Temperament Testing was today!

I know this is such a stressful day with the anticipation of who is getting which pup. Since I am still waiting for some decisions to be made (hopefully, within the next couple of hours), I wanted to share a bit of what went on today and how helpful this 'window of personality expression' is.

Here are some pics of the pups in action with my trainer. Although I did not see a lot of pups with shyness or caution, a different story is told when you put them in a strange environment. DNA comes through that is not evident when in a familiar place with all your litter mates.

I know many of you have visited, some more than others. What you saw were playful, happy pups that enjoyed your company. All of these pups love cuddling and petting but some of them need an environment that will give them that support in heavier doses than others. Can those pups develop a more confident level? Of course!  With consistent, professional training and socialization all of these pups will be wonderful, confident companions.

Red Boy shown in Holding Segment - relaxed and trusting.

Purple Girl would do best with another dog to hold her paw. She is very respectful, sweet and gentle. In this segment, she is curious about the toys but not confident enough to interact with any of them right away. She did go to a ball but at her pace.

Green Girl in the Greeting Segment - a bit timid, shows a crouching posture - needs confidence building exercises.

Buttercup is in the Recovery Segment. She was rather happy under a chair and required coaxing. Her recovery was good but this shows that more socializing and exposure would be a huge benefit. So a family with time to do this.

Camo boy could not decide on playing with a ball or getting cuddles. Cuddles won. A confident pup who will be added to my breeding program for a possible stud candidate.

Blue Boy in the Restraint Segment. He loved it. The more cuddling, the better.  Needs a family with gentle children and activity. Another dog would be great too as well as retired active adults.

'The World is my Oyster'. Russet Boy owned the room. A very confident, happy go lucky character. Russet is a 'pack and go' kind of pup - one that would do well in almost any type of active environment. He loves to cuddle too.