I agree with Oscar's Mom - personality is a biggy for show. They can look fantastic and out of this world, but without that showy personality they just won't perform and show that terrier personality in the ring. Judges look for that personality too. IWhen I was looking for my show prospects - I asked the breeders about the puppy's personality, just like bite, coat, health, legs, etc...
Luckily my two love the ring, especially my male. We have problems trying to keep him form barking when I take my female in the ring. He can't see us in the ring or he starts barking - "Saying , Hey you forgot me! Come back and get me back in that ring!" So my hubby just has to take him for a short walk away from sight.
We did get one hopeful that ended up too small for the ring. As a young puppy she was suppose to grow to 5 - 5.5 pounds and ended up at 4 lbs.
So sometimes you just don't know.
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