Lynsey Fuegner

Oh my lord so I have never been so torn about selecting a pup! (I have also never really had to select a pup, they were always given to me or selected for me) So finally I have a breeder waiting for my decision on one of two male pups, a black or a sable...here is what I'm getting so far:

At almost 4 weeks:
Black: was the first to do everything...first to eat, first to try and escape the welping area; he was happy to try and get out and go exploring on his own.
He's "killing his bedding" and carrying around a toy. When he plays with the breeder he tends to want to pull her around. When eating he is very single minded and scarfing it down.
Sable: he's a bit bigger and a bit broader in build. He's nice also but he is content to hang out in the whelping area and hang out. He's just as playful as the black puppy, but a bit "slower" to get doing some things. When playing with the breeder he wants to tug and climb up onto her. When eating he is into his food, but will occasionally check and come and say hi, then go back to his food.
Both puppies wil come and snuggle with the breeder when they are tired.

As of today (at 5 weeks):
Black: is really starting to be a pain, he is getting into everything. He's heavier than the sable in weight, but she says he eats twice as much as the sable and she considers his weight more "bulk weight" because he is a little piggy.
Sable: is much more outgoing this week. He's climbing out of the whelping area and killing the rug, he is also trying to get the older dogs around to play with him. Though he isn't bigger than the black, he has the stockeir frame and (as she puts it) the better conformation of the two.
She says that the sable settles more and is more willing to play with things while the black is off looking for something to get into.
She says that the black is more active and outgoing, while the sable is more eager to instigate play and not as busy...

This is such a hard call for me! I am told that both have nice drive but I don't know which to choose. On one hand I agree that you want a dog to be outgoing, but at the same time I don't want a dog that is so independant that he feels he can go satisfy himself on his own (I already did that once, no thanks on a second one)...

any suggestions?