PeggySue,
nobody can pick a puppy! Period. We all have opinions of what we see at 8 weeks of age but nobody I have ever met has shown me that they really can make that leap to "that's what the puppy will look like when it's an adult."

Plus, creating a champion involves a lot more than what the dog looks like . We have a friend who is a veterinarian and she is also a breeder. She manages to finish almost every dog she has ever shown simply by showing it until it does finish. Some deserved it more than others but not everyone can do that.

These puppies have a few qualities that I adore whether they are going to show or not. First, they have a sense of adventure. Nothing new is a problem; it's something to have fun with. You can't train that type of attitude and in a show dog, it makes all the difference in the world. It's what has always made Rowdy such an outstanding show dog.

Secondly, I love their overall physical balance and the balance of head to body. Head shape, size and the planes are all excellent. Toplines appear to be very nice but I'll know more once I can get them stacked. Fronts and rears appear to be right on but you only really see that as they get older.

I love to tell folks about all the experts that told us to send Rowdy back to his breeder when he arrived. He was too gangly, had a light eye and would never be a show dog. Rowdy is A/C/UCI Int'l Ch, V-1 Rated, BIS Loral's Der Terminator CGC, TT, HIC, TDI.

In our first litter, the top 4 picks finished their championships. In the second, the first 3 finished their championships and the top pick is a UDX, MX, MXJ working dog. In Cassidy's last litter, the top pick needs her majors to finish at 17 months. Sundance will start showing at the end of the summer and will probably finish in 5 shows or less.

We've had pretty good luck picking puppies but even better luck picking good homes that were willing to do the work of training and showing. Without that, the best dogs will never have a chance to finish.

I think these are very nice puppies that will make extraordinary companions to their owners. The owners that invest the time and money to show them should not have any problems finishing them. But that will have to be their choice.

Cheers,

Jim