(Continued from last week)
Buying a healthy puppy
The best age at which to buy a puppy is when he/she is about eight weeks old. At this age you can usually tell whether a puppy is going to be a good breeding prospect, whether it will grow to be big, what type of temperament it is likely to develop, etc. This is also the best age for the pup to move into new surroundings.
Puppies two months old, in particular, are formative. Most new owners should, immediately upon acquisition, take charge of the care and training of their puppies while the pups are still young and impressionable.
No breeder should be expected to offer you a guarantee that the pup will win in the show ring. Picking a ‘future champion’ at eight weeks of age is extremely difficult, even for breeders with considerable personal experience. The care, training, feeding, medical care and socialization of the pup after the purchase are
