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That's something that needs to be taken into consideration. Some breeders guarantee temperament. In my opinion this is a mistake. I can give the best puppy I can produce to someone and they can still screw it up. Just today I had an e-mail from a professional trainer concerning one of my dogs that came to his facility for some work.

He sent the dog back to the customer and said he would not deal with the problems. He wanted me to know how poorly this dog had been taken care of.

He said the malnutrition was evident and that the owner had admitted that he did not have the time to socialize the dog.

I know what that dog could have been because I have a litter mate lying at my feet. I gave him to my son as a puppy and he has turned into our house dog. What a shame. This makes me feel like I should start temperament testing customers before I sell them a dog. When you go to a breeder, the first thing you should look at are the kennel facilities. It must be clean. If its not, leave. If everything is clean more than likely the condition of the adult dogs is going to be good.

They should be clean and well groomed. This is so important, I can not stress it enough. Another nice Leerburg Pup owned by Jay Thompson When you look at the adult dogs in the kennel, try and get an over all opinion of the temperament of the dogs. This may be difficult for people who are new to dog training. What you don't want to see is adult dogs that are cowering away from you in the kennel during your visit. You also don't want to see the dogs charging the fence and acting vicious.

Dogs that snarl, get their hair up on their back and show a lot of teeth are actually weak dogs. These dogs have weak nerves. These are dogs that cover their weakness through signs of aggression. This is not good. Don't confuse these different types of barks. Remember its totally normal and expected for dogs to bark at strangers. The thing new people may be a little shocked at is the mother to the litter is going to be thin if she has had a large litter 6 to 10 pups.

In my kennel we will feed the mothers a high quality all natural diet and they will still get thin when the time comes to wean the litter.

We used to have a much harder time keeping weight on nursing moms when we still fed commercial dog food, as so much of the diet was filler. These days our bitches maintain condition much better on a higher quality diet but should they get thin it only takes 3 or 4 weeks to get them back in shape after the pups are off them. Your selection process begins when you walk out and look at the litter. You want to see the puppies all charge the fence.

If any of them hang back and act a little shy - disregard that pup right away. If you go to see a litter and the pups are older than 9 weeks they should all be separated into individual pens. Pups need to be together up until 8 weeks of age. After that they are separated and given individual attention so they don't become too doggy. By that I mean they look to other dogs for friendship and not humans. Dogs that are left with litter mates too long may have problems bonding and training.

The bottom line is that if you visit or call a breeder and he has a lot of 12 week old pups left, there is a problem someplace. Even this should not have to be a problem if the breeder has taken necessary steps to socialize and deal with the changing requirements of the pups. To get a feel for the litter look at the litter as a whole.

By that I mean a good breeding is one that is uniform in size and temperament. If all the pups look a like this is a good sign especially if you ever plan on breeding the puppy you buy. If the pups all act alike this is also a good sign. We want a swarming mass of puppies around us when we go into the puppy pen. The only difference in the whole litter should be the color. It does not bother me if we have different colors as long as the body structure and temperament are similar.

Its always best to do selection testing before the pups have eaten or before they have had a lot of exercise. This begins by separating the males and females.

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