Pick Of The Litter

[Wales1234 5,541]

Hard work all this lol when I picked mine all look healthy and playful so let the misses pick much easier haha

[sikastag_1 689]

Mine were the same mate every pup was bouncing none were shy etc wasn't much between size and only 2 colours so didn't make it easy hence why iv a couple here lol

[B.P.R 2,798]

 

 

 

 

 

Don't pick a pup till they are about6 weeks and then it will be easy

How would all the other pups.... be able to be 'booked'... if the guy who has pick... wont pick until 6 weeks?....

Think this all boils down to the seller being honest and telling the interested parties that someone has pick of the litter then after that the picks are on a first come first served basis at whatever age the first choice is done.

This is what Hubbs off here did for me. He offered to gift me pick of the litter and said he wouldn't let anyone else view them until I picked mine and if I wanted to wait until they were 8 weeks I could.

I pretty much knew the one I wanted from a photo, well it was between 2 and my mind was made up when i went to see them at 4.5 weeks.

I wanted the calmest, quietest, steadiest pup which wasn't nervous or shy. It wasn't scared to come to me but it was just as happy to curl up on its own and go to sleep.

It has worked for me. She just eats and sleeps

Without sounding like a knob....

 

Maybe thats why he has 2.... now 1 pup left over? ..... if you would have chosen yours the week or so it was born....maybe they would have all homes sorted earlier than now? ....

 

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How can somebody pick a pup when it's eyes are closed and it can't walk? Pups change a massive amount between being born through the weeks to say 10 weeks, the biggest can turn out the smallest and vice versa, markings can fade smooth looking coat can go rough, I wouldn't expect anybody to pick a pup until they can see it running about and get an idea of their attitude I like to pick pups from 6 weeks on but even then they can change a LOT between 6 and 8 weeks I've just had a litter and the way the deal went I had pick then the lad with the sire had second pick but mates came to see pups they told me ones they liked and I told them if it wasn't picked by the man to pick after me then they could have it I would keep it for them if not they could pick another and that was sorted. You can get pups away before the first pick has been took because you can say I've say 9 pups get 9 homes and let people pick in the order they said they'd want one. Even harder when the litter doesn't have much variation

See your point there mate ...

[bornhunterharvey 113]

Pick of litters like picking a straw i did it and ended up with a stafford thats undershot , cow ox and at seven weeks he looked the best out of the litter. But by five six months he changed , his jaw started to change shape no longer that pup i picked out with the nice bite. So dont let anybody say that pick of the litter will turn out the best dog because it doesnt work that way ive tryed it. Ive got some pups on here 3 month old and the dog that was looking promising at eight weeks has been took over by the greck of the litter hes the boss now the ranks have changed hes the under dog same as playing with the lure the grrcks better boxin , cutting the lure off just using its head more nows which way the lures guna go just like it would on its pray very forward pup.

[jcm 2,327]

 

Don't pick a pup till they are about6 weeks and then it will be easy

How would all the other pups.... be able to be 'booked'... if the guy who has pick... wont pick until 6 weeks?....

 

Tbh if your breeding a litter you should be prepared to provide and care for the pups Untill they are all in new homes as it may take some time to find good homes fir them, however the people who breed for money shift pups on asap as they only want the money and don't give o fook about anything else a part from having the queens head beside there bollox.

 

As for picking a pup at 6 weeks you will be able to see the diffrent characteristics of the pups the older they are and that should help you make a deccision on which pup your gunna take home

[ferreterni 29]

I have two pups here, both near 13 weeks now. Got them at 6 weeks and they have changed completly, the forward livewire into everything has turned out so far to be very sensitive and quiet. The ugly wee brindle that ignored me is growing into a cracking red/blue brindle that is confident and attached to me, and fairly biddable already.

[ferreterni 29]

I have two pups here, both near 13 weeks now. Got them at 6 weeks and they have changed completly, the forward livewire into everything has turned out so far to be very sensitive and quiet. The ugly wee brindle that ignored me is growing into a cracking red/blue brindle that is confident and attached to me, and fairly biddable already.

[hubbs 178]

J c m I agree totally

[Bosun11 537]

Picking pups IMO is all a bit of hit an miss. To be honest if the litter ain't mine and all's even with 'em then I just take the one that catches my eye. When I went to pick my new pup, there was two left to chose from. Fortunately, the one that first caught my eye was one of 'em and couple that with the fact that it was ragging my Mrs leg and stopped when I looked down at it, I was in a win win situation. Though I do recon that even if I had all to choose from, I could have studied and studied them pups, tied myself up in knots an my choice would have been no better for it..!

How it turns out, in comparison to the rest of the litter is in the hands of the gods and rearing but if i'm honest, i don't give two fecks, if its got a screw tail, hound ears and undershot, as long as it does what I want it for, thats all that matters. It's more about choosing the right litter to take a pup out of in the first place..!

 

I once read that a good indicator on the shape of a lurcher can be seen when a puppy's first born, before its had chance to suckle. How accurate that is I don't know, as i've only bred two litters and though there 'may' have been a grain of truth to it, as one puppy came out a much better shape than all the rest, sadly that pup failed to suckle and died... Oh well, theories for ya!

I've seen pups I wouldn't have dreamed of choosing turn out by far the best shaped animals and some of the best puppy's loose their 'shine' as they grow... Pick what you think and enjoy it for what it is, because if you don't, the green eyed monster's gonna get ya and there's no turning back after that....

[birddog 1,354]

agree with bosun ......pick the right litter

 

but theres also the fact that if the pup is the type / size / breed / colour / coat you favour its going to get that wee bit more attention, schooling etc

[Bosun11 537]

agree with bosun ......pick the right litter

 

but theres also the fact that if the pup is the type / size / breed / colour / coat you favour its going to get that wee bit more attention, schooling etc

Yep but if it catches your eye, right off, choose it, pays ya money and get the feck out of the yard, forget the rest and all concentration will/should be on that pup.... Its easy, the more you think about the others, the more doubt could creep in about your own and the choice you made, its natural. The grass isn't always greener....

[South hams hunter 8,923]

98 percent of it is how you bring the dog on imo

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

Strong healthy pup... if its old enough to bark I avoid picking a vocal pup as cant stand yappy dogs.