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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

YES, you will very likely have MANY problems, and a very good chance that those problems will be severe and potentially life threatening -- all due to the age these breeders are allowing you to take them - which is just *astounding* to me. In many states, it's so dangerous to release pups this early that it's against the law!!

In addition to just the age related issue -- you have to question just what kind of unethical breeders would even release pups this shockingly early. The fact that they are unethical means their pups were likely improperly bred, the parents were *not* properly tested prior to breeding, they likely lived in very poor conditions that were actually hidden from your view, the Moms/Dads do not get proper care or health maintenance, there are likely congenital issues bred into the line that are just ignored (LP etc), and they are likely not fed the correct nutrition.

In addition to all of that, these puppies will never, ever, ever be properly socialized bc they are being taken WAY too young from their Mom and littermates. That can equal overwhelming behavioral issues down the line that you may not be able to correct bc you cannot change the fact you took them early.

These poor innocent little pups should *not* be taken home until 12 weeks old. If you care anything about them at all -- or about dogs in general and how they should be cared for and respected and/or how we all should consider their well-being and what's best for THEM -- you would not take them home until it was the right time for them.

Please put the puppies well-being first...doing anything less than that is not just negligent, but it would reveal that you aren't in any way yet cognizant as to what it means to be a Mom to a vulnerable little puppy.