<font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Breeders like to see how the pups are going to really look. I had to press my stud owner to make her pup almost a month before she normally does, because I had people waiting, people backing out because it was taking so long. AND, we were leaving town. It's a real problem, I think. Jackie likes to wait to 12 weeks. Luckily, she starts housebreaking and crate training during that time, and such commands as "back" so they don't get stepped on.</font></font><div>
<font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">When I got pups from Jackie, I never even saw photos of them (except one) and Jackie picked them all out for me. Twice I had choices, but she made it clear which puppy she thought I should take. I have never been disappointed. You have to know your breeder and trust them to do that, or buy from a breeder who come highly recommended by someone you know and trust.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Picking show puppies is truly an art form, and not one I happen to have. I have to rely on others to be able to tell which wobbly rear is going to be beautiful and which </font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">unsteady movement is going to make a Judge smile when he sees it a year later.</font></font></div><div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Personally I think other breeds--many of them, not all-- are easier to judge at a very early age. </font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Baby Bassets always look as if they are held together with bubble gum and rubber bands. </font></font></div><div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I love puppies.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis, Conley and Cooper, all of whom were once upon a time, sweet-breathed puppies, who listened.</font></font></div>