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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I think this could be an interesting discussion if it were conducted with some trust and humor on both sides, which I don't think will happen.
However, Belle Noir, you say that in your experience, small dogs have the worst bite inhibition - this could argue that small dogs SHOULD have an extra four weeks to learn inhibition, since they apparently don't pick up on it as quickly.
BTW, I totally disagree with your comments on Cesar Milan, but since that doesn't appear to be the main thrust of your post, I won't comment further. There's lots of discussion on this topic in Training. |
I will say that I got Jackson at 9 weeks old but by that point, he was already almost 6lbs. He never had a biting problem, ever. He also was very easy to house break. I was glad that he did not have another three weeks in the house he was at and that I got him to MY house sooner. Not that it was a "bad" house per day... but she was not a good breeder, and never did any type of socializing, or any of that, and I think he would have been even more shy had he been left there until 12 weeks old. I think he was better off being with me.
However, I think a pup should be with it's mother until 12 weeks in most situations, no matter what the breed. I think it would be very beneficial to any pup, honestly.
On the other side of things, my dad got his JRT/Shihtzu mix at the age of 7 weeks and she was a terrible biter. You could not even play with her for the first few months because she'd constantly just bite you. She still is not potty trained properly and goes in the house practically every day at 4 years old. She's very growly and will still bite if she is annoyed. However, I don't really think this was necessarily a matter of being taken too young, but a training issue.
So who knows, really.