This summer, I acquired two new pups. Red was a nicely put together female with lots of color. Whitey was a big white male. They came from different breeders and different lines of dogs. Red arrived in June and was 9 weeks old. Whitey arrived in late July and was twelve weeks old. These pups were well-bred and had lots of natural ability, but both had weak links, and their weak links determined how each pup was started. Continue reading →
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Advice on Picking a Pup
Spring is one of the best times to think about getting a new pup, and it is also the time people start calling me to ask for advice. I give the same advice regardless of whether the person wants a hunting dog or a family companion. I suggest they look for a field-bred pup. A field-bred pup is a pup from field trial lines, and one glance at the pup’s pedigree gives you this information. You want to see one or more champions in a four generation pedigree.
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