Hi everyone,
Oh boy, need some advice - what do you all think??
My puppy is 4 wks old and obviously still with his mom and the rest of the litter. The plan was for him to come home with me at 12 wks. HOWEVER, the "breeder" (I use this term with caution since they're not really breeders and I get into this on another post - they're good people though and this happened unintentionally) brought the mama to the vet early this week and it was confirmed that she has absolutely no milk anymore and they are now feeding the pups exclusively puppy formula or whatever it is. She had a c-section - The lady is now dealing with HER infirm elderly Mother who lives out of state and said that I could technically bring the pup home- I think the situation with her mother is pressuring her - but she didn't sound too convinced and I'm not either. I mean even though the mama isn't feeding them anymore, don't they still need the established amount of time with their mama in order to grow healthy emotionally, etc.? What is the worst that could happen if I take him now at 4 wks? I'm trying to play devils advocate here since it may come down to me having to take him. I think he's way too little to be separated but I'd like to know you're comments and the reasons. Honestly don't know what to do - :huh:
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Oh boy, need some advice - what do you all think??
My puppy is 4 wks old and obviously still with his mom and the rest of the litter. The plan was for him to come home with me at 12 wks. HOWEVER, the "breeder" (I use this term with caution since they're not really breeders and I get into this on another post - they're good people though and this happened unintentionally) brought the mama to the vet early this week and it was confirmed that she has absolutely no milk anymore and they are now feeding the pups exclusively puppy formula or whatever it is. She had a c-section - The lady is now dealing with HER infirm elderly Mother who lives out of state and said that I could technically bring the pup home- I think the situation with her mother is pressuring her - but she didn't sound too convinced and I'm not either. I mean even though the mama isn't feeding them anymore, don't they still need the established amount of time with their mama in order to grow healthy emotionally, etc.? What is the worst that could happen if I take him now at 4 wks? I'm trying to play devils advocate here since it may come down to me having to take him. I think he's way too little to be separated but I'd like to know you're comments and the reasons. Honestly don't know what to do - :huh: