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Originally Posted by Einstein1

Here in the south, if you are not getting a pup from a "breeder" it is often times customary to pick up your pup at six weeks. I've been following Sarahbear on Yorkie talk since she brought her pup home at around six weeks. In my opinion, she knows what she is doing, and her pup is doing quite well because of her due dilligence. I also brought my yorkie home at six weeks. He is now sixteen weeks, and some of Sarahbear's explpoits that she has shared here, has really helped me with my young pup and entertained me. Now that being said, I can also see, and would reccomend that a yorkie pup not come home to a new parent until ten to fourteen weeks. But mine coming home to me at such an early age, he has a big jump on all his preliminary training. Also, having gone through these early weeks with my baby, I would not have done it any other way, because our bond is that much stronger.

Getting your puppy very young does not make the bond stronger. There are many people who have rescued adult dogs and had a bond even stronger then those who have had a puppy. The reason they say 12 weeks is because the mother club of yorkies that knows what is best for yorkies says 12 weeks. There are a few exceptions but when looking for a reputable breeder you do not want one that gives there pups away before 12 weeks it's a big red flag and most breeders who do that don't do health and genetic testing or all the other things that are important to making sure they are bettering the breed and doing everything they can to insure they are going to have healthy puppies.