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#1 · (Edited)
when shopping 7 - 8 week old litters for a potential protection candidate, what should one look for? In an individual pup, I mean. Obviously start with reputable breeder and proven working ped.

but when it comes time to pick one pup out of a good litter, what should one look for?
 
#107 ·
I wouldn’t consider them because there are venues I want to compete in that they can’t. The papers don’t mean quality, and lack of papers doesn’t mean a lack of quality. Remember the knpv dogs are mutts. What I care about is the quality of the dog. If those dog come back unhealthy or flat out suck, what cost does the breeder bear? It’s the buyer who pays. What is it you expect to produce with one of these crosses?
 
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buncha pdc's too, so.... here ya go, Countess :)

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I didn't "select" that breeder. I just googled and it came up top

"mr lucky" strikes again! I've been on a roll lately.

somebody get Dogma! It's time for me to be put back in my crate.
 
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#128 · (Edited)
oh yes, I do, Countess. You can't just cross one breed to another and call it "improvement" because there won't be any consistency. Outbred litters are all over the place.

winners, you commented one time you "wouldn't want to live with one" of those

I can't comment on "those" specifically, but a dog spends first year or two of it's life mostly alone in a kennel is radically different than the same dog hand reared by a breeder with less pups and more time

"imprinting" :)
 
#130 ·
berno von der seeweise said:
oh yes, I do, Countess. You can't just cross one breed to another and call it "improvement" because there won't be any consistency. Outbred litters are all over the place.

winners, you commented one time you "wouldn't are to live with one" of those

I can't comment on "those" specifically, but a dog spends first year or two of it's life mostly alone in a kennel is radically different than the same dog hand reared by a breeder with less pups and more time

"imprinting" :)
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Thank you so much for this pearl of wisdom. If only I had an inkling of how to imprint a puppy I would be all set.

How about a video.
 
#139 ·
what do you mean "bring in?" I don't follow? I have enough experience to know you won't get enough consistency to make a living off DOD. Consistency comes from proper selection x backcrossing.

did I forget to mention MAWL is a real Czech Countess?
 
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