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Originally Posted by tammy8833  puppies start weaning at 4 weeks (when teeth are presented) to moist hard food...usually completed with regular nursing at 6.5 weeks..mom is off doing her own thing...coming in to check on them..to play with them and so forth but feeding is very irregular...
i have read where some breeders on here have to their knowledge the best technique..keeping the puppies to 12 weeks due to weaning and the mothers training not vaccinating till later...but something i read and have experienced is that once the puppies have been weaned which is usually 6-7 week of age they are no longer seen as their puppies but as members of the pack.
hand sanitizer doesn't boost their immunities, vaccinations do. mothers immunities are not suppressed because she is already done feeding them herself by time vaccinations are started...i havent seen mothers feed past 7 weeks, except for the occasional "quick drink" ...just like humans breast feeding, some do it longer than necessary in my opinion. not all dogs continue later in the puppies life
my puppies are healthy, happy, social and in loving homes i let mine go around 8-9 weeks old...if i had a small one..which they have all always been close to the same size..i would hold it back but never had that happen. they are all vet checked at 6 weeks after the first vaccination..always a good report..then they are vet checked when the new owner picks them up and always had a good report...so ill stick with what im doing it works for me, my puppies, dogs and clients..but new information is always something to look at[/QUOT
I, perfer 12 to 16 weeks..BUT mine only go to previous owners and they have waited perhaps a year or two..so a few weeks longer does not matter to them...it does to me and the puppy. |
and that the practice you are comfortable with...and thats what you do..
my opinion is different but im not trying to say my way is right for you but sharing with you want i do..
if you are a show breeder i completetly understand keeping them so much longer and making people wait years for a puppy...but im not going to make people feel like they are beneathe me and saying prove it to me you are worth my time...im going to treat them like i would anyone else..and take the information that i receive from them such as, comments, education, body language and their personality and if i see red flags and i do deny them it will be with respect...i have turned people down my self...but i start early in talking with the possible new owners and take time getting to know them...and you can learn a lot about a person if you listen