Wow.. people offer you help and advice and you come back to slap them in the face? I know you're young, (and I am too, by the way) but didn't your momma teach you any manners??? No one thought you couldn't do it, we just knew the risks. We also knew that the law was being broken flying this puppy that young. We feared for DJ AND we feared for YOU and the heartache you could have had. Thank God you didn't, but I think you should learn to be a little more thankful of that instead of throwing it back in people's faces, when they were only trying to help. Yes, there were some frustrated people who's posts may have come off wrong, but that's to be expected when someone asks for help and then refuses to listen to advice given and essentially tells them they know nothing because a "vet" told you different.
All that said, I am glad DJ is doing so well, and I hope for both your sakes that it continues. You are no where near out of the woods yet, keep that in mind. Things can still pop up, so be mindful of him and his behavior. My first dog, we got at 4 weeks - mom died. While I loved that dog to pieces, at around 8-12 months the devil came outta him and he was very difficult to manage. Not having his mom affected him in a million different ways, and we didn't see some of the issues pop up until later in life.
I truly hope that in the end you've learned that a puppy should stay with it's momma until it's older - I understand that this wasn't possible in this case, however, I am hopeful you are keeping this in mind when talking to other people - don't make it seem like it's ok to take a pup at 6 weeks, it's not. You have been lucky, you have no idea how lucky. Sadly, so many of us do know from personal experience.
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