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Super excited that our breeder confirmed we will be getting spoo pup in 2 weeks when she is just over 9 weeks old. We are driving to pick her up in the next city over. We'd been on the waitlist since August, when we visited this breeder in her home and met her adult dogs and were impressed with how much they liked her, and that they were calm and friendly toward us and our baby. We originally were told that we'd be getting a boy, as the only girl in the litter was going to stay with the breeder for her program, but the breeder ultimately decided to match us with the girl. Why not keep the girl for herself? Our breeder said it was because she, like the rest of the dogs in the litter, all had a tuft of white fur on the chest and thus would not be the best choice for her breeding program for conformation. The dogs are apricot. Anyway, after Volharding, all the pups reportedly received majority 3s and 4s with some outlying 2s and 5s here and there. Out of 9 Volhard criteria, our girl received six 3s and three 2s. I am pretty excited about this score because I'd like a very engaged pup who can keep up with our family -- we are active, love to hike and travel (though not so much traveling during pandemic), have a kid at home, and a feisty adolescent cat. I'm also interested in search-and-rescue training, agility, and therapy work if her adult temperament suits. I will post photos once we pick her up.
This is not my first dog, but it's my first dog as an adult who is in charge (so very different from when you have a dog as a kid or teenager), so any thoughts or advice or "I wish someone had told me this when getting a puppy" insights are very welcome!
This is not my first dog, but it's my first dog as an adult who is in charge (so very different from when you have a dog as a kid or teenager), so any thoughts or advice or "I wish someone had told me this when getting a puppy" insights are very welcome!
