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Originally Posted by kassie
We are getting a puppy from someone who is not a breeder per se. She has a farm and 1 dog that has had a couple of litters. Friends have some of her former pups and they are delightful and smart. They are not registered, but we just want a pet and will spay asap.
The puppies she has currently are a few weeks old and we are getting one of them (mother is now spayed) but are unsure when is best to bring them home. As she is not a breeder I would not expect that she will do any of the training type things that breeders do with new litters, but I don't want to remove the pup from her littermates too soon to get her litter socialization. When we were younger I know people always seemed to get pups at 6-8 weeks, but this seems young with what we now know about the need to spend time with the litter. I want to be sure she gets the time with mom and littermates she needs and still be able to start the training we need to do with her. 
Any advice out there? |
I think it depends a lot on when the other pups are leaving for homes. if all the pups are gone after 6-7 wks then it may be counter productive to keep your pup there for another couple of weeks. I would see how the liter is progressing as far as going to homes and act accordingly.