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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  You also know that Jackson came from a bad breeder. |
Yep. And if I could do it over again, I would do it the same. I think 9 weeks is a good age personally. I feel he would have been worse off had he had 3 more weeks in that person's house. Not that he was being mistreated or anything but I'm glad I got to begin bonding even earlier with him. Thousands of dogs go to their new homes, big and small, at 8 weeks and are absolutely fine.
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Originally Posted by Ellie May Nine weeks is well within the code of ethics for both the Poodle and Silky Clubs. age requirementsvare hotly debated; however, the US tends to spend much more energy enforcing the 'rules' than other countries. Not everyone loks at the YTCA as the authorty, so not everyone will follow their guidelines. There are fery falud concerns about keeping puppies for too long resulting in reduced individualuzed socialization. Each situation should be assessed separately. There is a large number of YTCA breeders that clearly have a lot to learn.
DHP is necessary. Two to four sets depending on when they are started. The last set shoud be gven at or after 16 weeks. It should be redone a year later, then pick from a variety of protocols. I'd do it no more often than every 3 years.
for my digs though, we do it quite a bit less than that.
Rabies is required.
Lepto should he carefully considered. |
