MayaLu Dogs

Red Puppy Evaluation

Physical Description
Red is the smallest female. She has good angulation in the front and rear with straight hocks and elbows and a good top line. Red has a shorter head but a shape close to ideal. She has a scissors bite. Red has one of the nicest tail sets and a good ear set. She also has the most crinkly coat right now, which we think may turn into one of the best coats as an adult. Overall she shows some real promise for conformation.

Temperament
Red is moderate to high in sociability with both people and other dogs in the house. She likes to explore her environment independently and presents a friendly and respectful demeanor to older dogs. She is one of the later puppies to leap into new activities but is still one of the most confident with new things. She is towards the top of the pack in terms of toy drive and in the middle of the pack with assertive play with the other puppies.

White Puppy Evaluation

Physical Description
White is second smallest female. She is a little straighter in the shoulders than other pups but has a good upper arm length so has a good top line. She has the best rear angulation of  the girls and has straight hocks and elbows. Out of the litter White has the head shape closest to ideal. She has a scissors bite. She has a looser tail carriage. Her ear set correctly positioned but at this point the ears are hanging heavier than the ideal and he will need to have ear hair trimmed as puppy to encourage more lift.

Temperament
White is the most social of the litter with people and definitely prefers interacting with people than the older dogs. She loves to snuggle with all the family members and visitors. She is one of the later puppies to leap into new activities and will approach some new things cautiously. She is very high in toy drive and assertive play with the other puppies in the litter. With her preference for people over other dogs outside the immediate pack and high toy drive she is the most like her mother.

Pink Puppy Evaluation

Physical Description
Pink is the slightly larger and heavier boned of the females. She has a strong rear but less angulation than either of the males and the left hock is slightly turned out at times. Her forearm is also a bit longer than the males. Overall Pink is a bit longer in the body than the other pups. She has a level topline. Pink has a rounder than ideal head and ears set a little lower and to the side than the ideal. She has level bite.

Temperament
Pink is medium in sociability with people and high in sociability with other dogs in the house and is the boldest of the females. She seeks out the older dogs to play with and likes to play toys with people. Pink is one of the first along with Navy and Green to leap into new activities and shows little fear. She plays hard and then is usually the first to fall asleep.  She is more independent and less people focused than some others in the litter, particularly Green and White. She is towards the top of the pack in terms of toy drive and assertive play with the other puppies.

Navy puppy Evaluation

Physical Description
Navy is the larger and heavier boned of the 2 males in this litter and at this point is slightly taller. In comparison to Green his upper arm is a little straighter and he is standing slightly out at the elbows but has a strong rear with straight hocks. Navy had an acceptable topline and looser shoulders shoulders than Green and a longer back. His head shape is within standard and he has a longer narrower muzzle than Green. Navy has one of the loosest tail sets in the litter and is closest to ideal. Navy has the perfect adult Pumi ear set right now (we hope it stays that way). Both testicles are present and appear to be descended.

Temperament
Navy is the most assertive puppy in the litter. He is the first to greet you and leap into activities, even if he does not yet have the physical ability to do them, and displays no fear. Navy is high in sociability with both people and other dogs in the house. He likes to play toys with people and would like to play with the older dogs too, even if they need to remind him gently of manners. He is lower in the pack in terms of toy drive and but highest in assertive play with the other puppies as he often likes to chase the puppy chasing the toy rather than the toy itself.

Green puppy Evaluation

Physical Description
Green is the smaller and more fine boned of the 2 males. He stacked well on the table and showed nice angulation in both the rear and front with straight hocks and elbows. He has a level topline and well positioned shoulders. He has a well shaped head, expressive eyes, and a scissors bite. Green’s tail set is okay but perhaps a little tight when he is excited. His ear set is okay but at this point heavier than the ideal and he will need to have ear hair trimmed as puppy to encourage more lift. Both testicles are present and appear to be descended.

Temperament
Green is high in sociability with both people and other dogs in the house. He likes to snuggle with people and presents a friendly and respectful demeanor to older dogs. He is one of the first to leap into new activities and displays no fear. He is in the middle of the pack in terms of toy drive and assertive play with the other puppies.

MayaLu Pumi A Litter – Evaluation is in

Chris Levy and I did the litter evaluation on 12/29/2012 for Bella’s puppies at 6 weeks and 6 days old. Overall I am pleased with what we are seeing. They are a very even litter with uniform size and features. All appeared to be structurally sound, which we wanted for dogs with performance potential.

As with all litter evaluations the comments are in comparison to the other pups in the litter but we do call out where the dog fits or does not fit the breed standard.

See the individual posts for each pup:
Green (male)
Navy (male)
Red (female)
White (female)
Pink (female)