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Originally Posted by PrincessDiana  While the quality of food is important, I don't think it is of utmost concern. Many dogs are fed absolute junk and many of them lead long, happy, healthy lives. Not many dogs, however, are released prematurely and don't develop problems.
Plus, breeding regulations deal with ethics --- people who feed their dog junk food are still feeding them. JMO. |
I agree, with the exception of the comment that not many dogs released prematurely (I'm assuming you mean 12 weeks) don't develop problems. Although I do not dispute the wisdom of holding them until 12 weeks, I'm not sure that I would state definitively that
most released prior develop problems. Until we have a report that has studied thousands (and I mean several thousand) puppies into adulthood, we really don't have definitive knowledge about the numbers. Ancedotal evidence suggests that many do not have problems. (Of course, this is not reliable either) Much seems to depend upon the individual situation and puppy.
I wasn't making the orginial statement to disagree with the 12 weeks.....I happen to agree this is generally best....just pointing out that in "debates" such as this we often don't apply the same logic and "rules" to everything. What's that old saying, 'what's good for the goose is good for the gander'.....
