Two pups..... at Christmas???

Just had a 'wanted' request from freecycle for a puppy crate......

"wanted urgently I am getting a couple of pups next week and need a crate to give my elderly dog some peace when they are left alone when I am out"

That just not sound like a good idea to me.... I only hope they are something charitable like emergency fosters or something.

I can't believe people will even let pups go over christmas period!!

why,if the puppies are 8 wks or over and the familys vetted with the knowledge that the breeder will be there for them if any probs arise then it beats the hell outta puppies possibly developing un wanted behaviours around a family that could possibly have run out of patience by the end of christmas ? the christmas period up here lasts from oct to march lol... I got my EBT a week before christmas, she made our christmas complete !

good luck with them sounds like your gonna be busy

Oh I know the pups at Christmas discussion has been done on here before and it really depends on how busy your Christmas is.... and yes it's up to the breeders to find out what situation the pup is going to.

I just saw a few things that made me think 'oh dear'.

Several reason's really 1 being people only out to buy a christmas prezzie then disposing of them once the novelty has worn off. Some people can be very charming and seem ideal when they want too and I don't think its worth the risk.

Secondly moving to a new home can be a very stressful and frightening time for pups without all the hussle and busstle of christmas thrown on top.

Not saying i'm right but thats my opinion. I have a pup left and unless it was someone I knew and could guarentee was going to an experienced home there is no way I'll let him go anywhere till next year.

We don't have any family gatherings at home at Christmas (too many pets to upset!), and it would be the ideal time for us to get a dog as my office is closed so I would be able to fit in all the shopping for equipment, travelling to visit and collect the dog and around 24/7 for the settling in period.

I don't like the adverts I've seen where breeders offer pups younger than eight weeks "in time for Christmas", but I don't think getting a puppy or any dog at this time of year should automatically result in horrified comments about people buying dogs for Christmas. For a lot of families, Christmas is just another day

We got our first on the 27th December 07 when she was 12 weeks old.

I'd much rather have got her before christmas when she was younger. Unfortunately we had a holiday booked long before the puppy was born and she was better off just staying with the breeder until after our holiday.

The pups are born when they are born. I think better to go to their new homes at 8 weeks (or in some cases a little earlier - we got our second at 7 weeks and he was fine) than wait until they are older. Those first weeks are so important for socialising the pup and introducing it to lots of new things. No breeder is going to have the time or inclination to put the work into that that I would.

You would hope that breeders make a decent job of vetting new owners. If someone isn't fit to look after a puppy at chrismas they aren't fit to look after it ever.

If a breeder feels the need to hold onto a puppy over the christmas period rather than let it go to it's new owners then that tells me that she/he doubts the suitability of the new owners. In which case why let them have the pup at all?

Good on you for taking an interest in that pup all be it the rest are away for christmas

Just realised WB they're not for you lollllll !
my opinion still stands though xx