This or That?

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GSD Fan

Discussion Starter · Nov 7, 2010

As you guys should already know, I have reserved a puppy from this female: Connie

However, another thing you guys should already know is that I perfer a black and tan GSD. The breeder has another female, Tigress's Homepage , Tigress, who will be bred in my timeline.

Tigress is black and tan and looking at her past puppies, they're very cute and black and tan. So, I'm thinking about switching my reserve to Tigress.

Here's the problem.

Tigress puppies have more drive than Connie's and also her puppies tend to be more dominant. I keep telling myself to stick with Connie because a Connie puppy seems to suit a first time GSD owner better. BUT, the breeder did say both Tigress and Connie produce puppies that would suit me.

So, the pros of going with Tigress are:
1. I get the color I want
2. Her hips are excellent, top 1%!

The cons:
1. More energy= more excercise. (I'm not used to giving more than 3 walks, hour at a time, a day)
2. I've dealt with dominant dogs before, or so I think, so would I be able to handle a potential dominant GSD?

What do you guys think I should do and why?

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BlackGSD

· #8 · Nov 7, 2010

I would let the breeder choose. Also be aware that depending on the male she is bred to, there is NO quarantee that the black and tan female will have black and tan puppies.

I wouldnt' let her hips be a factor. There is no guarantee there either, and there is nothing wrong with the other females hips.

(Personally I would go with Connie, I really am not to keen on the other female. ESPECIALLY her pedigree.)

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BlackGSD

· #12 · Nov 7, 2010

Emoore said:
That whole "top 1%" and "top 5%" line is part of what I didn't like about the breeder's website. As far as the dog's functionality and its likelihood of producing puppies with good, fair, or dysplastic hips, whether the dog is "top 1%" or "top 20%" means nothing. If a dog's "top claim to fame is her hips" (their words, not mine), that's not saying much IMHO.

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BlackGSD

· #23 · Nov 8, 2010

Depending on the color genetics of the sable female, she COULD have B&T puppies herself depending on what male she is bred to. (I wouldn't be surprised if she had B&T puppies by the male she is surrently bred to.)

I still say, of the 2 females, I would go with the sable 100%.

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