Picking A Pup Form A Litter

[socks 32,253]

One of my uncles had a lurcher dog that was so laid back that it took him over 24 hours to realise the dog was curled up on the sofa dead .......

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

One of my uncles had a lurcher dog that was so laid back that it took him over 24 hours to realise the dog was curled up on the sofa dead .......

That will happen to this brindle bitch one day mate I guarantee you. I've gone work at 8pm and left her asleep on sofa. Got in at 6am and she's been same place. Gone bed, woke up at midday and she's still in same place. If I aren't taking them straight a walk I can go out and come back and she's still in same place.

 

f***ing never known anything like it. She hardly drinks and I'm sure it's because she's too lazy to get up and go for a piss ?

[frankel 2,123]

When I wanted my pup I wanted a small bitch. I got the smallest in the litter. Ending up with a 26 inch bitch haha

[Blueboybilly 164]

Lots of people tell you to go for a 'middle of the road' puppy as it should be biddable and confident (in theory).

 

The whippet pup that I picked up seemed to be the maddest and most adventurous one out of the bunch but in all fairness - he has been really easy to train and is no where near as loopy as when I picked him at 7 weeks old however I will often see flashes of it when you see how he behaves with other dogs.

 

I suppose it depends what you want.. But looking at the thread it sounds like the you can get a good understanding of how the pup will turn out in later life by looking at the characteristics it shows in early life

[D Lloyd 2,790]

i think ill stick to my plan as most seem to think how they start is how the stay and i like a quiet life.cheers for your coments lads

[billhardy 2,342]

in the past when picking a pup i have all the time in the world to watch them as i breed my owen well apart from cesar.iv always picked the most forward and boystres pup witch normaley carys theese trait all thro life after having cesar that is more layed back as a young dog and roybo saying he would jest eat and sleep as a pup and was very quiet im going to go down this road this time keeping a greedy sleep quiet pup as it dose not afect they work at all.

any one ells had the mad pup from the litter that stayed that way?

or the quiet one that worked well and stayed quiet and steady?[/quo. Cryuffffy quite has a welp always asleep and greedy bugger but hey he now a little feck lol atb bunnys

[morton 5,368]

in the past when picking a pup i have all the time in the world to watch them as i breed my owen well apart from cesar.iv always picked the most forward and boystres pup witch normaley carys theese trait all thro life after having cesar that is more layed back as a young dog and roybo saying he would jest eat and sleep as a pup and was very quiet im going to go down this road this time keeping a greedy sleep quiet pup as it dose not afect they work at all.

any one ells had the mad pup from the litter that stayed that way?

or the quiet one that worked well and stayed quiet and steady?

I often know the lineage of any litter i breed and always choose a pup that as thrown to a Parent,Grand parent etc.If i was to select a pup from an unknown lineage id look for an adventurous and curious pup with a good length of back and strong quarters.