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Originally Posted by alimorgeron  I just wanted to say that I brought my 8 week old yorkie baby home this past saturday. She is the smartest little girl ever! Since Saturday, I have taught her to sit and play with her ball. She has not even cried at night once since coming home. She has an awesome appetite and drinks LOTS of water. when I put her in her crate and she wimpers, I am working on the "quiet" command. She is even picking that up. She wakes me in the middle of the night to go potty on her pad... she is a VERY healthy and out going puppy. I feel as though, as long as you are home all day and can devote the time to your pup, then 8 weeks is fine to bring them home. My breeder is the best I know and she is 10000% reputable. She is in this puppies life while at her home and even now at her forever home. I would never buy from any other breeder just because she let's her babies go at 8 weeks. My Toodles is doing awesome and has a health check from the vet that clarifies that!! I will listen to my vet before any article or person. The vet to my pet is like my doctor to me... they know best.. just saying☺ |
Unless you are a momma dog, you just have NO idea what you need to be doing at any given week to best enhance the emotional and mental and physical development of a puppy that has been separated from momma too early. As far as a "concerned, knowledgable breeder", how many vaccinations had your baby had when you took him home? Vaccinations given before 8 weeks are useless....effective vaccinations start at 8 weeks and are given at least 3 weeks apart..... an ethical breeder would never send an unvaccinated puppy out to a new home, unprotected from at least the core diseases.....you just care too much for your puppies to do that to them, never mind a new owner. It is such a heartbreak to lose a brand new baby, right after you get your baby home, to parvo because the breeder saved some big bucks by sending puppies out early enough so the breeder can dodge the added expense of vaccinations on her pups. Shows a great lack of interest in the puppies as well as the new owner....just saying!