Thanks, everyone! He's just such a GOOD puppy. I'm really excited about him. His temperament is phenomenal. He's going back to his breeder tomorrow (sad face!) but I will hopefully have him back soon once we sign a contract on this house. Basically we're at our pet limit for renting but once we own, I can have him, and his breeder is willing to keep him for me till them. 
His litter name is Lightning, but I've been calling him Dipper. I'm not 100% sure it'll stick yet, but I'm liking it so far Like Jazzy said, he's a Silken. He's from the same breeder I've been planning on getting a puppy from. She had some flaky puppy buyers for this current litter, and Dipper has the temperament I've been wanting. He's going to have a little bit less performance drive than the litter I was waiting for, but that's less important than temperament and working aptitude which he is showing signs of. We talked about it and decided that we don't know yet what kind of puppies will be produced (as far as sex and potential SD aptitude) in the upcoming litter, and this puppy is already here and what I want, so let's give it a shot. I'm glad we did
Rowan has actually been REALLY good! He's not *thrilled* about a puppy, but he's been very polite with him, and even willingly sniffed him a couple of times, which is really big from Rowan who usually prefers to outright ignore all other dogs. It helps too that Dipper is pretty dog savvy. He pestered Rowan to play once the day he got here, got a little growl in return, and learned just from that interaction that it's best not to mess with Rowan. I'm pretty sure that Rowan already likes him more than Riff just because of that, lol.
At this point the *only* thing I'd change about him is purely cosmetic: I wish he was spotted I was really hoping to not get a solid gold pup, but obviously that doesn't matter in the long run. In good light, you can see he has white feet
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His litter name is Lightning, but I've been calling him Dipper. I'm not 100% sure it'll stick yet, but I'm liking it so far
Like Jazzy said, he's a Silken. He's from the same breeder I've been planning on getting a puppy from. She had some flaky puppy buyers for this current litter, and Dipper has the temperament I've been wanting. He's going to have a little bit less performance drive than the litter I was waiting for, but that's less important than temperament and working aptitude which he is showing signs of. We talked about it and decided that we don't know yet what kind of puppies will be produced (as far as sex and potential SD aptitude) in the upcoming litter, and this puppy is already here and what I want, so let's give it a shot. I'm glad we did Rowan has actually been REALLY good! He's not *thrilled* about a puppy, but he's been very polite with him, and even willingly sniffed him a couple of times, which is really big from Rowan who usually prefers to outright ignore all other dogs. It helps too that Dipper is pretty dog savvy. He pestered Rowan to play once the day he got here, got a little growl in return, and learned just from that interaction that it's best not to mess with Rowan. I'm pretty sure that Rowan already likes him more than Riff just because of that, lol.
At this point the *only* thing I'd change about him is purely cosmetic: I wish he was spotted
I was really hoping to not get a solid gold pup, but obviously that doesn't matter in the long run. In good light, you can see he has white feet
