Izzie was around 14 weeks old, Toby was 4.5 months, and I ended up with Madlyn right after her 8 week mark. And I know that was too young. I wasn't supposed to get her until 12 weeks, but I guess the lady I got her from had to go out of town for an emergency with her mother, and her husband wasn't too keen on the idea of being responsible for them while she was gone. He was very reluctant, so she gave us the option to take her early . I opted to do so because I know how bad of a job MY boyfriend does when he's forced to do something he's not happy about. That, and she said the pups mom was running from them more than anything. This lady had taken over for her mom who bred yorkies for years and years, but she finally stopped when her husband retired. So she took it on , but she said this would be her first and last litter because when it came down to it, she couldn't stomach docking their tails. She flat out refused. And then the price dropped dramatically and the deposit I had put down became the actual payment. she probably could have gotten a lot more out of me had she waited. I was expecting to pay a lot more. But she didn't. That surprised me. So yeah , anyway, she came home to me 3.5 weeks too early. She did make improvement today with the howling. It wasn't so dramatic and long. But then most of the time I have her tethered to me just to keep the peace. |