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Old 03-31-2009, 08:25 AM   #1
MyRileyPup
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Location: Morrisville, PA
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Sad Should I buy the shy one?

I visited a breeder who was highly recommended and AKC referred on Sunday. The puppies were 7 weeks old. There were 5 pups in the litter and the one I came to look at was the last one to be sold. The thing that concerns me is that he seems very shy.

His brothers and sisters were very energetic and ran to greet me and palyed with each other. Both of the parents were also very friendly. When the Sire and Dam were in the room he was very excited to see them (to the point where he got on their nerves).The breeder said that he was the runt when he was born and that the other sibling picked on him. He did not want to play when the breeder tried to get him to be active, he just kind of sniffed the toys and wandered arond on his own. He rolled over and let me rub his tummy when I went to pet him in his bed and he eventually licked my fingers a little bit while he was resting. His tail was also down most of the time.

I will go see him again in about 2 weeks to see if he is any different. I did put a deposit down but I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. I'm a laid back person myself so it seems like he'd be a good match for me but I'm a little concerned about him being so anti-social. Will he grow up to have behavior problems? Is it a phase becuase he is only 7 weeks and hasn't fully developed a personality? Or should I see this as a red flag and look elsewhere for a puppy?
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