I got Emiliano at what the breeder told me was 8 weeks. However, when I took him to the vet, he told me he suspected he was younger. He also told me he had Giardia. Three days later, he crashed on me.and was a very sick baby. The vet told me if he had been kept longer with the mama dog, he would have been eating better and been less likely to get into the trouble he did.
Gloria -----Original Message----- From: Alice <whiterabbi...@gmail.com> To: Chihuahuas <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Aug 6, 2013 2:21 pm Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Pup Age Here's an article I found on the subject http://dogcare.dailypuppy.com/proper-age-adopt-puppy-1190.html I didn't know that 16 weeks could be too long for a pup to stay in the litter. I think 12 weeks is the proper age for me to adopt if I wanted one that young. 8 months for my first pup ever was the perfect age for me although I'm still reading up on what pups that age should be doing. I can't tell if the shelter was right in saying Minnie was 8 months old. \ \ /\ Alice ( ) whiterabbi...@gmail.com .( ). Sent from my iPad mini On Aug 6, 2013, at 8:01 AM, Mommabear7772004 <mommabear7772...@yahoo.com> wrote: Even tho it is better to have pups leave their moms a little later , pups have been given to their new owners at 6 and 8 weeks as long as there have puppies and they all seem to be fine . Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 6, 2013, at 12:40 AM, Alice <whiterabbi...@gmail.com> wrote: I'm seeing a few message of members having pups younger than 12 weeks old. Those with pups younger than 3 months, did you adopted them? I've heard pups need their Moms and siblings to learn some socialization, which they may not otherwise learn if taken away so young. I understand 3 months is a good age to adopt a pup. \ \ /\ Alice ( ) whiterabbi...@gmail.com .( ). Sent from my iPad mini
