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Originally Posted by Silkygirl21  Okay so I brea my five yr ol silky terrier with a two yr old silky terrier. The puppies are seveven weeks and they will be eight weeks next week. Now the breeder is sending them to their new home when they tunr six weeks. Is that to early? Can health problems occur if they are sent home at eight weeks? |
You should probably be posting this in the Breeders section of the forum to maybe get the answers you need.
That being said, I think puppies at any age can come upon health problems especially if they have pre-existing problems already. On average, 8 weeks is a safe age to go to their new homes as long as they're not too tiny, eat well, play well. The preference for 10-12 weeks over 8 has more to do with puppy and litter/mom socialization especially when we're not referring to the smaller pups who has other things to worry about like hypoglycemia. If the breeder is already sending them home at 6 weeks, were the pups force weened much earlier on? I do hope the pups were doing good on solid foods before the breeder considers sending them off.
