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Originally Posted by kkubas  Just an Update for everyone-
I did get her at 8 weeks. She is fine. She lived with 6 other dogs and a cat. I was really worried she would be very depressed when I took her home but she was SO HAPPY! So playful and loving and she was attached to me immediately (so cute!) She did have fleas and worms so I took her to the vet the next day and He took care of that stuff. I am crate training her. She sleeps in HER bed on my bed at night, but during the days she is in the crate while i'm at work. I come home on my lunch break and feed, potty and play with her everyday and then she's is back in the crate. I leave a shirt in her crate with her (the one I sleep in the night before) as well as some toys and food and water. She was having separation anxiety... BAD. I couldn't even take a shower without her trying to jump in the tub with me and crying and shaking. I was so worried I called the vet and they told me to get her rescue remedy. I gave it to her this morning and when I showered, no barking. When I put her in the crate this morning, no barking or crying. She is 100% different. Its great! She loves her new home and she is very happy.
Yes, maybe she was too young to come home, but honestly I would rather have her with me than have fleas and worms at her breeders house. (All the dogs had them) She is spoiled rotten and does great on the potty pads!
I appreciate all the support and advise, you guys are VERY helpful! I have received many encouraging messages and sincerely appreciate it. I now realize that some people on here can be a little overboard and completely RUDE but it doesn't get to me. Just because I brought her home early and work full time doesn't mean I'm a bad mom or that I don't love her and want the best for her. I work so I can provide a nice home and things for my pets and myself and I'm sorry if that offends you. |
i don't mean to be rude here at all, but when you think of a good/bad breeder and how their dogs should be, doesn't the fact that this pup had bad fleas and worms make you see that the breeder was not a very responsible one and didn't really take the best care for his/her puppies? a good breeder would not allow such a thing to happen to their pups. i hate to say it, but this breeder was most likely in it for the money and not for the bettering of the breed. this doesn't mean your pup won't be ok and do fine in life, but i personally would feel bad supporting a breeder like that. i took a lot of grief for getting my pup so young, but at least her breeder took really good care of her health wise and she didn't come to me with fleas and worms and problems.
