@Knipper:
Husband has never had the puppy experience and really wants to pick the puppy. We discussed adoption and decided when we get our acreage in a few years, we will adopt an older dog from BRAT.
We want to drive. We love road trips and almost always took Blaze with us, so we want to get puppy started early.
I looked at FoPaw's, but it looks like they already have their puppies. Husband wants to wait till Feb/March to pick up puppy. He just needs some more time. So we'll wait and see.
FoPaws bred a second litter that will be due in Mid to Late December, so would not be ready till March time frame.
Also, note that you will not find many breeders (responsible breeders) that will let you "pick" a puppy. Breeders get to know their potential puppy people and will place the puppy that best fits the home, as they know the temperments of the pups and what would work best in what home, at least 99% of the time. There may be times when they might have two the same and a choice might be possible, but not usual