wendymac
Well-Known Member
Well, Frostie if officially a frosted pearl-chocolate. 
The breeder liked Frostie's shoulders better than LaRew's, he liked LaRew's width better than Frostie's, but agreed that LaRew was a bit chopped in the hindquarters.
Now, he told me he usually culled his at 8 weeks, and said that what you saw then was what you'd have when they were older. Which goes against what I've heard every other breeder say. And, after telling me all of LaRew's faults, he said, "If you want to sell her, I want her." Now, why in the hell would you want an animal you basically spent half an hour saying it sucked?
Anyway, I thanked him and said if I decided to sell her, I'd let him know. Then he proceeded to tell me that's he's never paid more than $30 for a Flop. He was shocked that, in this area (and pretty much everywhere else I've seen Flops for sale!) went for $50 and up. I didn't want to appear rude, but I did tell him I wouldn't let her go for under $50.
So I think I'll hang on to her a bit longer and see if she fills out more. If not, Sonny has a huge hindquarters, and they might cross well together. I won't know unless I do a test breeding or two.
Oh! And he also said they were both very small. I was like, "HUH? They're just about too heavy for their junior class (they just turned 4 months old)." And he said his were a lot bigger. So not sure what to make of that, either. I don't see how they can be a lot bigger at 4 months and not get bumped out of junior weight.
I'm going to just keep plugging along, slowly and steadily, and see how things work out.
The breeder liked Frostie's shoulders better than LaRew's, he liked LaRew's width better than Frostie's, but agreed that LaRew was a bit chopped in the hindquarters.Now, he told me he usually culled his at 8 weeks, and said that what you saw then was what you'd have when they were older. Which goes against what I've heard every other breeder say. And, after telling me all of LaRew's faults, he said, "If you want to sell her, I want her." Now, why in the hell would you want an animal you basically spent half an hour saying it sucked?
Anyway, I thanked him and said if I decided to sell her, I'd let him know. Then he proceeded to tell me that's he's never paid more than $30 for a Flop. He was shocked that, in this area (and pretty much everywhere else I've seen Flops for sale!) went for $50 and up. I didn't want to appear rude, but I did tell him I wouldn't let her go for under $50.
So I think I'll hang on to her a bit longer and see if she fills out more. If not, Sonny has a huge hindquarters, and they might cross well together. I won't know unless I do a test breeding or two.
Oh! And he also said they were both very small. I was like, "HUH? They're just about too heavy for their junior class (they just turned 4 months old)." And he said his were a lot bigger. So not sure what to make of that, either. I don't see how they can be a lot bigger at 4 months and not get bumped out of junior weight.
I'm going to just keep plugging along, slowly and steadily, and see how things work out.
