I wouldn't use 100% of either. I would have to do all of that plus. Even with pups in the same litter some will be better than others. Picking the best one is tough. They will change so much from week to week. It's a crap shoot. 
My idea was to question which people thought was more important, and a way to pick the most important might be to decide which you would choose for info if you could only have one: the pup itself to look at and test, OR the pedigree.Mike Schoonbrood said:haha, it's a difficult question I know, I haven't quite reached a conclusion as to what MY answer would be... you can blame Connie Sutherland for this.......
Hey, *you* guys think up poll questions for Mike!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:Mike Schoonbrood said:haha, it's a difficult question I know, I haven't quite reached a conclusion as to what MY answer would be... you can blame Connie Sutherland for this......
Yeah, me too. I would want help in assessing the pup (either way, actually), but it would be the pup and not the pedigree if I had to choose one or the other.Jerry Lyda said:I would have to go with #1- The pup and not the pedigree.....
But wait.....Mike S. makes a good point about how good (not) I would be at assessing the pup......... whereas the pedigree would tell me SOMEthing.Connie Sutherland said:Yeah, me too. I would want help in assessing the pup (either way, actually), but it would be the pup and not the pedigree if I had to choose one or the other.Jerry Lyda said:I would have to go with #1- The pup and not the pedigree.....
That sounds like a good answer!Selena van Leeuwen said:If you can see the puppies several times in several situations it tells a lot, but just see them 1 time you could make more of the ped :wink:
Now I am learning here. About what age can you actually start to judge the puppy's temperament and drives, etc.? You mentioned age one. Would you say that's about the age when you know what the dog will be able to do?Tim Martens said:with a 12 week old puppy, i'd have to go with pedigree. it's darn near impossible to tell what a dog's temperament will be based on what they are like at 12 weeks old. now if it was a one year old puppy, i'd go with option A, but at 12 weeks, i go with option B (pedigree only)....