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Just picked out my puppy!
First, thanks everyone for their advise, it was a big help in not just getting startled by amazing cuteness of each one.
I do have some questions after seeing them though. After leaving my girlfriend and I were talking about it and we relized that with our work schedule (we both work full time, 9-5) it'd be nice to have a friend. There was one other puppy left unclaimed out of this litter so we were thinking about getting it so they could play together.
Don't worry about my ability to take care of them. I've been raised around a lot of dogs my whole life. I've never actually had to pick out a dog which was why I was looking for help, but I am more then capable both financially and emotionally of taking care of two pups.
Anyway, the reason I didn't choose the other female pup and went with the one I did was because the remaining pup seemed to be slighly overweight. Kind of plump on the sides. Not huge or anything, but definetly bigger then the other ones. She also seemed to walk with a little less...balance (?) then the other puppies. None of them seemed to be 100% stead on their feet, when I would put them back on the ground they'd still tumble over a little, but it seemed like a puppy kind of thing. They all could and did run around and were all very inquisitive and friendly. No one nipped or hid (except under the picnic table ocassionally, but I think that was as much to get in the shade as anything) and they seemed to follow us around when we walked to talk with the breeder.
Do you think this walking/overweight problem is something to be worried about or is it a normal puppy thing? I've got pictures I'll upload when I am done with this post. The breeder seemed very reputable and assured me that they were all in good health. We got to meet the mother and she was incredibly sweet.
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