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Originally Posted by Corfield  I am interested.
I suppose the point is that I dont have to look into the source articles. I am willing to accept the many authors of the articles I posted that cite some of those studies as reasonable authorities on the subject.
One is written by a vet, the other in a book written by a vet, one by a behaviourist etc ... they are interlocking ie they support each others findings.
The people claiming otherwise here cant cite anything of any quality.
Even if they did cite something, the best we'd end up wit here - it seems to me - is that there is NO certainty that homing a puppy at 7 weeks plus is categorically incorrect, cruel, irresponsible etc.
I'd add much of this research has been around for many years - there is no excuse for people claiming expertise to have not heard of it / read it etc in forming the opinions they express here as the law on the matter. It may be the "latest" research but it isnt new by any means.
I am not the one going around lecturing potential owners or other breeders and bullying people. |
I'd gotten the wrong impression I guess from the way you kept almost bullying Lovetodream88 for "scientific" sources for her statements, I thought maybe you had research data to back your own up. Thought maybe you were a stickler for actual research data - otherwise, information posted is merely someone's impressions taken from a study, without knowing if they read the entire work, understood the premise and conclusions, assessed the facts properly and passed all pertinent data on in their article written to make the point they want. And who knows what was left out in the passing? Sometimes things we might want to know!
I'm no breeder but am interested in tiny, toy dogs who sometimes don't weigh more than 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. when they leave home and go off to the great unknown, being old enough to have the very best chance at good health and success in life the breeder can manage - or why bother breeding? The proffered research seems to indicate a 12 week old pup fares better in mortality, health, learning ability and ability to settle himself and quieten than one separated earlier - all things that may literally save a dog's life when he's living with a new owner who may not be that cautious or patient with a tiny, yelping puppy who can't seem to learn fast enough.
What do you all think?