Picking a pup

[undisputed 1,664]

Aye you got lucky with your 1st dog and you only picked your 2nd one cause I had my eye on it....all that cider has rotted your brain

[Catcher 1 639]

Aye you got lucky with your 1st dog and you only picked your 2nd one cause I had my eye on it....all that cider has rotted your brain

 

 

LISTEN FAT ASS.If you get one good dog.Yes you can call that luck.When you three in a row.Its down to the man who trains them atb. Catcher 1

[Catcher 1 639]

Aye you got lucky with your 1st dog and you only picked your 2nd one cause I had my eye on it....all that cider has rotted your brain

 

 

LISTEN FAT ASS.If you get one good dog.Yes you can call that luck.When you three in a row.Its down to the man who trains them atb. Catcher 1

 

 

I have to put this in.Whet out this morning with the air rilfle.Took young Catcher for a bit of training .Let him retreave one of the the kills.That shoud shut up undisputed as the dog is only five months old.atb. Catcher 1.

[jac 12]

I pick a pup that's not to dominant and not to quite. Try throwing a ball and see which pup is the most excited by it, dose not have to be the first pup to chase it , you are looking for the one who has that predator look in his eyes. Don't pick a pup that bunny hops, you want good use of all its legs. You can also try using sounds to see how quick the pups respond to them . You want an alert yet calm tempered pup and of course, one who thinks your the bees knees

[Catcher 1 639]

I pick a pup that's not to dominant and not to quite. Try throwing a ball and see which pup is the most excited by it, dose not have to be the first pup to chase it , you are looking for the one who has that predator look in his eyes. Don't pick a pup that bunny hops, you want good use of all its legs. You can also try using sounds to see how quick the pups respond to them . You want an alert yet calm tempered pup and of course, one who thinks your the bees knees

 

 

Hi mate.I am not saying i cant pick a pup.Iknow what i want in a dog but at seven weeks.You dont know what it will turn out like.As for throwing a ball mate.No disrepect my mates would give me pellter as i would them.Most lurcher pups will respond to a ball.Sorry mate dont find your input much help atb. Catcher 1

[undisputed 1,664]

LISTEN FAT ASS.If you get one good dog.Yes you can call that luck.When you three in a row.Its down to the man who trains them atb. Catcher 1

 

 

I have to put this in.Whet out this morning with the air rilfle.Took young Catcher for a bit of training .Let him retreave one of the the kills.That shoud shut up undisputed as the dog is only five months old.atb. Catcher 1.

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you'll need to do better than that fathole...all that spaniel training wont help it when it starts on the live stuff. Are you ever going to come out with us?

[undisputed 1,664]

I pick a pup that's not to dominant and not to quite. Try throwing a ball and see which pup is the most excited by it, dose not have to be the first pup to chase it , you are looking for the one who has that predator look in his eyes. Don't pick a pup that bunny hops, you want good use of all its legs. You can also try using sounds to see how quick the pups respond to them . You want an alert yet calm tempered pup and of course, one who thinks your the bees knees

 

 

Hi mate.I am not saying i cant pick a pup.Iknow what i want in a dog but at seven weeks.You dont know what it will turn out like.As for throwing a ball mate.No disrepect my mates would give me pellter as i would them.Most lurcher pups will respond to a ball.Sorry mate dont find your input much help atb. Catcher 1

 

That was a bit harsh the guy was only trying to help you...is it your time of the month?

[Catcher 1 639]

I pick a pup that's not to dominant and not to quite. Try throwing a ball and see which pup is the most excited by it, dose not have to be the first pup to chase it , you are looking for the one who has that predator look in his eyes. Don't pick a pup that bunny hops, you want good use of all its legs. You can also try using sounds to see how quick the pups respond to them . You want an alert yet calm tempered pup and of course, one who thinks your the bees knees

 

 

Hi mate.I am not saying i cant pick a pup.Iknow what i want in a dog but at seven weeks.You dont know what it will turn out like.As for throwing a ball mate.No disrepect my mates would give me pellter as i would them.Most lurcher pups will respond to a ball.Sorry mate dont find your input much help atb. Catcher 1

 

That was a bit harsh the guy was only trying to help you...is it your time of the month?

 

 

No its the dragons and i am champing for it

[poacher3161 1,766]

There is not a person borne that can predict picking the best pup out of a litter as i have seen pups that have been the last in the litter to go turn out the best.It always makes me smile [bANNED TEXT] i hear lads say they have phoned up about a litter and [bANNED TEXT] told theirs onley a couple left have not botherd thinking the best pups will have already been took.I have found in a lot cases its usualy the pup that picks you that makes your mind up.As a once famous gundog exspert said a hundred dogs an hundred different characters.atb

[matty73 4]

There is not a person borne that can predict picking the best pup out of a litter as i have seen pups that have been the last in the litter to go turn out the best.It always makes me smile [bANNED TEXT] i hear lads say they have phoned up about a litter and [bANNED TEXT] told theirs onley a couple left have not botherd thinking the best pups will have already been took.I have found in a lot cases its usualy the pup that picks you that makes your mind up.As a once famous gundog exspert said a hundred dogs an hundred different characters.atb

well you havent met me, i can pick the best pup out of litter PHYSICALLY 9 times out of 10 from birth its common sense really if your the first or second person to pick from litter you have better chance of getting the best dog PHYSICALLY than second to last choice unless the people before you have been complete dummies .but personality wise its a bit trickier as some of the traits dont show themselves till the dog matures and also some of the unwelcome traits dont show themselves till it has been seperated from siblings. some pups take seperation from siblings and dam in their stride without much fuss whilst others take it badly which can effect the mental soundness of the pup.

gundogs all look the same lurchers do not and as for the pup picking me i would sooner let my 4yr old neice pick a pup for me it would be about the same rate of succsess .but most important is a healthy pup bright eyes, healthy gums and teeth, shiny coat if you gently pinch the skin and pull it should return back to normal almost immediatley if not it could be dehydrated or ill it also shouldnt look bloated if it does it probably has worms and if this has been left untreated for a while it could effect long term health also check the dam and sires health and if possible for any undesireable traits like aggression or such

[Guest anonymous]

Hi all.Had dogs Just about all my life.One thing i find frustrating is picking a pup.I know what i want .Trying to see it in a pup i find hard.

