[Woogie Man]

My wife goes nuts whenever I say something 'critical' about one of our dogs. She thinks I don't love this one as much as that one when all I'm trying to do is have an honest eye for what I see. We just had puppies in January from our best-pedigreed dogs (their first litter). The male is a great looking guy while the female, though from a more esteemed pedigree, grew to be not as good a representation as I had hoped for. I must say I'm glad I paired them up as the puppies (2 females, 1 male) look to be, at 9 weeks, better representations of the breed than either of the parents. I'm just saying this to illustrate that it isn't necessarily the 'best dog' that produces the best pups but that a good match can be just as important. It must be true that the better traits do try to express themselves.