Please do not get a Puppy under 8 weeks of age.

Never mind that this is illegal now in Most States it is also just Plain Wrong. At Six week puppies should not even be fully weaned. And they are still learning good manner from their moths and siblings that will make them good dogs.


At Six weeks they should still be nursing and getting vital immunity from mom. Many will say the mother does not want them anymore. In truth if they clip then puppies nails starting at 3 weeks the Mothers will normally have no problem with them. Puppies do not use teeth when nursing so this is not an issues. You would be offering very runny gruel type food starting at 4 weeks but they should be nursing most good moms will nurse to eight weeks or even longer. This help supplement vaccinations you start at SIX weeks.


Puppies learn not to Bite to hard from their mother and siblings, all puppies go through a biting stage but the longer they are with their family the more they learn that biting HURTS and with your follow up and redirection when you bring them home they will get over it quicker.  A puppy at six weeks has not learned this and will be generally more dog aggressive and not understand when you reprimand them for biting you or your children.


A good breeder will keep their pups to at least 10 weeks of age so they dogs learn how to be be dogs and they learn how to use their biting properly. This avoid so many issues also by letting the mom wean them naturally and at an older age they learn to respect a dog when it growls and will learn now to back down.  Getting a pup earlier then 8 weeks they really have not learned this and it can cause aggression toward other dogs or a lack of knowledge that can get you pup into trouble when confronted by friendly or unfriendly dogs.


Insist your pups are 8 weeks old at the youngest and a 10 week pup is even better. It is hard if you feel sorry for a pup but better to wait for the right dog then get yourself into a situation you may not be able to handle or control and end up with a dog that is going has a huge disadvantage in the learning department if you are not experience with puppies and what to expect.