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Originally Posted by Reinell  Good information - thanks so much for all the responses. I am not sure the schedule for the shots - have not seen pictures yet or seen how big the pups are. They were born Nov 15th.
My male dog was in our care just after 8 weeks and he was eating on his own by the age of 6 or 7 weeks (hard food) and he had teeth etc.
Perhaps if this new puppy is smaller the development may be different than how Rocky was as a 8 week old.
Good to know that the mother teaches the pup - I wasn't too sure of that!
Doing some quick reseach I notcied that many "non-registered breeders" (and also a few registered) say pups ready at 8 weeks - so I think it's a pretty common thing, even with Yorkies. |
Some of my pups are eating on their own by 6 or 7 weeks of age.....but, it is more common that not that yorkies when taken to a new environment they go off food for a period of 24 hours.......hyperglycemia will come into play.....
It's not a common thing with reputable breeders to let puppies go at 8 weeks of age. Only non reputable breeders let their pups go at 8 weeks of age....it's all about the money.....no shots, vet checks, cleaning up poops, washing piddle pads, extra food.......That's it in a nutshell.