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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Puppies are mouth-focused for quite a while as pups - it's just the way they communicate and learn about their world right now. When the puppy mouths inappropriately, you should "squeal" just like his littermate would if he hurt the littermate -- that's a language the puppy understands. He will get less mouthy as he grows from this current stage. He wouldn't be quite as mouthy had he stayed w/ his Momma until 12 weeks, which is the age yorkies *should* stay with their Momma before going to a new home. The Momma teaches them / socializes them during this crucial time. Because you have him too early, you will be required to act as his teacher as he knows nothing right now, he's just a clean little slate.
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You are now momma to a puppy that was removed from his real momma way too early. Like Ann stated, this is all life lessons taught to puppies by their mommas....when you remove them from momma too early, you are now responsible for doing all the teaching the pup has been deprived of. You would probably do well to buy a book, a good book on puppy development, so you will know what you are going to have to do to meet this baby's needs and teach all the lessons he is not getting from his momma. Unfair to call him an aggressive puppy....he is just a puppy that is trying to learn about his world all by himself because he was wrenched from his momma way too early.
People selling puppies way before they are psychologically ready to be separated from their mommas, are cheating these puppies out of valuable life lessons taught to them by their mommas. Of course selling puppies way before they are psychologically mature enough to be separated from mommas, provides "breeders" a cheap way out...maybe out the cost of ONE vaccination, but new owner gets all the headaches and all the inconveniences of teaching baby stuff momma would have taught the baby. But the
dog peddler gets their money in pocket and does not have to foot all the bills more reputable breeders assume as a cost of producing healthy, round rounded puppies.