I have friends who breed and I will not refer to them..the biggest reason is that they let their babies go at 8 weeks and rarely are they kept to age 12 weeks. For me, 12 weeks are minimum and have most recently placed 20 week old babies. I have found that older babies who have lived with their moms and siblings til 12 weeks of age (at least) have a better idea of doggy behavior and who they are. And, I have never had a new parent tell me that the older puppy had any adjustment problems. Even, retired moms have little difficulties IF the home is chosen with great care...A lot goes into the selection process when a Rini baby leaves my home.. I know this can be ready as patting myself on the back, but that is not the oint. The point is the baby is the most important part of the whole process... |