I met with my breeder three times before committing to a puppy (Gracie)...each time as soon as I sat on the floor, it was Gracie who ran up and sat on my lap all quiet & contented each time, while her litter mates played. She picked me I always say. The breeder said she's the shy, quiet one. Which was what I wanted considering I'm not exactly the outdoorsy, active type, prefer a good movie than a walk around the block.
At first I hesitated thinking maybe she's a sickly one (that's how quiet she was) but in the end we bought her. Once home...free from her litter mates (2), all that shyness fell by the wayside, she came into her own and now she's quite assertive, certainly thinks she's the queen, despite having another dog already at the house. I took her to visit her breeder a year later and Gracie growled at her and wanted nothing to do with her. The breeder looked like she had her feelings hurt, but I had never seen her act that way...thus we never went back. ( a note, she did come at Gracie rapidly and tried to snatch her up, which may have startled her, plus she had other dogs barking from another room) And Carly also "picked" me as soon as I sat down, but she was all over the place and she ended up the shy and reserved one (and still a bit ADD!!). So I don't think one can really truly tell their true personalities until they get in their own new home, away from domineering litter mates and other environmental contributions, etc.
Kendra |