I think any dog has it's good and bad points and any breed can have health problems, but you shouldn't need someone to talk you into getting a certain breed.
I have two, an 8 year old male and a 7 month old female. They are quite different from one another. With my male I have problems with him "knowing his place", he does try to snap in certain situations, and he has allergies, he was also fairly easy to potty train though he will potty on the carpet when I leave. His behavior is bad because of how he grew up, my parents would undo everything I would try to do with him, (I got him when I was pretty young, so my parents were a problem I had to deal with when it came to training him) and his allergies are under control with the right coat care and better food (and making sure no table scraps are given to him!).
My female is horrible with potty training, but so far she listens very well, she's a ball of energy and is quite stubborn when it comes to grooming, she's a loveable little doll and so far *knock on wood* I haven't had any health problems come up.
Even with their faults I adore my babies, they have very different and great personalities, they crack me up every day, they are high maintenence for me but I love it. And you don't have to "pamper" them, if you are meaning like how a lot of us dress them up and things like that, they can be demanding for attention but I don't see how that would interfere with your other dogs.
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