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Originally Posted by mscat  I am glad you took the male puppy back to the breeders. If he was only 9 weeks, and you had him for three, then he was only 6 weeks. You are absolutely correct, he was way too young to be away from his mother and littermates. 12 weeks is the reccomended age for a Yorkie puppy to leave . my concern is why take anther pup at this age? When you have already been through this with the male? He could have easily died. Perhaps, waiting anther 2 1/2 weeks would have been a lot safer, and better decision . I know it is difficult to wait until a puppy is old enough, however, as you know, it makes all the difference in the world.
I hope that the little female will be ok. And i believe that your going to be in contact with the breeder, and know the signs to look out for.  |
I have to agree on this one...
You done right in taking him back, but you should have waited and not brought his sister home with you. Even at nine weeks old that is still to young for a Yorkie to taken away from the mother. The breeder should have known better than to let the little boy go at six weeks in the first place. To me and mind you this is just my opinion, there is nothing more important than the health and happiness of my puppies. And taking them away from the dam too soon can cause all kinds of problems many of which the puppy may not recover from. I have never let one of my babies leave my home before 12 weeks and have been known to keep a couple of them until they were a full six months old just because I thought they needed the extra time with the dam. I hope all goes well for you with the little female, just be sure to keep a close eye on her for any kind of changes, even the tiniest one.