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08-24-2011, 09:24 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape town, South Africa
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| Best age to adopt/rehome puppy? Hi there! In South Africa puppies are usually given up for adoption at 8 weeks. My first two Yorkies were 8 weeks old - the breeder wouldn't wait any longer because they saw nothing wrong with it. I've always believed that puppies should be rehomed at 12 weeks. Am I wrong here?
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08-24-2011, 04:02 PM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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| hi Marlize! So nice to see a fellow South African on here.. I got Ziggy at 8 weeks too. I think most breeders seem fine with it. But, when i'm ready to get Ziggy a baby brother, i intend on finding a breeder who keeps them till 12. i think its important. PLus Ziggy is small so that time would have benefited him alot i think. But i guess its up to us to find this (which is very hard) but i think its doable. I've seen alot of them these days say they release the pups "between 8 and 12 weeks".. thats progress i guess..
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