What Do You Look For In A Pup?

[lamping-lad 160]

when buying a pup what do you look for? the biggest, the most confident, the best colour, ect? or just any pup aslong as its out of good workers?

[nothernlite 18,076]

bright and confidence and a decent length in the body

[Chid 6,489]

4 legs , 2 eyes, a tail , 2 ears, and a wet nose ...

any thing else is a bonus

[blackgreyhound 206]

lamping-lad.when picking a pup i generally would watch them for a hour or two .looking for the longest in the body the shortest in the leg.if it was a ist x cgxg or gsdxg i would look for the one that had the most greyhoundy look about it .some pups tend to hit the eye so to speak .some litters are so uniform its diffecult to pick one out.colour tends to influence me especially a nice dark brindle.at the end of the day it is usaully just the luck of the draw .i personally think lurcher to lurcher are more diffecult to pick out due to the variance of the genes

[lamping-lad 160]

lamping-lad.when picking a pup i generally would watch them for a hour or two .looking for the longest in the body the shortest in the leg.if it was a ist x cgxg or gsdxg i would look for the one that had the most greyhoundy look about it .some pups tend to hit the eye so to speak .some litters are so uniform its diffecult to pick one out.colour tends to influence me especially a nice dark brindle.at the end of the day it is usaully just the luck of the draw .i personally think lurcher to lurcher are more diffecult to pick out due to the variance of the genes

[pritch 335]

i look for a forward,bold pup then shape & size don't want a nervy

or skulky dog just couldn't live wi that no matter how it was built

[trigger2 3,133]

i only run dogs so that cuts my choice down abit. i dont take the runt. as long as the pups look well reared than i will take a punt. i like a pup that stands up for its sellf but dont bully the rest of the litter.

[albert64 1,882]

collie bred, and working parents

[gravedigger 87]

i only run dogs so that cuts my choice down abit. i dont take the runt. as long as the pups look well reared than i will take a punt. i like a pup that stands up for its sellf but dont bully the rest of the litter.

same here mate dogs only.....but i know a lad who kept the runt from a litter an it turned out to be the biggest phsyically an the best hunter out that litter lol...i pretty much look for what the above posts have mentioned....

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

Strong healthy vaccinated pup with good feet from a healthy well reared litter, out of well tested working parents

[Neoleaver 55]

Not too hyper or too mardy, just a bright confident looking pup, should be curious and trying to sus you out! Feet not turned out at the back or turned in at the front, wormed, jabbed, not covered in fleas. Trust your gut, your pup'll let you know which one he is.

[fitchet 788]

It depends what you want out of them. I like the strongest and most independent pup myself ...

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

Bold and confident - sparkly eyes and a good coat...good conformation and feet...fat and well nourished...you pays yer money...and the rest????

[low plains drifter 10,299]

Never overlook the smallest pup in a litter,sometimes they are perfectly formed just small,there was 2 runts in a litter I bred,they were medium sized and both had undershot jaws

[girl hunter 4]

Depends what I want the dog for, but a switched on, confident, healthy puppy with the makings of the right build is a good place to start,

 

dogs that flee into a corner, are unresponsive, weak looking or just don't appeal to me are the ones I would avoid