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Pups

How does everyone pick a pup out of a litter.one that looks like mom,dad or is there other ways that you use.iam talking not using the old wives tales make sure the roof of the mouth is all black lol.

You got to have that pup stand out to you and you got to really like it if you want to put the time in to it. Cause really who is going to put time in to something that they don’t like? You will know what I mean when I say stand out when you watch them eat and the color markings. I believe it was in John Wicks book Walking with Wick I read that he would let everyone else pick the pup he kept out of a litter, by just keeping the last pup left. I actually did that once and that pup made my best hound. I was stuck on keeping a female I’d picked out and ended up a male didn’t sell and I kept him also. Honestly he made the best hound I ever owned. Guess I grew to like him more as a pup cause I kinda looked at him like a reject and put more time in him. But there isn’t any science to picking a pup. Just good genetics in a litter will definitely up the odds of getting a good one.

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Here’s my opinion. The majority out of every litter (if bred well) have the ability to make a nice dog. Its the time spent (or lack there of) with the pup at an early age. Discipline is key to starting a pup and it starts at weaning age. A person working 60 + hours a week is probably not going to have as good a dog as a retired person that spends time with the pup/dog every day. The other thing about picking a pup is knowing what you WILL and WONT tolerate in a dog. It is different for all of us. Me personally I don’t do well with a really hyper or some folks say “wired” dog. So there fore I am not going to choose one that is jumping all over the fence slinging crap everywhere and knocking food and water bowls over. There is a difference between bold and hyper, and there is also a difference between calm and shy. Last thing I would say is I agree with the above statement of pick something that catches your eye. Nobody puts time in to something that doesn’t interest them. You’re better off to spend the extra $ to get what will work for you, than to try and save a few dollars and end up giving it away in the end anyway

It is also worth mentioning that picking a pup that's 6 weeks old from a litter out of some one else has done the breeding is very different than picking a pup that's 6 months old out of a litter you have done the breeding and raising. It's very difficult to drive over 3 hours to another man's home and look at a litter of 6 week old pups for 20 minutes then expect to see which will be the best. I believe it was wick that also said to talk to the breeder about what their opinion of each individual traits are. Just more food for thought

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Originally posted by MOcoondogs
It is also worth mentioning that picking a pup that's 6 weeks old from a litter out of some one else has done the breeding is very different than picking a pup that's 6 months old out of a litter you have done the breeding and raising. It's very difficult to drive over 3 hours to another man's home and look at a litter of 6 week old pups for 20 minutes then expect to see which will be the best. I believe it was wick that also said to talk to the breeder about what their opinion of each individual traits are. Just more food for thought

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