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FlDebra · 12-04-2010, 07:24 AM

Good luck with your tiny puppy. I hope that is one pound rounded down -- and hopefully closer to 2 pounds. Most breeders recommend puppies stay with mom and siblings for 12 weeks minimum and reach a weight of 2 pounds. There are many dangers for a one pound pup, they are so much more fragile than you may realize. Be careful -- especially with your MUCH larger dog. They can injure these little ones when they are only trying to be friendly and play.

I don't want to dampen your new arrival -- just issuing extra caution. As for good books -- I would start here on YT. There are plenty of great "stickies" -- the posts at the beginning of each forum that are marked to stay there for good.

12-04-2010, 07:24 AM	#12
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	Good luck with your tiny puppy. I hope that is one pound rounded down -- and hopefully closer to 2 pounds. Most breeders recommend puppies stay with mom and siblings for 12 weeks minimum and reach a weight of 2 pounds. There are many dangers for a one pound pup, they are so much more fragile than you may realize. Be careful -- especially with your MUCH larger dog. They can injure these little ones when they are only trying to be friendly and play. I don't want to dampen your new arrival -- just issuing extra caution. As for good books -- I would start here on YT. There are plenty of great "stickies" -- the posts at the beginning of each forum that are marked to stay there for good. __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard Last edited by FlDebra; 12-04-2010 at 07:26 AM.