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I started a thread about them last summer you might look for it. Antigua is the only one I can remember b/c they are in TX.
That's a shame!Huffish lines look great but have some temperamental issues -at least what I was told by more than one spoo breeder and one of them HAS Huffish blood in her line ..so...food for a thought, I guess .
Ok, lolHey Jak,
Well, nothing "terrible" , just VERY stubborn and goofy , hard to train :rolffleyes: Definitely not easy dog for novice pet owner :rolffleyes: and not easy to show either![]()
Lol, definitely so!Exactly LMAO !!! Except that when you buy a spoo you expect a spoo :bump2: and when you consider an amount of grooming that needs to be involved LOL, it would be nice to have "cooperative" dog![]()
So far I haven't found this to be true with Mia at all but her Huffish is in the grandsire so that might account for it being different.Exactly LMAO !!! Except that when you buy a spoo you expect a spoo :bump2: and when you consider an amount of grooming that needs to be involved LOL, it would be nice to have "cooperative" dog![]()
Isn't that a bit stretched saying that his temperament issues came from Huffish, when he only has one grandparent from there, and the other three unrelated?This is Sting's pedigree info.....his huffish comes in from the grandparents too. I know for a fact though that the whole litter wasnt like him. The breeder knew he was a more active guy, but we didnt expect that to progress to what it did.
http://www.poodlepedigree.com/pedigree.asp?ID=372972
Actually if you click on his the 5 generation pedigree option he has atleast 5 ancestors that carry the Huffish name and if I remember correctly the Splash Extremely Explicit and another splash dog listed are also bred from Huffish lines.Isn't that a bit stretched saying that his temperament issues came from Huffish, when he only has one grandparent from there, and the other three unrelated?
Thanks Secreto for sharing your story !
It is always good to discuss those meters since only that way we can discover some patterns and possible problems.
For what I know - some breeders now try not to "line-breed" with Huffish since that can reintroduce some traits.
Also, your observation that his father was also a handful is very important and can help new puppy buyers to understand that temperament has tremendous and direct genetic link in dogs.
It is always highly advisable to meet both parents and check temperament. If there is anything that is of concern (shyness, unfriendliness, high excitability, dominance etc. ) it is high probability that some of the puppies will have the same traits !!!!