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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 7714891" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>It’s definitely pot luck when choosing a pup. The best Bitch I have ever had the pleasure to work with (the one with a dislocated hip currently <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />), is apparently the only one of her extremely well bred litter that has been any good at all. I bought her part trained, when it became clear she was never going to make a trial dog, but she has an intelligence I’ve never seen in a dog before. Given her litter’s history, and her poor confirmation, I’ve never dare breed from her.</p><p></p><p>I did have a litter from another bitch four years ago, as part of the purchase deal, and she had 9 pups. The bitch’s breeder had 2 of his choice, another went abroad for trialling (who won his first trial and sold well), I kept one, and the others went to agility or working farms. All did well, apart from the two the knowledgable breeder picked out. Mine is second only to the wise old girl mentioned above, and learning a lot from her.</p><p></p><p>I’d sooner pay the extra (a lot extra now) for something that’s properly on it’s way, rather than take the chance on a pup, however good the parents are, but then I’m not the most patient of folks.</p><p>A good dog will put a smile on your face every day, a poor one makes work harder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 7714891, member: 348"] It’s definitely pot luck when choosing a pup. The best Bitch I have ever had the pleasure to work with (the one with a dislocated hip currently :(), is apparently the only one of her extremely well bred litter that has been any good at all. I bought her part trained, when it became clear she was never going to make a trial dog, but she has an intelligence I’ve never seen in a dog before. Given her litter’s history, and her poor confirmation, I’ve never dare breed from her. I did have a litter from another bitch four years ago, as part of the purchase deal, and she had 9 pups. The bitch’s breeder had 2 of his choice, another went abroad for trialling (who won his first trial and sold well), I kept one, and the others went to agility or working farms. All did well, apart from the two the knowledgable breeder picked out. Mine is second only to the wise old girl mentioned above, and learning a lot from her. I’d sooner pay the extra (a lot extra now) for something that’s properly on it’s way, rather than take the chance on a pup, however good the parents are, but then I’m not the most patient of folks. A good dog will put a smile on your face every day, a poor one makes work harder. [/QUOTE]
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