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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  Yorkies learn a lot from the there mom between 8 and 12 weeks. Socializing and biting are the big things they learn. Also at 8 weeks if the puppy is not with there mom then you will need to stay with them pretty much all the time until they get a bit older because at 8 weeks they have a higher chance of getting hypoglycemia and if that happens when your not there it could result in death. If the breeder doesn't not want to keep the pup until 12 weeks you might want to just look for a different breeder. She sounded like she didn't want to keep them until 12 weeks because she doesn't want to deal with them. |
I agree....and it is much more of an imposition because we DO keep our mommas and their babies separate from everyone else....which is why I have my current momma in my master bathroom with her babies!!! But I leave the babies with her until they go out at 12-14 weeks....she is no longer nursing at all, but she certainly helped me wean these little buggers...they will eat anything she eats, so when she started to eat the gruel, they joined right in...she taught them to lap out of a water bowl...she tauight them manners....pack etiquette....which is still a work in progress.....we are in week 10 and she is teaching them they do NOT get into HER food until she is finished or she invites them there.....she also teaches them when it is play time and when they need to calm down and stop, nap.......defines for them "playing" versus "pestering".....these are all important lessons they need to learn, and momma teaches it well....