from experience....we did 7.5 weeks.
pros: she is super adapted to our lives in every way possible, she learned a ton of tricks in the early weeks and knows a lot of them well still. she is the cutest little bundle of joy and had i waited until 12 weeks i would have missed so much of her puppy stages
cons: biting is still happening and nipping and chewing hands at 6 months old, if she'd stayed with mom that would be gone, the risks to health and the obvious risks of getting a pup at 8 weeks from a person who has NO breeding experience is pretty dangerous in terms of the health issues that could come up. you have no idea what kind of background the pup will have when dealing with a breeder who doesn't know what they are doing or just had pups for the fun of it. yorkie breeding is a very deep and researched thing to get into, not something a person should be doing that only wants puppies nad then gives away the ones that they don't want. you won't know anything about the size and health of the pup you are getting. and i'm not trying to scare you or be rude, just giving you a warning that you might be getting into a situation where you don't know all the health risks and information you should know.
but good luck on finding the perfect dog, if i were you, i'd advise this friend to keep ALL Puppies until at least 12 weeks of age with their mother...and also advise her to next time research and learn A LOT more about breeding dogs before just deciding she wants to have puppies without any knowledge of breeding before hand.
good luck!! |