How To Pick A Puppy!

0:00 Introduction
0:42 What Is Your Purpose For Getting A Puppy?
01:23 How To Pick A Breed
02:28 Not Every Dog Is Created Equal
03:09 What Characteristics We Are Breeding For
03:45 Choosing A Breeder
05:43 Trust Your Breeder
07:27 How To Pick A Puppy
08:55 Not Everyone Is Looking For The Same Puppy
09:24 What We Are Looking For When We Pick A Puppy
10:00 Outro

How to pick a puppy? It's a big decision to add a new member to your family and you shouldn't make that decision lightly! There are quite a few things to consider before you even get to the point of picking your puppy! From deciding on your purpose for getting a dog, choosing a breed, then choosing a breeder that you can trust and is breeding for the characteristics you are looking for, to finally getting to pick your puppy! In this video we discuss some of those things and hope they will help you work through the process of how to pick a puppy!

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Ethan and Kat Pippitt are the proud owners of Standing Stone Kennels. They breed German Shorthaired pointers and train all types of dogs for the hunt and the home. Their training strategies are easy to follow and are flexible to meet the needs of individual dogs. They are avid outdoorsmen and when they aren't training dogs they spend their free time hunting all kinds of game across the United States.

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[bubbadogginc]

So true about breeders. We have a beautiful white English lab chosen to be a companion service dog for my husband the vet. My daughter with cerebral palsy has a black English lab in training to assist her with a walker and daily activities. We carefully chose our breeder and she was so helpful helping us to choose the correct puppy for our needs. For our puppy, she made a couple of suggestions after consulting with her trainer. One of the puppies she chose came directly to me when I sat down in the pile of puppies and he is our perfect “polar bear”. She chose a very smart puppy for my daughter who is an adult and has different needs. She stays in touch with us and sends potential clients to us for our recommendations since her dogs are mostly hunting and ours are in training for service animals. We truly value that relationship. On the other hand, we also rescue and foster basset hounds and have a 10 year old basset who rules the roost. I would love to have a GSH but I know they would not be right for our family…… so I just play with friends puppers. Thank you for all the videos since we learn from all of them.

[AdriftGlitter]

Going all the way to Iowa from Pennsylvania to get our third GSP from a breeder that we’ve been trusting for years. Great to be back in the process again!

[hkm]

Thank you ! I taken my first litter 4 months ago by watching your litter video.. 9 healthy Rottweiler puppies I got.. Thank you.. and thank God.

[cam]

Hey! You’re channel is so educational!!!
Please,
Do a breeding facility tour! I want to see the layout and how you organize everything !

[CascadiaDog]

oh GSP puppies are so cute! Their earnest faces, floppy ears, curiosity, and energy. I love the three at the 10:00 mark - so fun. Indeed, the breeding and breeders are so important. Thank you for sharing, with this video and the many others. Such great content and so helpful. Keep having fun at what you do.

[cfrimm]

Best part of this video, “sometimes my lips get stuck on my teef” lol love it.

[jeffcongdon]

I will take em all ! I have 3 gsp's never enough

[larrytice]

Do you feel a puppy more high strung has more drive than a laid back puppy? Also do you pay attention to how much they are sniffing and smelling around or which one uses it’s nose the most, or does that not have anything to do with choosing?

[semper]

awesome video. I have added your kennel on my list of potential breeders to get a pup from.

[Wolfstone]

I have gsps, well my family dose I have a border.
My next dog will ov be a border child gsps do not fit me

Do you know the best temperament for service dogs?
I’m hopefully gonna get my new dog in the next few years to be one and maybe even my current, but I may not be able to do the ladder.
I realy like border collies they just fit with me, done research about before getting my border and he’s perfect just maybe not for the purpose or a service dog. Any temperament recommendations?

Edit they are gona be a self trained one. As in I’ll have someone helping me train but it’s still me training them

[boundless]

Glad you took time to say theses aren’t dogs for you, I do bull terriers .. these dogs aren’t for the average joe… they are great family dogs, but high maintenance…. They were created to bait bears … they need tons of love and thrill of the hunt or you will be tons of trouble if u can’t do that

[PBJFAM]

I just watched the puppies in the background the entire time.

[Toko_G]

Hello from Japan 🇯🇵I really love your channel. Very useful “ how to” video’s here. Thank you.

[deborahmiller]

We love hunting dogs just as pets. Temperament is what we look for have had goldens and now clumbers so we have been looking at gsp as our next go around. Don’t hunt but do have a lake house and do hiking have done obedience training with our goldens. Are gsp good just for pets or do they need lots of exercise and running?

[angeloiacomini]

That Oatmeal is definitely the best. She will be a super Star 💫 🤣

[elsacapote]

Yours are W&B .. hard to find but my favorites. There is a way to get a puppy with you guys??

[markchancellor-maddison]

Hi Kat,
Thank you very much for all your videos. They all answer so many questions I have. As a very young lad (11 years) I bred Labs but not at your level which is very educational. With only Dad's overall guidance and money. The yellow lab ('Tammy' with an excellent pedigree) was my dog. I now want a GSP which I am working on. With the awesome distance between us what are your views on artificial insemination. All the very best. Thanks again!
Mark Maddison
Durban
South Africa 15 April 2024

[freexp]

I've always been told that you should take your current dog with you when choosing a puppy, letting them pick out the puppy from the litter. The thinking behind this is your dog knows you and he knows what personality will best suit your house. Of course this is not always possible especially if you do your research and you want a rare bread that you have to fly in from across the country.

[scottyhurst]

How about the difference between male and female???

[lexi]

Sadly getting the dog is not up to me since it’s my boyfriend’s family so we’re gonna be take a Malinois from a backyard breeder.. I know it’s bad but I don’t have a say.. However I do intend to do whatever I can to prepare for this baby to come I’ve failed with my last boy.. I do not intend to fail this time there’s not a day I don’t think about my sweet Kaiser boy.. So even tho he’s not precisely my dog most of the care is gonna be on me so gonna act as if as he’s mine and give him the best care possible. Also trying to figure out how I’m gonna find out which puppy is the calmest out of them all (we have a little girl at home)