The 12 week rule is a good thing,itīs obviously a rule made in the best interest of the puppy and I get that..I respect it
But lecturing every single newbie about it (especially if they already have their puppy at home) isnt going to change how things are done outside the US.
The people who join a forum like this are adults,and I must say that I find it very irritating when someone asks a question or says that they have had their pup since it was (example) 7 weeks old,and instead of being awnsered with the info they need,they get lectured as if they were badly behaved children.
I just think itīs more helpful to the owner and to the puppy to keep an open mind and understand that ALOT of people who join YT are
NOT from the US,and those people may very well have recieved their puppy at an age you do not agree with,but going on and on about how bad that is and how awful breeders outside the US are (implying they do not care for their pups etc) is not going to change how things are done in another country
We are not dealing directly with international breeders,we are dealing with yorkie owners and owners to be,so as much as we go on and on about it and lecture them,we arent going to change anything.
So why not just be helpful instead of judgemental?
Example: A newbie has her -7+ week puppy at home? Ok,so acording to America,thatīs not ideal,but itīs done..So lets teach those people how to properly care for that puppy and keep it strong and healthy.
Being hostile just makes people not want to come back,they leave without the info they needed,and what good is that to the puppy??