All true and thanks for sharing your thoughts. It is a tricky one. From conformation prospective this puppy's type also seems to deviating a lot from the mainstream CAS; lighter in bone; smaller head; not as powerful neck and narrow chest. We love her; my wife and son resisting letting her go; she has a very nice personality; but we are not really after a pet companion.Following the subdivision of massive rural block (16 squared Kilometres) near us, which started about 8-10 years ago, and the building of 100s of small houses, there have been 3 break-ins in our supposedly quiet street in the past year; one of the break ins, the neighbour next to our neighbour found a man in her kitchen; the neighbour opposite to her they stole his ute and drove through two rural fences on his property before going out; the neighbour next to him they stole all his tools from the shed. So, perhaps we keep the pup as a deterrent until we find another suitable CAS, which is not easy to get by in Australia. Will see and will keep you posted...