Also when talking to the breeder, if you can't get a blanket that smells like mommy, I sent a stuffed toy for the entire litter to play with, to this day it's still one of his favourites. It came home smelling like mommy and siblings.
I got my boy at 9-10ish weeks, and while he turned out ok, it took ALOT of work for him to be that good, and my breeder had 3 litters going at once, so she rotated all of the pups and moms, and allowed each dog individual time each day with momma just to play and socialize. She offered a very intense socialization program. When I got Harley home, he luckily knew how to play nice with other dogs, BUT HE HADN'T LEARNED NOT TO BITE, having animal training experience I learned in advanced how to teach him myself. It was not easy, and it took ALOT of nibbles and steady training for him to learn how to play safely with me. I recommend the extra time with the parents, if you're not experienced in training animals, it can be difficult for you to learn fast enough to teach the pup in this vital stage.
For the long ride, bring puppy pads (not sure if someone said that or not), you do not want to let them go potty outside at rest stops because they are not vaccinated/boostered. You will want to offer the puppy pad in a clean restroom somewhere other animals haven't been (or if you're vehicle has room you can do it in the back seat when stopped, but that could get messy
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Welcome to YT and good luck with pup
