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Hi, I am on a reserve list for a black mini litter. When I was looking at breeders for toys and minis some of them had posted videos of their litters. As these were all litters who were bred at home to decent breeders I loved seeing how confident the little ones where when they were venturing out of the puppy-pen. I quickly found myself attracted to the pups who were the bravest. The ones climbing out first and didn't always turn back when the mother called haha. Or who stole the toys away from their sibling.
So since I am one of the first on the reserve list (the litter is planned for autumn 2021) I guess I will be able to pick. Unless its only a singleton or there is another buyer looking for a show-quality. So I have been thinking about what qualities I should ask for. We are two young adults, no kids, no other pets, very active. So I suppose that we could handle the energetic and outgoing puppy. I think what really attracts me to a dog is confidence (but nurture plays a big role with that too).
But I am curious, especially those of you who are breeders, how accurate were your early predictions of temperament? Have you found that the way that the pup behaves when its around 5 to 7 weeks or even earlier was a good indicator for their temperament as an adult? or have you had situations where the first one to climb out of the puppy pen grew up to be a bit more nervous or low energy than expected or vice versa?
So since I am one of the first on the reserve list (the litter is planned for autumn 2021) I guess I will be able to pick. Unless its only a singleton or there is another buyer looking for a show-quality. So I have been thinking about what qualities I should ask for. We are two young adults, no kids, no other pets, very active. So I suppose that we could handle the energetic and outgoing puppy. I think what really attracts me to a dog is confidence (but nurture plays a big role with that too).
But I am curious, especially those of you who are breeders, how accurate were your early predictions of temperament? Have you found that the way that the pup behaves when its around 5 to 7 weeks or even earlier was a good indicator for their temperament as an adult? or have you had situations where the first one to climb out of the puppy pen grew up to be a bit more nervous or low energy than expected or vice versa?