I'm so happy that we took our time in choosing a breeder and a litter before we had to pick out our pup because it was very difficult. While talking to the breeder helped to identify some personal characteristics at this age its just so hard to know. Yes, there are differences in physical traits, but a lot of the pups just fall into that middle range. I'm really hoping that it's the litter more than the puppy picking that will help us to have the best dog possible (besides the obvious required time and training).
There were a couple pups that stood out. The green collar was the smallest and the feistiest (I think it should be named nibbler. The plum collar was the largest female. The purple female was already picked by the family with the first black female pick, but I have to admit she was quite the cutie and very friendly. It was difficult to choose and we compared the lavender, fuchsia, plum, and the light blue collared pups.
One of the harder parts about choosing is that in the first 5 minutes you're there and assessing them is you want to form an opinion about the personalities of the puppies. So I'm thinking well the purple and light blue are playful, while the plum is playful, but more cautious and the breeder says the lavender likes to be held. But then you're there for 10 more minutes and the plum and the lavender are the most playful and the purple and light blue are taking it easy.
By assessing them two by two and essentially considering their physical characteristics more so than trying to assess their personalities we did make a decision. The Plum collared puppy. My wife wanted a larger pup (and potentially dog) and the Plum is the largest female and 3rd largest pup in the litter. I included a few pictures and some videos as well (courtesy of my early Christmas present - A FlipHD).
D-day is 1/1/11 in the early afternoon. Definitely excited, definitely nervous. Pretty sure I'm going to something wrong, but hopefully we'll figure it out.
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