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Originally Posted by lexx1424  Okay thank you for the info. That is what I thought but I'm just so unsure of what to do. We were really looking to adopt one but I was surprised how the price to adopt a dog at some places is now the same price as buying a dog as we have seen so many adoptions for $350-$400. They said that we could come see the dog this weekend so I didn't know if we should just go check it out to see what it's really like. The puppy was born in June.. what would the dangers be of buying a dog this young, can health problems be avoided if he is only 7-8 weeks old? Sorry but we are new at this and I'm trying to research and find out as much as I can.  |
No reputable breeder will let there pups go before 12 weeks and if they did they probably didn't do health testing and skipped a few other things which could make you end up with a sick pup. Getting a pup that young means there not going to learn socialization and bite inhibition from there mom and litter mates which can be a big problem. They also are going to have to have someone with them all the time for weeks to eat every couple of hours or they could get hypoglycemia and die.