Choosing The Right Pup

I believe when we are looking for that new pup that we need to do all we can to pick the right one for us...I spend as much time as possible observing and/or thinking about all the qualities I see...sometimes we only have maybe an hour if we are buying a pup and that is usually not enough time but at least we can pick one that we take a liking to...but if the price is right take 2 or 3 pups and test and work with them for a few months...Sell them one at a time until one is left...

There once was a breeder of beagles that would advertise this way...Beagle pups for sale...pick the pup you like and I will keep the last one for me...

Reading between the lines, I don't know if he was saying that all his pups were exactly the same in quality or if he was bragging that he was a great beagle rabbit dog trainer...not saying anything bad about the man I just didn't agree with his way of selecting pups for himself...to the untrained eye the litter might look exactly alike but there are differences...

if that was how he picked his beagle pups for breeding then I would never buy a pup from that man if I were a beagler...

I believe in doing the absolute best within our power to select the very best for breeding purposes and for hunting as well...