What I’m reading is to be careful of the who you buy your dog from. Working dog breed is better then show breed. I guess the temperament is better, maybe less problems with hips? What’s the best way to find a good breeder?
Try to buy from a breeder who has imported his breeding stock from Germany or Austria.Those countries produce the best dogs,breeding for good body and sound temperment.
People interested in a working dog are looking for a good, healthy example of the traits for which a given breed was bred. They’re not looking for a pet, they’re not going to jump on the latest bandwagon as far as appearance, bone structure or what have you.
Several breeds have been severely set back or almost ruined by unscrupulout pet breeders. As a for instance, you’d be far better off with a Labrador Retriever bred from a field champion line. They’re smarter and healthier. What you get that might be a surprise would be a very high energy dog that remains that way well into adulthood. It’ll be a dog with an irrepressable urge to retrieve.
Such a Lab will not settle down into the happy-go-lucky, almost lazy loveable oaf that most people seem to believe is the predominant trait, until he is getting on up in years, close to a decade old. These traits are predominant in Labs bred for pets because that’s what pet owners think they want. What has come along with this, though, is hip problems, obesity and a general loss of intelligence and drive. The “block head” aesthetic preference has gotten so out of hand as to interfere with whelping as well, in some instances. People can be so stupid about this sort of thing, and the AKC isn’t necessarily helping matters.
She's a great dog. They have free training for the dogs they sell.
Even if you can't afford, or abide the 2-3 year wait list for one of their dogs, their books will tell you how to locate a good breeder.