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topknot · 10-12-2009, 01:58 PM

Back in the 70s and 80s you could find pups available to go by the breeder at 8 weeks in the paper all the time, but again the ones that were concerned for their pups and wanted to make sure they got the best start held them much longer. So 12 weeks have been a norm for me for 27 years. I prefer to make sure they are stronger, more protected, and better socialized, as well as training started.

And I want to be able to judge my pups (result of such and such breeding), I prefer to see how they are turning out to make sure it was a breeding worth it. Was it a good match? Are the pups very nice? One can not really judge if the breeding was good or not if pups leave too young. And by holding on to them longer they get an extra vet check up and the vet can tell so much more!! How is the knees, heart, lungs, etc...And the breeder can see and judge the pup better with its personalities it might have, color, earsets, bite, texture, squareness, and I could go on. Breeding is not just to produce as many puppies as you can, raise them till they start pooping a lot and making a mess. There is a lot more to breeding than that!! It is harder waiting longer before you let the pups go and cost more too, but I am not into this just to produce a pup and sell it!!

I would never buy a pup until it was at least 12 weeks of age. I would want to make sure that my pup got the best start possible and that I could see better as to what kind of quality it might be by waiting. I would not want to buy from that kind of breeder that sold their pups younger than 12 weeks!! JMO - Not the best breeder in my mind. I am sure there are good breeders in your area that wait, and they probably do not advertise in the local papers.

10-12-2009, 01:58 PM	#22
topknot Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GA Posts: 3,787	Back in the 70s and 80s you could find pups available to go by the breeder at 8 weeks in the paper all the time, but again the ones that were concerned for their pups and wanted to make sure they got the best start held them much longer. So 12 weeks have been a norm for me for 27 years. I prefer to make sure they are stronger, more protected, and better socialized, as well as training started. And I want to be able to judge my pups (result of such and such breeding), I prefer to see how they are turning out to make sure it was a breeding worth it. Was it a good match? Are the pups very nice? One can not really judge if the breeding was good or not if pups leave too young. And by holding on to them longer they get an extra vet check up and the vet can tell so much more!! How is the knees, heart, lungs, etc...And the breeder can see and judge the pup better with its personalities it might have, color, earsets, bite, texture, squareness, and I could go on. Breeding is not just to produce as many puppies as you can, raise them till they start pooping a lot and making a mess. There is a lot more to breeding than that!! It is harder waiting longer before you let the pups go and cost more too, but I am not into this just to produce a pup and sell it!! I would never buy a pup until it was at least 12 weeks of age. I would want to make sure that my pup got the best start possible and that I could see better as to what kind of quality it might be by waiting. I would not want to buy from that kind of breeder that sold their pups younger than 12 weeks!! JMO - Not the best breeder in my mind. I am sure there are good breeders in your area that wait, and they probably do not advertise in the local papers. Last edited by topknot; 10-12-2009 at 02:03 PM.