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Originally Posted by djackson59  I understand the thinking. But I think that the hostility people are met with, that suggest that their breeder is good even though they have received their puppy before the politically correct age of 12 weeks is not right. There are breeders that are horrible and should not be allowed to operate. But I also hope that there are good breeders that go beyond the typical and look at each puppy that is born individually and don't let them go until they are truly ready. I hope that there are breeders that are not ruled by the 12 week rule. There may be a puppy that is ready at 8 weeks and others that aren't ready until 15 weeks. |
It's not so black & white, IMO. A breeder letting a pup go at say... 10 weeks, is suddenly going to NOT be a reputable breeder, simply for that one reason? That logic just doesn't make sense to me. There's a lot of crappy breeders who probably keep their pups until 12+ weeks, that doesn't automatically make them a
good breeder, either.