too well .in the house. When I say mini, they aren't that mini! He was cute and smart. I let him go to a younger couple with a young child. I need to stick to small. Shucks. 
We picked up Miss Maggie Mae last Friday. Her mother weighs 35 pounds and her sire 40. At 8 weeks she weighed 10 #. I told the Princess that I saw a Saint Bernard in the neighbor's backyard. She is going to be good sized. We hoped to get the golden temperament without the shedding.