How Do You Choose Your Pup

[Stud dog 632]

What's the thing you look for when going to pick a pup from litter I am wondering because some say they like the runt some like a confident pup the reason I ask is I've got a litter here an I can't make my mind up of the two bitches ones more forward in the things it's doing an the other is more laid back nothing seems to bother her an takes no crap when playing opinions please

[green dragon 701]

Make sure the both dam and sire do the graft you intend to do. Good feet, make sure the pups are strong and healthy but I suppose it's all luck in this game but I don't really know shit haha atb corey

[roybo 2,873]

if the parents are doing what I want my pup to do.

I look for the one with a bit of character.

Then a nice long back ,decent feet and a bit of bone , but if its a lecel litter let the missus or kids pick one

[Wales1234 5,546]

Both my bitches were only ones left in the litter easy to pick then lol but I must got the shit pups cause there fecking useless

[buster gonads 862]

It would depend on what i was going to use the dog for, if for working around nets then the more laid back pup would be my choice, for other work maybe the other one, as we all know its a lottery but if you can keep both untill around 12 weeks you might have a better idea.

[tb25 4,627]

Never took me long to chose a pup. I go on first instinct..doesn't always go well though lol

[bird 9,970]

for me confident pup , with any breed of dog, one that's outgoing . I never seen the point of getting nervy pup or one that very quite . why make the job any harder to bring a pup up to start with, you have live with the thing you want a happy outgoing temp, I hate these sensitive /wimpy types , even if there very good at there jobs, I ve got 2 here . yeh deff try to pick a bold pup of any breed of dog, if there not that temp leave them there .that's what I would do in the future

[nothernlite 18,089]

Every one has different views it's down to you and what and how you bring it up good luck

[blackmaggie 3,377]

i do my homework on what i want and find a litter that i think will suit my needs then when i go and view i go of first impressions sometimes even before i have even had look at the pups how clean there housed what diets there on etc and then how they look health wise an how they interact with strangers and each other then i ask more questions about there parents workwise temperments etc and i like a confident pup thats been reared right and for the right reasons

[skycat 6,173]

I'd also add that I need to see both parents, though one viewing of a dog or bitch on a lead somewhere isn't much to go on as far as working temperament is concerned. Better to buy from someone you know where you have seen the parents work and know as much as possible about their traits: biddability, brains etc. So many pups are passed on as they hit the 9, 10 month mark because the owner has given up in despair and can't cope with certain traits that, for the most part, have been inherited from the parents.

[taz2010 1,297]

you would do well to get a pick of a good litter most of the time the picks are spoken for from lads ya know

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

What's the thing you look for when going to pick a pup from litter

 

Temperament, Temperament,..Temperament...

[bird 9,970]

I'd also add that I need to see both parents, though one viewing of a dog or bitch on a lead somewhere isn't much to go on as far as working temperament is concerned. Better to buy from someone you know where you have seen the parents work and know as much as possible about their traits: biddability, brains etc. So many pups are passed on as they hit the 9, 10 month mark because the owner has given up in despair and can't cope with certain traits that, for the most part, have been inherited from the parents.

[LaddyLurcher 261]

No question about about the parents working abilitys, thought you would of picked one by now Mate

[bendrover 556]

Imo . Most pups pick you . When the pups making a fuss of you . You then start looking at all is good points . You end up doing it unconsiously .