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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  If you don't care for the advice don't take it, but on whose opinion do you base this as poor advice, your own? |
Are you implying my opinion is less valid than yours?
People have been breeding Yorkies in this country for as many years as they have in the US. We have a kennel club that reciprocates with AKC and The Kennel Club (UK). Our dogs are no less fine than yours. But our puppies go to their homes as early as 6 weeks and they do just fine.
Different is not necessarily better or worse. If your standards work for you, I am not suggesting you change them. It is fine to give your opinion of the subject to others, but I don't think it is fair to do it in a way that condemns those who disagree with your opinion. The fact is, thousands of dogs (millions, if you count the ones from before this 12 week trend started) have lived long, healthy, well-adjusted lives having left their mothers before 12 weeks of age. And thousands of them continue to do so today, in other countries. It works. It has worked for decades. And it works well. I see absolutely no reason to change it.
My own opinion...which is every bit as valid as yours...is that a puppy bonds best while it is still in its dependency stage, before the independent and exploration stage sets in. Puddin' got that stage at about 11 weeks.
You may believe whatever you want, but you cannot ignore the fact that,
all over the world puppies are going to their homes between 6 and 8 weeks of age and growing into thriving, well-adjusted dogs.