PS -- I am curious when you say "our breeder was excellent at everything else" ... what do you mean by that? As an occasional breeder, I want to make sure I'm excellent ... what did you find your breeder did that was particularly helpful to you?
Thanks! The things I loved about our breeder was the fact the pups were indoors and had lots of socialization with family members, kids and other animals. The dam was one of their family pets. Also, she took all the pups to the vet for their shots/checkups instead of getting the vaccinations from a tractor supply or equivalent. The breeder was in constant communication with us, sending us pictures of Jake playing and eating and answered all of our questions. When we picked him up, she had his vet records showing his vaccinations, deworming schedule, deworming results, etc. He was also AKC registered. The breeder also cared about where Jake was going, our family, the fact he was going to be kept indoors and wanted to make sure we would keep in touch and send pictures and updates.
Regarding the last 6-8 weeks, I realize that now and wish I would have waited but overall, I'm still very happy with our breeder. Jake came from a family of animal lovers and a very caring breeder. They have two german shepards, a boxer, a mutt, a cat, horses and an amazing fish thank.
