Vetting Breeders
We have started the search for a new puppy and plan on vetting any breeder thoroughly. Problem I am having is no matter how I search I cannot seem to find any info. Meeting them and visiting their f...
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BCSnob wrote:
Just as there are personality trait that run in some bench/pet bred lines, personality traits and temperaments can run in some working bred lines. Not all works bred lines are “alpha”, high strung, not laid back enough to be a pet, etc. more often than not, the dogs with the extreme characteristics are used to paint all dogs in the group. This can be especially true if there are lines that are popular regionally; the characteristics of that line seem to define the characteristics of the breed until you go to another region with different lines.
Agree but my local experience with springers pushes me away from field dogs. We also know we wouldn't use the dog for its intended purposes and that seems somewhat unfair. A dog bread more for temperament is better suited for us. Field dogs are also on the smaller side on average-we want big and doofy.
