Something I just learned myself that I'll share is that an agility dog's confirmation is different than that of a confirmation dog. I compete in agility and my breeder explained to me that some of my baby's "flaws" slightly out of line hocks, are actually better for agility because they absorb shock better than a perfect confirmation.
You mention agility, so I figured I'd throw that in... When you have someone evaluate your litter, you'll be able to know which are suited for agility and which are suited for confirmation. Now of course it only matters (for agility) if you start getting serious competitive wise, if you're just doing it for fun, then you can modify some of the training to assure their joints aren't harmed. For example my boy's shoulders are "perfect" according to my breeder and she suggested modifying how he runs a teeter, so that when it bangs on the ground it doesn't hurt his shoulders as much.
Good luck!
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