kazzakanary Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I have read on here that you should not get your pup until 8 weeks of age - unfortunatley I did not read this until I had bought my 6 week old pup from a BYB. Anyways - I was informed the other day that although she had had her 1st vaccination it could take 2 weeks for it to kick in - hence the 8 week old ready to leave litter question?! SO - She is nearly ready for her 2nd shots but I am worried as I have taken her out to parks etc (not near other dogs though!) and wonder if she was covered for diseases during this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-time Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 In short, wait until your puppy has had the 2nd vaccination before taking it to parks etc. As long as your puppy is well at the moment, there is no reason to suspect puppy has 'caught" any nasties. If at all unwell, do take puppy back to the vet. There are a lot of reasons that a puppy should stay with it's mother and/or siblings until 8 weeks of age. A major reason is socialisation - from 5-8 weeks of age, experiments with pack order, learns how to communicate with other dogs, manners and generally finds "its place" in the world. Those 3 weeks are a window to the world for the puppy and very important for social development. (Once again, the difference between a BYB and a registered breeder ) So it's not just about vaccinations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jejuna Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 There are a lot of reasons that a puppy should stay with it's mother and/or siblings until 8 weeks of age. A major reason is socialisation - from 5-8 weeks of age, experiments with pack order, learns how to communicate with other dogs, manners and generally finds "its place" in the world. Those 3 weeks are a window to the world for the puppy and very important for social development. (Once again, the difference between a BYB and a registered breeder This brings to mind about 20 years ago I bought a Pomeranian puppy - registered, but it was only 6 weeks old. Was that the norm back then and is it a relatively new thing to keep the puppies until 8 wks of age now, due to more education etc? I suppose a lot of byb would have assumed that since it was weaned that would then mean it could go?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-time Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Was that the norm back then and is it a relatively new thing to keep the puppies until 8 wks of age now, due to more education etc? I suppose a lot of byb would have assumed that since it was weaned that would then mean it could go?? Yes, that happened 20 years ago but now there have been many studies done and education has prevailed. No registered breeder in Australia is permitted to release a pup until it is 8 weeks of age. It's in the Code of Ethics. BYBs continue to send pups off at an early age.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 BYBs continue to send pups off at an early age.... Obviously The less time you have the puppy the less money you have to spend on it and the bigger the profits overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Was that the norm back then and is it a relatively new thing to keep the puppies until 8 wks of age now, due to more education etc? I suppose a lot of byb would have assumed that since it was weaned that would then mean it could go?? Yes, that happened 20 years ago but now there have been many studies done and education has prevailed. Actually, it wasn't even the "norm" 20 years ago. I've been breeding for 20 years myself and it was really only the breeders of "older vintage" who did it and many of them refused to vaccinate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-time Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 QUOTEWas that the norm back then and is it a relatively new thing to keep the puppies until 8 wks of age now, due to more education etc? I suppose a lot of byb would have assumed that since it was weaned that would then mean it could go?? Yes, that happened 20 years ago but now there have been many studies done and education has prevailed. Actually, it wasn't even the "norm" 20 years ago. I've been breeding for 20 years myself and it was really only the breeders of "older vintage" who did it and many of them refused to vaccinate as well. Yes Ellz, I agree with you which is why I wrote what I did and I didn't specifically say "it was the norm". As you say, 20 years ago many old-time breeders did think it was ok to let pups go before 8 weeks. Hope I'm making sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzakanary Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well she seems to very healthy so I may have got lucky!! In future I will buy from a registered breeder - but that shouldn't be for about 12 yrs now! Thanks guys - you are all so helpful on here and I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 12 years? no one can stop at one dog :p Wait til this one is trained and you will think "oh... she would like a friend.." then you will be as mad as all of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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