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Originally Posted by lilgidget  I also got Gidget at 6 weeks and 1.3 lbs. I trained her on the pee pads since she hadn't had her shots. When we went outside, she rode in a pet stroller. Didn't put her on the ground until she had all her shots. I free fed her on hard puppy food (Royal Canin). She was 4 years old this past January and is a healthy 5.6 lbs. |
I brought Jax home at 12 weeks and 26 ounces (so about 1.6 lbs). He seemed awfully fragile at the time, but he’s now between 11 and 12 months and a more robust (almost) four and a half pounds. It just takes a lot more time and attention to raise a pup from such a small size, especially if there are medical issues.
I’m more curious as to why a breeder would sell such a young pup than why someone would buy one. To a large extent, buyers who want a certain, popular breed of puppy — especially during a pandemic, when travel often isn’t possible — have to choose what’s available. Sadly, if all the local breeders are selling pups at six or eight weeks, a potential buyer who says “I’m going to wait until the pups are 12 weeks old” might not be able to find one.
But it’s still a red flag, to me, if a breeder is selling pups so young and small. It gives an appearance, at least, that the breeder prioritizes money over the health of the puppies. And it *could* be a red flag that the breeder is not being honest about the puppies themselves — their genetic health or likely growth, for example.