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Is 7 weeks too young to come home? :confused: I just found out that the little boy I am getting today is just 7 weeks. The breeder says he is eating great. Is that too young? |
Wow that is pretty young. Any pup younger than 8 wks is even illegal in some states. How much does he weigh? I got mine at 8 wks old and he only weighed 1.2 lbs. It was pretty stressful for me and the pup. Most breeders like to keep them until they are 12 weeks old. So much of their social skills are learned from the mom and their litter mates during this period. |
Yeah, it is young.:( See if you could convince the breeder to let her stay with the mother longer. |
That's really too young. |
O yea....Thats way to young...Your not supost to bring a yorkie until they are at least 12 wks old...I won't even want to buy from a breeder who is giving away a puppy at 7 weeks...That would turn me away in a heart beat!!! |
Breeder says momma wont feed the babies any more. Is this common? |
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Yes, that is too young.:( |
In one word YES unless this dog is a Lab or some other large dog, but a yorkie , you may be looking at a lot of vet bills if you take it at this age. Just the stress of being taken away from it mom and siblings can be enough to make this puppy very sick. If this breeder is in such a hurry to sell these puppies I would question her reason and look else where. Red flags are up big time. Debbie Ray www.sumtoiyorkies.com |
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that's really young for a smaller breed puppy BUT around here they sale them at 6 weeks. i got both of mine young and they didn't even have their little teeth hardly through their gums yet but they are fine now! wet the dry dog food so it will be soft enough to eat! if you don't mind where are you getting your yorkie from? you can pm me please i'm curious about local breeders. who is your vet ? make sure you ahve what you need for the puppy and a vet to check out also! good luck and welcome to yt and yorkies! they are the bestest! |
I got Chachi at 6 weeks. You just have to be careful. Chachi became stressed and got diahrea. It is much better to get them about 10-12 weeks |
Way too young for a small breed puppy. With the smaller Yorkies, they should be about 12 weeks old to leave. Good Luck, Teri:animal-pa |
I got Luna at 9 weeks. Still too young, I think:( She was so very sick, vomiting, not eating, went hypoglycemic on us in the middle of the night, $730 emergency vet bill:eek:!!!!!:eek: She's now just about 12 weeks and still isn't eating right and has poor manners, so I have to teach her how to play nicely. The usual methods I used with Starr in getting her to stop biting so hard during play aren't working (saying OW really loud or yelping). She bites even harder. I know you're excited to get your baby, but is there any way that it can stay longer? I'd hate to see you go through all the bad things that we are dealing with. Good luck, either way:love: Tracy and Luna |
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Please, Please, Please read the following thread about my experience with bringing Adie home at 7 weeks. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...&highlight=Lou I DON'T want to see another Yorkie Talk member go through what I went through. And I don't want another little one to suffer the way my baby did. On top of that, Adie cost me over $2500.00 in medical bills, primarily because the breeder and I both thought that with all of my rescue work and working with special needs dogs, I could handle it! The money isn't the issue though. That puppy you want needs to be eating food on its own and developed enough to survive without it's litter mates. If the breeder won't hold your puppy till she is 12 weeks old then PLEASE find another breeder and advise this breeder that she is asking for trouble. Good Luck and let us know how it turns out! We Care. Lou |
Everyone seems to agree that this little boy is too young. Fine, he might be eating great on his own but the extra time with his mom and littermates is essential to getting a great dog. He will learn proper dog behavior from them, such as not biting too hard and all kinds of things. He'll be a better pet for you and probably won't suffer from separation anxiety when you have to leave him on his own. An older puppy is more receptive to learning. At this point, their mother is not cleaning up after them and they are more work for the breeder but she really should keep him a few more weeks. Debbie was 10 weeks old when I brought her home and even though she is still little at three pounds, never had any eating problems. She is not destructive and is a great little girl. I know you can't wait to bring him home but please hang in a little longer. You'll be glad you did. |
I got Coco at 6.5 weeks and she is doing fine so far :) |
You're lucky that Coco is doing so well and I hope that continues. Physically that's great but mentally they need to be around other dogs so they can learn proper dog behavior. I hope Coco has others she can learn from. By the way she is adorable in your avatar. |
I would see if the breeder can keep your new baby longer. If she is a reputable breeder she will have no prob. |
thank you for the advice! my husband has been the one talking to the breeder and such and i think i am going to give her a call and see what is going on. as bad as I want the little fella here i do want him healthy. this place is the best. thanks so so much. |
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I would definitely find out more information about the breeder as well. That sends up red flags all over the place for someone that wants to send one away that young. |
The general drift of this pup being too young, is my opinion also. It isn't just the learning this pup needs to do with its mom and litter mates, but also is has just gone through weaning. I find with my puppies the weaning process puts stress on them. Add the stress of vaccinations, a new world to explore plus a new home and being away from what it is familiar with , will bring on a lot of very scary problems such as hypoglycemia, things like coccidia can become prevalent and a problem, digestive upsets just because there was too much put onto the pup at too young an age. All that can run very high Vet bills and/or death. And yes, once completely weaned that's when puppies are the most work for the breeder and the most messes to clean up. You really do not want to buy from a breeder that would sell that young. |
I got my yorkie at 7 weeks, and now he is 10 month old and very healfy. I know many people who bought yorkies at this age, and puppiess are just fine. But it's better to keep him for sozialisation. For example...my was very hyper at 7 weeks, he didn't gave me any sleep time, he always wanted to play, and bark and running.... It was very difficult days for me. |
It is too young. The woman I got Cowboy from wanted me to take him at 6 weeks. I say "No Way!" At 7 weeks, she said "Hey, if you don't want him, others are asking for him". I did want him...terribly so. I had already paid $500 down. I took him at 7 weeks and, thank God, all went well. However, I do know that things could have gone wrong. People who force you to take a dog early are the ones that generally will never take a call from you afterward. There is much more to it than a pup being able to eat food and drink water. I hope you end up with a pup that is happy, healthy, and brings you many MANY years of happiness! |
Bindi isn't home yet, he's 9 weeks and under a pound. I think he's too small too travel and don't want to risk his health. I told my breeder that I would wait until he's about 12 to 13 weeks - he should gain more weight by then. I'm not going to rush it, even though I want him NOW, his health is more important to me. :aimeeyork |
i let mine go at 8 weeks. they were on puppy food since 4 weeks, in good health, and the vet advised me to let them go at 8 weeks so that the new family could start training. also, muffie wanted them gone. she was not nice to them at all. always growling at them when they got near her and snipping at them so i also felt 8 weeks was a good time to let them go. both of my yorkies, i got at 8 weeks with no problems. i think if it is on the smaller size, maybe they should stay longer but mine are standard 7 lbs as an adult. |
this one i am getting is supposed to be standard size as well |
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We are getting our little girl tuesday, when she is just over 6 weeks old. The mom stopped nursing at 4 weeks and doesn't want anything to do with the pups, and they have been eating really well and going along great. Our vet told us that 6 weeks is ok, 8 weeks is ok, but 7 weeks is a bad idea because of the whole fear thing. We trust her very much, by the way. I know a lot of breeders that know their stuff say 12 weeks + to let a yorkie go, but I know a woman that trains puppies and she says that at 12 weeks, that is much too late to send them to their new home. She knows her stuff, so I listen to her, but I'm sure the opinion differs. |
Agree with Everyone Yup...way to young. |
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