[Carol Ann]

We brought Beastie home at exactly 12 weeks. He has not had any problems with hypoglycemia, barking (THAT came months later), he oriented quickly, and for a puppy of any age we have not had any chewing calamities (very minor nibbling, but no real damage). For us, I don't think waiting any longer would have made much, if any, of a difference. Also, a lot probably depends on each individual puppy, as well as how they were raised/treated by the breeders.