Hi there,
I just got an email saying that Bailey has now been weaned from his mother - he's five weeks today. She is going to have him have his first shot within the next week. She says we can pick him up as early as next weekend when he's six weeks. My vet told me so long as the puppy is weaned, eating on his own, and has had at least one shot, he's good to go. Reading answers on yahoo etc... says, smaller the breed, longer with the mother, between 8-10 weeks. Obviously we're excited to bring him home, but I can wait until 7 weeks. Some answers I saw were mainly about socialization and behavior between puppy and other dogs and people. Bailey has been handled every day and is with his litter mates, and when he comes home, he'll be handled every day... every minute probably, plus he'll be around a very loving older dog who will want to be with him always. So, do I get him at six or seven or eight weeks?
I just got an email saying that Bailey has now been weaned from his mother - he's five weeks today. She is going to have him have his first shot within the next week. She says we can pick him up as early as next weekend when he's six weeks. My vet told me so long as the puppy is weaned, eating on his own, and has had at least one shot, he's good to go. Reading answers on yahoo etc... says, smaller the breed, longer with the mother, between 8-10 weeks. Obviously we're excited to bring him home, but I can wait until 7 weeks. Some answers I saw were mainly about socialization and behavior between puppy and other dogs and people. Bailey has been handled every day and is with his litter mates, and when he comes home, he'll be handled every day... every minute probably, plus he'll be around a very loving older dog who will want to be with him always. So, do I get him at six or seven or eight weeks?