I disagree with you MIZBROWN. Puppies have personalities.They start to develop them well in advance of 14 weeks. By 6 weeks (or even earlier)you can tell the status of your puppy in the pack and can see who is shy and introverted and who is outgoing. I am very conscious of his behavior and constantly work with him with his training to prevent him from barking excessively. I understand that he has a lot of changes to go through but the foundation of his personality is there.
He has had 2 sets of vaccines and goes for his 3rd in 4 days. He has been going to Doggie daycare since he was 12 weeks old. Some may disagree but I feel sheltering them to much isn't a good thing, but totally understand that some folks wouldn't feel the same. He is hardly and very healthy so I let him walk everywhere. I guess it's just an individual choice. I would never have let him walk around if the Best Buy folks hadn't said it was ok, I'm really paranoid about not offending people or causing a scene.
I guess I need to focus more on all the nice comments from people on the street then let the negatives get to me
