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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr Thanks Teri! I went and saw Pea's brother a couple of weeks ago. He is a doll and I love Tanya. I almost bought her little one but she was too young and I had to have Ava!
Francie~ As far as being able to tell when a puppy is young what it might look like as an adult...you are right...there is no guarantee...it is a chance you take...BUT if the breeder is someone you can trust and she has friends who will stand behind what she says you can find one who has been breeding for the look you want and THEY can almost tell what a puppy will look like as an adult when the puppy is very young. It takes years and years and generations and generations so you won't get it with a new breeder..unless they have a mentor who also breeds for the same look and she used one of her mentor's stud dogs....
There are ways to improve your odds is all. No guarantee unless you buy an adult. You can also get really close and maybe only compromise on one or two charactierisitics. For example, I would have preferred a silky coat but I think Ava's coat will be cottony. That's oksy because the coat was not that important to me. It was mostly (good health is presumed) the personality, then the face, then the compact body and small ears.
Anyway, you can get really close to your ideal puppy...it just takes time and lots of patience.  |
Thanks so much for the input...will keep that in mind in my search!
Francie