 

What attribute,s do you look for in a pup and why.Cheers Catcher 1

 

hmmmmmm I'm more interested in the parents to be honest. At weaning time you couldn't pick the best, it's impossible. Some of the best dogs have been runts..... I dunno, maybe the heart to survive bodes well for the future compared to its fat, spoilt bullying brothers who get larger first. You hear time and time again the owner saying, I'm keeping that large brown one, he's a cracker.... Aye, he's the fattest and biggest but so what? Just sit with the pups for 15, 20 minutes and then you'll know.... the same one will catch your eye and don't be put off if it ain't the best looking...

[poacher3161 1,766]

There is not a person borne that can predict picking the best pup out of a litter as i have seen pups that have been the last in the litter to go turn out the best.It always makes me smile [bANNED TEXT] i hear lads say they have phoned up about a litter and [bANNED TEXT] told theirs onley a couple left have not botherd thinking the best pups will have already been took.I have found in a lot cases its usualy the pup that picks you that makes your mind up.As a once famous gundog exspert said a hundred dogs an hundred different characters.atb

well you havent met me, i can pick the best pup out of litter PHYSICALLY 9 times out of 10 from birth its common sense really if your the first or second person to pick from litter you have better chance of getting the best dog PHYSICALLY than second to last choice unless the people before you have been complete dummies .but personality wise its a bit trickier as some of the traits dont show themselves till the dog matures and also some of the unwelcome traits dont show themselves till it has been seperated from siblings. some pups take seperation from siblings and dam in their stride without much fuss whilst others take it badly which can effect the mental soundness of the pup.

gundogs all look the same lurchers do not and as for the pup picking me i would sooner let my 4yr old neice pick a pup for me it would be about the same rate of succsess .but most important is a healthy pup bright eyes, healthy gums and teeth, shiny coat if you gently pinch the skin and pull it should return back to normal almost immediatley if not it could be dehydrated or ill it also shouldnt look bloated if it does it probably has worms and if this has been left untreated for a while it could effect long term health also check the dam and sires health and if possible for any undesireable traits like aggression or such

Thats easey to say [bANNED TEXT] you have bred the litter yourself as most buyers of pups will onley veiw them [bANNED TEXT] they go to purchase one.The pup i have on at the moment was the pick of the litter and picked her because of her forwardness compaired to some of her litter mates my mate ended up getting one of the last pups left a steady laid back dog they are now nearly six months old and the dog is alot easier pup than my bitch onley time will tell wich makes the better dog.atb

[matty73 4]

like so many topics on here this could go on forever the best pup for one person is not the best pup for another .i wouldnt buy a pup that i hadnt seen the sire and dam work definatley wouldnt take breeders word even if i knew them ,i only trust my own judgement nobody elses of what i want. like i said earlier i dont tend to go for forward dogs as they usually stubborn with short attention span making them difficult to train. the pups that hang back in the corner are 9 times out of 10 going to be nervous and hard to socialise some do snap out of it when they leave litter but why take chance i like a dog thats somewhere in the middle not too forward not too shy thats why i spend as long as possible watching the litter interact with each other, and size has nothing to do with it its more about shape comformation

[Guest michaeltreadwell]

The girlfriend ends up picking, she usually goes for the smallest or different looking pup!

[Catcher 1 639]

There is not a person borne that can predict picking the best pup out of a litter as i have seen pups that have been the last in the litter to go turn out the best.It always makes me smile [bANNED TEXT] i hear lads say they have phoned up about a litter and [bANNED TEXT] told theirs onley a couple left have not botherd thinking the best pups will have already been took.I have found in a lot cases its usualy the pup that picks you that makes your mind up.As a once famous gundog exspert said a hundred dogs an hundred different characters.atb

well you havent met me, i can pick the best pup out of litter PHYSICALLY 9 times out of 10 from birth its common sense really if your the first or second person to pick from litter you have better chance of getting the best dog PHYSICALLY than second to last choice unless the people before you have been complete dummies .but personality wise its a bit trickier as some of the traits dont show themselves till the dog matures and also some of the unwelcome traits dont show themselves till it has been seperated from siblings. some pups take seperation from siblings and dam in their stride without much fuss whilst others take it badly which can effect the mental soundness of the pup.

gundogs all look the same lurchers do not and as for the pup picking me i would sooner let my 4yr old neice pick a pup for me it would be about the same rate of succsess .but most important is a healthy pup bright eyes, healthy gums and teeth, shiny coat if you gently pinch the skin and pull it should return back to normal almost immediatley if not it could be dehydrated or ill it also shouldnt look bloated if it does it probably has worms and if this has been left untreated for a while it could effect long term health also check the dam and sires health and if possible for any undesireable traits like aggression or such

 

 

Sorry mate .I have to agree with poacher3161.If you get the best in the litter it,s down to luck.atb. Catcher 1