Bubba87654321 Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 How can you tell if a puppy will be high or moderate energy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Hi there. Have you had a border collie previously? Just wondering if you have experience with the breed. You really cannot tell anything like that for certain about a puppy, because they can change as they get older. If you know the parents, you can take a guess judging by how they are. If not, then a puppy is an unknown. At 10 or 12 weeks when they are usually adopted, a puppy is in one stage, but other stages will come, and may be completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba87654321 Posted November 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 It will be our first BC. We will take a close look at the parents. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Parkey Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 This is a long shot, but sometimes if you can observe the whole litter together they will show some personality differences. Boldness or shyness can show up early. Activity level is harder to judge. Andas D'Elle says, all can change with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 You can't tell. If you see them in their home with their littermates, you see that *pack* behavior. Once you take them home, it all changes due to turning their world upside down. Your best bet it to go with the pup *you* like. You'll be feeding him or her for 15 years, pick one you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted November 6, 2020 Report Share Posted November 6, 2020 When I got my puppy, the breeder gave me choice of the boys, but I let her pick due to the distance and her knowing them well. Two she told me I didn’t want, she described them as fire side ornaments that would make great pets but not for sports or herding as they weren’t engaged with their litter mates or toys. When I met all of them at 10 weeks, those two had transformed into the naughty boys, climbing out the x-pen and generally being exhuburent little monsters. The transformation, the two bitches in the litter left at 8 weeks and with them gone these two started showing their true colors, and ended up being the pups they kept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschlemm Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 My male pup I picked out at 9 weeks of age. He was crazy. He made me laugh. 14+ years later, he is still crazy and still makes me laugh!!!! My female I also picked out at 9 weeks of age. She was cuddly and needy, at almost 11 she is still cuddly and needy!! Watch the puppies for quite a while and pick the one you think you can live with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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