Our Springer pup was born this morning but which one?????

[BlackHawke]

we were phoned about 7am this morn and was told that our pup was born :D . we've got the pick of the litter but we want a bitch coz we already got a rotti dog and don't want any problems bringing up the 2 dogs.

now the decision is which one do we have the mums had 2 bitches maybe 3 coz, there was another born about an hour and a half after the rest. don't know the sex of that 1 yet.

Is there anything to look out for when picking a good dog? it will only be used with birds. may try it with guns just to get her used to them.

Out of the 2 i know so far 1 aint stopped feedin of her mum. the others all over the place already, licking her mum sqeaking, exploring. the runt i've got no details on yet.

personally i would probably go for the active 1 but i've been told springers can be a little hyper maybe problems in the future?

but what am i lookin for size? behaviour? owt else??

cheers guys

[Shaun Byrne]

The shooting and trial lads will tell you to go for a fast, bold puppy with plenty of go in it. Personally I would go for one somewhere between this and the runt. As a falconry dog you want something a little slower and less hyper. JMO I'm sure Jack will be along to tell you the right way! lol!!

[Spirited]

I agree with H4wka,

I was always told to find the middle ground which tends to give you some balance.

Always worked for me :wink:

[Gary.B]

If I were choosing a pup for search work I would go for the naughty dog, the one thats into everything, it would be easy to train but a nightmare in the house etc, it would have to be kept on top of. If I were choosing one for falconry, just for flushing I'd go for the steadier one, for obvious reasons. But don't confuse steady for being timid, there's a trend to breed timid dogs at the moment, they are easier to train not to run in. I would avoid the timid one as I would difficult to socalize. So to sum up choose the dog that greets you, toss a ball of paper to see what it does, don't choose the dog that ignores it, and make a loud noise to see if it's fightened. Good luck its a bit of a lottery, we normally puppy test at 49 days.

[SSL]

we were phoned about 7am this morn and was told that our pup was born :D . we've got the pick of the litter but we want a bitch coz we already got a rotti dog and don't want any problems bringing up the 2 dogs.

now the decision is which one do we have the mums had 2 bitches maybe 3 coz, there was another born about an hour and a half after the rest. don't know the sex of that 1 yet.

Is there anything to look out for when picking a good dog? it will only be used with birds. may try it with guns just to get her used to them.

Out of the 2 i know so far 1 aint stopped feedin of her mum. the others all over the place already, licking her mum sqeaking, exploring. the runt i've got no details on yet.

personally i would probably go for the active 1 but i've been told springers can be a little hyper maybe problems in the future?

but what am i lookin for size? behaviour? owt else??

cheers guys

Hi Mate,

Just pick the one you like, no one can tell you which one will be good or bad, even the experts cant tell and this is why they train several and sell the ones who dont turn out.

Steve.

[BlackHawke]

chose one tonite. in the pic its the one thats almost all white bottom right hand side (the mischeivous one apparently!!). now we gotta pick a KC stupid name!!! they've got an irish background any ideas for KC names?

[Gary.B]

Lovely pups, just like little slugs, keep us posted on their progress.

[BlackHawke]

found this piccy today. the dogs my 8 1/2 stone rotti, perry. he was havin his dinner! as u can see he's pretty good with my bird!! lol quite happy to share his dinner with her! :D .he's a rescue dog we got him when he was about 2. he'd b a great workin dog if he left what he flushes alone n didnt chase it. this is y we want one to start training from scratch!!!!

[Mary Quite Contrary]

[now we gotta pick a KC stupid name!!! they've got an irish background any ideas for KC names?[/quote]


How about

First name of your choice then--- " do you want your driveway done mister" as the middle name.

[BlackHawke]

:rolleyes: lol do ya rekon the kennel club will accept that!!! lol
no disrespect to any of the irish on the forum!! apart from sean!!lol :D

[BlackHawke]

everything looking good so far with my pup. apparently shes been leaving her mum n doing her business on newspaper at only 2 n 1/2 weeks thats a result!

little sod though the owner leaves them all in a huge great cage normally with door open but shes had cause from time to time to shut it. but our little one keeps opening it n wandering off! she came home the other day and almost put her shopping down on her!!!

[BlackHawke]

went and saw my pup tonite its now twice the size n a little terror!!! mines the one standing

[Mary Quite Contrary]

RRRRRrrrrr

you are very lucky

[Finnish]

Well they do look nice.

[North East Harris Hawker]

them pups are only cute :)
how about "spriggan" for a name ? its some kind of irish beer

[BlackHawke]

yeh we aint chose a name for her yet. we were thinking alon the same lines as u lee we thought maybe guiness!!!!lol

[BlackHawke]

we've called her Tess and we are picking her up saturday morn. already booked puppy training. think i'm gonna be hiding our shoes!!lol :D

[Wightwings]

aaaawww says i when i saw the pic.........showed the missus and she said mmmmmmmmmmm.

Grrrr

VERY nice rob ..........very nice indeed....

[Hawkmaster]

Sweetie Pie, I love that coffee-toffee smell of them at that age!

[BlackHawke]

Blimey chris your missus is a hard nut to crack!!lol :D

it is weird coz they have got such a sweet smell to em! course i don't let her get to close to my nose they got a mouthful of little needles.

my other dog aint gonna know wots hit him when i bring her home he's had such an easy life for the past few years! about time he had a shake up!!lol

[Wightwings]

good luck with her Rob im sure she's going to do you proud.........and yes the missus is a had nut to crack but i will keep hitting her over the head...........pmsl