Onyx was the last female to be placed. She was a dominant pup with no off switch and the breeder wanted her to be placed carefully. Even though she was the one everyone seemed to want because of her outgoing puppy personality.

We ended up with her, and her dominant personality and no off switch is a temperament issue. She was an insecure bully and has anxious tendencies.

She's been a *fun* dog to manage and I am glad I ended up with her instead of someone who didn't want to deal with her quirks. She probably would have been returned to the breeder....though with maturity she has become a pretty good dog with more confidence and now can settle easily.
But sadly I can't do what I would have liked with her as far as different sports...she is just too reactive.

 

If the last one left of a litter seems like s/he has a temperament that suits you and the dog is healthy, well, that dog might have been the FIRST pick if you'd gotten there sooner!

 

One thing to keep in mind is that since it was a litter of only five pups, then all of them always had a seat at the table whenever they wanted. So none of them are likely to be suffering any ill effects from being pushed aside at dinnertime by bigger, more aggressive litter mates.

Ranger came from a litter of five, and I actually got first pick, and got to pick myself. Something of a dream situation... but we wanted a male, and there were only two males, plus, the entire litter -- males and females -- looked and acted identically to one another. So we wound up basically flipping a coin.

And whoever got the last pick out of that litter got one fine dog.

 

Our guy was the last of his litter. He was 10 weeks when we brought him home and I always think that he was the lucky one to have a couple of extra weeks with mom. ; ) He's the perfect dog for us.

 

Whats the big deal? 3 Toes Tony was the last pick and really no one wanted a dog with only 3 toes. He turned out to be one heck of dog, he has the most personality of any dog I have ever had and Tony is my 6th in a row, GSD. Have you ever seen a dog lay on his back and howl, well Tony the nut case does. He is a fit 112 pounds and is a class act. My dog before Tony, Beno, was also the 2nd to the last pick and he grew to be an in shape 125 pounds and was a great fit for my kids as they grew up. He ate to much, but who cares. Grizzy, my first GSD was about to be put down and was way in the back of the kennel. He was also a great catch. Don't worry, you will love your new puppy.......

 

3 toes tony sounds like quite the character!