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Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I'm glad you are having success with him, but so many people experience biting problems and difficulty housebreaking when they are taken away from the mother too soon. Mama helps teach biting inhibition as well as beginning housetraining. Few people post on threads simply to give someone a hard time, they are trying to help you and protect you from heartbreak. We've had lots of people lose there dogs due to illness, because they were simply too young to be exposed to certain things. People tell you not to drink and drive, and some people will say that they drink and drive all the time, and never had any problems, does this mean it's safe? No, of course not, they have been really lucky, and that's true of you too. I hope you don't advise people on buying or flying a pup this young, just because it worked out ok with you. If you read enough threads, you will learn it hasn't worked out so well for many others. By the way, Joey didn't start barking until after 6 months, so just because he's not barking now, it doesn't mean that he won't ever have a barking problem. I would never buy a dog this young, it's not that I doubt my own capabilities; it because I think you should do everything you can to ensure that the dog has the best chances of success. I was really relieved when your baby made the flight ok, I can't tell you how worried I was, I think you should consider yourself very lucky indeed.

.....I couldn't agree more....