I bought two show hopefuls last year and they were 5 months of age (1st one female and last one male). See - puppy photos below of time of purchase. And I am very pleased with their outcome - pictures in Feb (2nd one male and 3rd photo female). My male grew a little bigger than wanted, but he is still inside the standard. They have shown in the puppy classes and won each time - 1st places and my male even took a Best In Group at his only match the 1st time out and the judge came over to me after the show and said I had something very special and to take very good care of him and he predicted he would have many more Group wins. Wow! So I guess - so far so good. We are now waiting on coats to touch the floor and should be ready for the fall shows for Open class. Great timing! Bites, toplines, petellas, etc... are all good!
It diffinetly is best to wait till you purchase one at 5 mnths or older. You take a bigger risk when they are younger than that.
Best of Luck!
T. |