Say you bred a litter and meant to split it at 6 weeks old how would you pick your pup's??
I go by size and colour may be way off the mark don't know but i pick the colour closest to the parent i like and the biggest pup's..
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Say you bred a litter and meant to split it at 6 weeks old how would you pick your pup's??
I go by size and colour may be way off the mark don't know but i pick the colour closest to the parent i like and the biggest pup's..
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Originally Posted by pig mad
I go by intensity, intelligence, and how they move ...
I may not be able to "see" gameness in a pup (I rely on strength of breeding for that) ... but I damned sure can spot an athlete immediately :idea:
Jack
PS: My runts often are the best, pound-for-pound ...
This is why i like small litters. If you can keep em all picking isn't an issue :)
if you can keep whole litter yeah but if the sire not yours what can you do..
How do you see all that in a 6 week old pup jack??
Scary mate dont see how that is picking a pup hahaha..
thanks mate lot of reading though get to it later i got to clean the kennels
:lol:
Attitude and confidence.
How do you not?Quote:
Originally Posted by pig mad
Jack
PS: In a really solid litter full of uniformity, I generally make my decision by 9-12 weeks. Based on two decades of breeding results, I am almost invariably on the money in my impressions ... based on either what I see myself ... or based on the record and feedback I get as the pups mature into adults and get evaluated or compete.
Yeah 9-12 weeks is a big difference from 6weeks
If its my litter, I want to wait it out as long possible before I decide which ones I like.
If its not my litter, I dont want to pick after 9 weeks. I like my pup with me earlier.
I like to take them out and see how they react and play with them a little. get them to chase the toys... look at the different builds of the dogs and see which ones are built like or structured like certain family members. My last litter I could tell differences at 6 weeks based on how they were acting with eachother in the pen. But I mean, everything is subject to change cuz they are just pups. If I only got one choice though, I aint gonna select the one with the attitude and demeanor i like the least out of all thats available.
I figure it's a gamble any way you choose to go my bitch just had a litter to a mates male 2 boys 2 girls i am going to keep 1 bitch not interested in the males 1 bitch is black and the other is buckskin my bitch is buck skin and the sire is black so i am keeping the buck skin bitch cause the sires owner wanted a bitch aswell so he can have the black 1 be easier if he wanted a male id be able to give him 2 males and keep both bitch's i want mine needled at 6 weeks old so all the rest are going at maybe 5.5 weeks so the new owner can needle them as they see fit i'm not selling the pup's they are given away to working homes so i don't want to pay other peoples cost's...
i ment to post the one R2L did lolQuote:
Originally Posted by pig mad