Originally posted by csantana@Mar 19 2005, 07:47 PM
Hello, I am new to this forum and am expecting my baby to come home next week. He will be 8 weeks old. I have been all over the forums for the last 2 weeks reading to prepare myself and I am concern since there are so many negative comments about brining him home before 12 weeks. What should I do? should I be concern and wait? are there any signs that its ok for me to bring him home early. He come from great breaders and he is the smaller one in the litter. Does this mean that he is the rut?
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Congratulations on expecting your new pup!
You will probably get much more knowledgeable advice than mine, but I would say that a reputable breeder that cared about her pups would not send them home at eight weeks, expecially if it is the smallest of the litter! I had a breeder I talked to tell me that she didn't keep them after 8 weeks because the mother dog stopped cleaning up after them then, and she didn't want to clean up all that poop!
I did not consider her caring/reputable in ANY way, so I ended the conversation very quickly!
So, the moral of that...is to ASK QUESTIONS! I am sure if she is worth anything (the breeder) she will understand your wanting to wait until 12 weeks.
I would, just to be safe. If she doesn't cooperate...RUN AWAY!