GOT IT!!!!
ma·ven | \ ˈmā-vən \ variants: or less commonly mavin Definition of maven : one who is experienced or knowledgeable : EXPERT Raising the Independent puppy Choosing the puppy who didn’t choose you, is a journey to building a working partnership. A challenge I must have wanted and one that I am just beginning to appreciate. I love a confident and strong-minded pup, but a little softness is okay-biddable is easy to work with. Independent is not as easy. I love the process of building foundation and relationship with a pup, but am basically a lazy trainer. Can't really know what you are producing if you don't work with their brains, even with all the effort involved. Early training tells you a lot about your pups. I love a “natural” for many reasons. A natural retrieve, or the pup that follows you and glues to your skin when you sit on the ground with them, is pretty likely to be an easier pup. Recalls are everything. A pup who doesn’t want