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by cphudson on 28 July 2010 - 15:07
Hi Turk, sorry your first dog didn't work out. WL can vary in energy levels, drives, temperament, & dominance. Since you mainly want a family pet with children, should request a puppy that is more submissive in the litter with lower dominance levels & higher prey drives instead. Dogs with higher prey drives are normally ball crazy but easier to train using their toys as motivation. They aren't into the power struggles of domanice as much, nor are they as territorial. So this type of pup most likely won't be as good of a watch dog, since they won't be barking or fussing over territory / people walking pass their home, as a more socially aggressive / dominate dog. But it'll be a great dog for the kids to play with, since it'll want to play fetch most of the time.
I suggest you request video of the litter to make sure you like the replacement puppy. You do NOT want the puppy that seems to able to take all the toys with the other puppies protesting, or the other puppies move out of the way when he / she approaches the water bowel. This type of puppy is the dominated puppy in the litter, they come off more calm / quiet because they don't have to push themselves around to make a point, it's already established. You also don't want the puppies that are in between the dominance ladder also trying to climb up. These puppies will be seen squabbling amongst themselves over toys, positions on the food bowel, attention, & play fighting that seems to get a little heated. This group normally makes up the maturity of the litter. But there are normally 1 or 2 puppies in a litter that just seem more passive, just can't seem to compete with the other ladder climbers. These puppies are the more submissive ones in the litter. They may act a little fearful when things get wild up, because they are worried the things will turn on them, which normally happens to the most submissive puppy in the litter. They normally try to stay out of the way, to avoid any conflict, the last to go to the feeding bowel & easily pushed out of feedings or off a toy. These puppies are still wonderful dogs, it does not mean they should be fearful or skittish in any way, not all the puppies in the litter can be the top dog. Once in a new home on their own they normally regain some of their lost confidence from being bullied in the litter.
Since they are so use to submitting within the litter, they much more easily submit to their new owners, & normally don't try to ladder climb as much. This should be the puppy you pick as you next family puppy.
Sometimes this puppy is confused with the true alpha in the litter since they both seem to be more calmer, & stand off from the rest of the hustle & bustle of the litter. Easiest way to tell is throw in only 2-3 bones or favorite toys to only these puppies. The ones the other puppies immediately run to take the bones away from are the submissive ones. Even if the submissive puppies try to run with their bones or fight for them. No one will even try to challenge the true alpha pup in the litter, this pup will be left alone with his bone.
If the breeder will not send you a video clip of the litter, but does temperament test. Pay the most attention to the roll over test with the puppy that fights the least. You also want a puppy the openly is friendly with the new stranger & forgives fast after the toe pinching. You want a puppy that is out going, happy friendly, not fearful, but more submissive. I doesn't matter is the puppy has good working drives or not, since the puppy will mainly be a family pet. Make sure the breeder knows you don't care about the drive levels.
If at all possible go visit the breeder, their dogs & view the litter yourselves. If their entire breed stock is more on the dominant / socially aggressive side for serious work, like police then the odds of you finding a replacement puppy from such parents will diminished. You
I suggest you request video of the litter to make sure you like the replacement puppy. You do NOT want the puppy that seems to able to take all the toys with the other puppies protesting, or the other puppies move out of the way when he / she approaches the water bowel. This type of puppy is the dominated puppy in the litter, they come off more calm / quiet because they don't have to push themselves around to make a point, it's already established. You also don't want the puppies that are in between the dominance ladder also trying to climb up. These puppies will be seen squabbling amongst themselves over toys, positions on the food bowel, attention, & play fighting that seems to get a little heated. This group normally makes up the maturity of the litter. But there are normally 1 or 2 puppies in a litter that just seem more passive, just can't seem to compete with the other ladder climbers. These puppies are the more submissive ones in the litter. They may act a little fearful when things get wild up, because they are worried the things will turn on them, which normally happens to the most submissive puppy in the litter. They normally try to stay out of the way, to avoid any conflict, the last to go to the feeding bowel & easily pushed out of feedings or off a toy. These puppies are still wonderful dogs, it does not mean they should be fearful or skittish in any way, not all the puppies in the litter can be the top dog. Once in a new home on their own they normally regain some of their lost confidence from being bullied in the litter.
Since they are so use to submitting within the litter, they much more easily submit to their new owners, & normally don't try to ladder climb as much. This should be the puppy you pick as you next family puppy.
Sometimes this puppy is confused with the true alpha in the litter since they both seem to be more calmer, & stand off from the rest of the hustle & bustle of the litter. Easiest way to tell is throw in only 2-3 bones or favorite toys to only these puppies. The ones the other puppies immediately run to take the bones away from are the submissive ones. Even if the submissive puppies try to run with their bones or fight for them. No one will even try to challenge the true alpha pup in the litter, this pup will be left alone with his bone.
If the breeder will not send you a video clip of the litter, but does temperament test. Pay the most attention to the roll over test with the puppy that fights the least. You also want a puppy the openly is friendly with the new stranger & forgives fast after the toe pinching. You want a puppy that is out going, happy friendly, not fearful, but more submissive. I doesn't matter is the puppy has good working drives or not, since the puppy will mainly be a family pet. Make sure the breeder knows you don't care about the drive levels.
If at all possible go visit the breeder, their dogs & view the litter yourselves. If their entire breed stock is more on the dominant / socially aggressive side for serious work, like police then the odds of you finding a replacement puppy from such parents will diminished. You
by Turk on 28 July 2010 - 16:07
CP - thanks. I will print this out and use it for reference.
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