Hee! I fully plan on posting every pic she sends me. XD
As for the sex of the puppy -- Tora-kun had his heart set on either a red or blue merle female. He wanted a female really badly, because in his experience, female dogs are smarter and sweeter. When I mentioned this to the breeder, she said the smartest dog she's ever had was this little guy's grandsire, Dennis. She said the males are a bit more eager to please, while the females are usually a little more independent.
Honestly, I didn't care whether the puppy was a little girl or a little boy. Mostly, I wanted a dog from this woman, because I was so impressed with how she does everything. (And she's invited us to visit him even before we take him home. It's over 2 hours away, but I'm going to see if my mom might be willing to take the trip with me during the week.)
I don't LIKE to believe that breeders will destroy a pup just because of a cosmetic "problem," but Tora-kun's mother's mother used to breed Daschunds, and would have a pup put down if it didn't meet the breed "standard," and that just pissed me off. But then, in his words, she was a "steel cold bitch," so there you go.
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Date: 2005-12-07 12:19 pm (UTC)As for the sex of the puppy -- Tora-kun had his heart set on either a red or blue merle female. He wanted a female really badly, because in his experience, female dogs are smarter and sweeter. When I mentioned this to the breeder, she said the smartest dog she's ever had was this little guy's grandsire, Dennis. She said the males are a bit more eager to please, while the females are usually a little more independent.
Honestly, I didn't care whether the puppy was a little girl or a little boy. Mostly, I wanted a dog from this woman, because I was so impressed with how she does everything. (And she's invited us to visit him even before we take him home. It's over 2 hours away, but I'm going to see if my mom might be willing to take the trip with me during the week.)
I don't LIKE to believe that breeders will destroy a pup just because of a cosmetic "problem," but Tora-kun's mother's mother used to breed Daschunds, and would have a pup put down if it didn't meet the breed "standard," and that just pissed me off. But then, in his words, she was a "steel cold bitch," so there you go.