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Originally Posted by Lilytron You let puppies go at 5-6 weeks? Poor babies! |
Hello!
First, there is nothing "poor" about our baby Yorkies. And, if you read what I wrote in it's entirety you will see I do not let them go until they are they are
totally self-sufficient ~ which means they are no longer dependent on suckling "Mini" ~ they have baby teeth, are feeding themselves and can gnaw a carrot down to nothing! You can imagine what they can do to "Mini's" teats ~ and they will try to suckle if they can get hold of her!
They're independent, play tug-a-war, growling, tumbling and wrestling during waking hours, then falling into a heap with or without their siblings to sleep. Our puppies are held daily from birth, they love people and are social butterflies ~ they're intelligent, learn fast and will fall all over themselves at the sound of the doorbell!
When they leave our home they are very strong, healthy, fat little roly-poly's and they're ready to go. We do not kennel our Yorkies. We do not ship our Yorkies. We warn against combining small children and small dogs. We firmly educate adoptive parents not to allow their feet to touch outside ground until they have had all their vaccinations and Vet approval, this includes their own fenced yards unless free of bird feeders, cat waste, other dogs & any form of insecticides.
To be perfectly honest I have seen some very fragile "twelve week old Yorkies" and I suspect there are Breeders out there who cannot read a calendar and who are very confused as to what month their Yorkies were born! And, I have known and talked to more than one Yorkie owner who purchased a one or two pound baby Yorkie at "twelve weeks" and ended up with a twelve and thirteen pound "Porky-Yorkie"! Those babies are the "Poor" ones, and not my strong, healthy, roly-poly little balls of teeth, muscle, sinew, fat and fur who are more than ready to go when they are picked-up or delivered to their new owners.
I know my saying this is going to make Breeders angry, especially those advertising "Pocket Yorkies" and "Toy Yorkies" and "Tiny Yorkies", which we all know there is no such classification ~ but if your Baby Yorkie needs twelve weeks,
three months!, to be healthy enough to leave home then I think it's obvious who the "poor babies" are.