We picked up our new wolf-deterrent about 3 weeks ago from a rescue (her mom was a rescue that they took in, not knowing she was pregnant).
We had a lab for several years before he passed, and he was a tricky one. Quite anxious and required a ton of work. For those reasons we tried to find a dog with a bit more chill (or as much as you can discern from the foster family). Turns out so far it was a great move. She's alarmingly well behaved and aside from some typical bitey behaviour she's already quite pleasant.
The isolation has been very helpful for me (in this regard only). The original plan was to get one during the summer so my wife could help out as I work from home and she's a teacher. This covid business has given us 5 months of tag-team dog managing, so as far as handling a puppy goes, it's been perfect.
She's on a similar weight trajectory as the one mentioned above... about 2-3 pounds per week. It's pretty insane to see the difference so quickly.
