Does anyone understand this? - Page 1

They're checking to see if they are getting stuck with the last choice pup?? 

Sometimes more pups... less quality ... They're probably checking if you're adding more pups to a certain litter to make the litter big... Plus... everyone should know a knowledgeable BREEDER does not sell his litter picks first... Its either the last of the litter is the best or the remains of a once uniform litter...

I may be confused but if I am buying form someone who is selling the entire litter ( as I asume is normal for a hobby breeder ) buyers will pick the best pups out of the litter first. I guess a breeder who is keeping pups from the litter will hold on to a pup or two to determine if he or she has "it", but if you are selling all of the pups, I think the first buyers will take the best of the best. That is part of the reason I am timid to purchase an adult dog or older pup, because it may have been left over from the litter after all of the stellar pups were sold. I have to buy dogs at 6 months or older to bring them into the Bahamas, so this is why I can't buy a pup.

The breeders I know do not let people pick out their own pups so it's not on a first come, first served basis. 

MI GSD is correct for what I know as well,  You (the buyer) are not allowed to just come and pick a pup,  You (the buyer) do not know the pups like the breeder knows them,  Pups are chosen for specific roles, IMO.  and the only person who has the capacity to correctly match right pup with right buyer in my mind is the breeder.  Some buyers want sport dogs... ok High drive pup.  others want couch potato... ok low drive pup.  very generic answer I know but without going into a 3 page detail there ya have it in a nutshell.  LOL

I don't get it either, gsdlvr2.  I can't imagine what the size of the litter tells about the individual pup!  Maybe it's just curiosity like when people ask how much someones baby weighs or how long it is.

I like to know how many just to get a feel for how the litter was raised.  If there are 2 or 3 puppies is that really enough for them to build their social skills around.  I also remember one person talking about a litter of 19, 13 survived with lots of hand feeding.  I would wonder how robust those puppies were, and how spoiled being hand fed so much.

As a buyer, I want to pick my own puppy out if I live close enough to go see them.  We've done that with 3 of ours.  One time after many trips to watch how the litter developed.  One of ours we didn't see until she arrived from Germany.  We couldn't be happier with her, she's great.

As a seller, we will try to match puppy with future owner.  If somebody is looking for a sport dog, we would point out which have more drive or focus. If somebody is looking for a top companion, we would know which is less of a chew monster and a little more laid back.  

Not saying this is right or wrong, but I have heard people ask that very question because the belief is that if you want a female, or male for that matter to breed with then the  larger the litter they pup came from then better the odds of them having a large litter themselves....anyone else heard this?  People sometimes think if there bitch came from a litter of just 2 or 3 pups then she will only whelp 2 or 3 pups???????

Shawn