keeping pups back

[BIG BULL X 0]

i was just wondering what you guys looked for when keeping back some of your pups,

i have a litter of 3/4 bull greys currently 3 weeks old and was keeping 1 back now i have gave the rest of the pups away to working homes(when ready) with dog lads i go out with but i still got 1 left/spare she is the runt of the litter so i was wondering do yous think it would be worth keeping the 2 or is it too hard to bring on too pups at the same time with them copying off each other and so on.

 

cheers PAUL

[Mars 42]

With the litter my Bull X will hopefully be having soon, my 1st prefrence will be a rough coat, fingers crossed i`ll get at least one with the sires coat,

Then at around about 4 weeks of age i get each pup on it`s own and see how it behaves with just me for company, and i`ll do some retrive training with a little cuddly toy, the one that wants to bring it straight back to me would be the one i`de choose,

 

Yis Mars.

[STAN22 3]

Keep them as long as you can mate, up untill around 4 months old you carnt tell how there going to turn out.

[Guest silenthunter]

i was just wondering what you guys looked for when keeping back some of your pups,

i have a litter of 3/4 bull greys currently 3 weeks old and was keeping 1 back now i have gave the rest of the pups away to working homes(when ready) with dog lads i go out with but i still got 1 left/spare she is the runt of the litter so i was wondering do yous think it would be worth keeping the 2 or is it too hard to bring on too pups at the same time with them copying off each other and so on.

 

cheers PAUL

 

keep them mate till there around 4 month have alook what they like then dicide or else u goin to kick ur self if u get rid and they turn out to by the dogs naks it happened to a friend of mine and he was gutted have a good think once there gone there gone happy hunting silenthunter.....

[Guest lurcherboy2008]

i agree with the 2 above, alot of people sell pups at 8 weeks keep 1 or 2 back then go and see the litter brother and sisters a month or 2 later and wish theyd kept a different 1, seen it happen with a good few people it dont always happen but it has the odd once or 2ce, also you got any pics of the pups?

[slip 1]

try pick the pup you want that either throws to the sire or dame side!big or small pup pends on what ya want bitch or dog test for their vision and hearing feet ect and cross your fingers

[Mars 42]

I have to disagree silenthunter and stan22,

 

Not trying to cause an argument, By 8 weeks old IF you`ve spent enough time with the pups you should have a pretty good idea of which one it is you want to keep back.

 

If you do like you say you then have to consider the extra cost of getting Jabs for two pups,

Because keeping two is going to put you behind when it comes to socialiseing your pup I.E. getting it out in public getting it used to different noises and people, lead training, and basic obidence,

Pups left too long with their litter mates running wild in the pen/garden are confident well adjusted pups at home,

but take them out of that enviroment and they are nervous wrecks.

 

So i.mo. keeping the one you want at eight weeks and finding homes for the others is not only the best thing for you, but is the best thing you could do for any prospective owners of your pups, and the pups them selves

giving all concerned a better chance to bond, which creates i.m.o. a lurcher that wants to please its owner.

 

Yis Mars.

[sean.t 0]

I have to disagree silenthunter and stan22,

 

Not trying to cause an argument, By 8 weeks old IF you`ve spent enough time with the pups you should have a pretty good idea of which one it is you want to keep back.

 

If you do like you say you then have to consider the extra cost of getting Jabs for two pups,

Because keeping two is going to put you behind when it comes to socialiseing your pup I.E. getting it out in public getting it used to different noises and people, lead training, and basic obidence,

Pups left too long with their litter mates running wild in the pen/garden are confident well adjusted pups at home,

but take them out of that enviroment and they are nervous wrecks.

 

So i.mo. keeping the one you want at eight weeks and finding homes for the others is not only the best thing for you, but is the best thing you could do for any prospective owners of your pups, and the pups them selves

giving all concerned a better chance to bond, which creates i.m.o. a lurcher that wants to please its owner.

 

Yis Mars.

dont get rid of them until 8-10 weeks old then keep the one with the biggest knuckles you will no roughly how big the dog will be from that and the bigger the better usually

[STAN22 3]

I have to disagree silenthunter and stan22,

 

Not trying to cause an argument, By 8 weeks old IF you`ve spent enough time with the pups you should have a pretty good idea of which one it is you want to keep back.

 

If you do like you say you then have to consider the extra cost of getting Jabs for two pups,

Because keeping two is going to put you behind when it comes to socialiseing your pup I.E. getting it out in public getting it used to different noises and people, lead training, and basic obidence,

Pups left too long with their litter mates running wild in the pen/garden are confident well adjusted pups at home,

but take them out of that enviroment and they are nervous wrecks.

 

So i.mo. keeping the one you want at eight weeks and finding homes for the others is not only the best thing for you, but is the best thing you could do for any prospective owners of your pups, and the pups them selves

giving all concerned a better chance to bond, which creates i.m.o. a lurcher that wants to please its owner.

 

Yis Mars.

Fair point mate and i have to agree with you on the socialising etc, however i say the above for this reason.

My father in law bred a litter back in december and the variation in the pups now is unbeliveable, What with 4 of the pups going to people we know or keeping in touch.

The pups looked all roughly the same stamp at 8 weeks old so he chose a bitch, now this bitch is at the moment about 21" tts and a mixture of the dam and sire.

The 1 a friend of ours has is roughly 25" (the size of both sire an dam) at 6 months!!! and a monster of a dog.

A dog a local lad has is roughly 19" and allmost a whippit.

And another the is just like the dam only smaller but will probably make the dams size when fully grown.

Now i must add that the breeding is

Sire- Bull grey half x

Dam- saluki whip grey.

So in my opinion because of the amount of diffenent breeds in the pups this is probably the reason for variation. But im no expert (maybe someone can tell me whether im right in thinking this).

ATB and YIS

Stan.

 

I must add that everybody we know is very pleased with there pup.