I agree with that too. Seeing the temperament of other dogs in the family can be a good indicator of how the puppy will (can?) turn out. I've had four Brittany

I agree with that too. Seeing the temperament of other dogs in the family can be a good indicator of how the puppy will (can?) turn out. I've had four Brittany spaniels, two from early puppy stage, and two from adult stage. The two that I had from a puppy were wonderful dogs for me and my family. The two that were adopted as adults had acquired a variety of odd behaviors; one of them we were able to put up with, the other one was too destructive and eventually we had to relocate to a farm with more space than we had in the suburbs. I now have an almost 2-year-old border collie that I first saw when she was 5 weeks old. Border collies in general have some particular tendencies that I'm still working on with her, but in general her temperament is very good. For what it's worth, I did peruse the local shelter for a while before adopting a puppy from a farm.