Cute puppy but should not be out

I met the most gorgeous little collie/husky mix puppy this morning, 8 weeks old and enthusiastic as anything. What a cutie! I just fell in love with him.

Problem is the owner had him out on the grass patch out front, where everyone walks and all the dogs, cats etc wander around. Told him at that age the dog shouldn't be out front until he is immunised.

My, what a lovely little dog though Just wanted to pick him up and take him home!

It is a sad thought that if the owners have not had that explained by their vet the chances are they have not taken the pup to the vet for a check up which in turn makes you wonder about it's breeder as most good breeders will almost insist a pup is taken to the vet with in a few days.

Poor thing he sounds super cute though

Some people think socializing early is important.
I know a few people that will take their pups out before their injections.



I'm sure we leave the socializing to late judging... by the amount of Dog aggressive Dog that are about.

Agree with Amie - it's up to the owners to decide whether socialisation is worth the risk. Working at a dog shelter, I have seen far more dogs die from behavioural problems than from any disease we vaccinate against.

There is also the option of taking a 'calculated risk'... I took Clover to less-common parks (two!), to places with not many dogs (nursing home, peoples houses), etc, etc. We all take risks we're happy to live with.

Anyway, I hope you let the owners learn something if they didn't already 'know' from vet or breeder.

Nothing wrong in taking a dog out at 8 weeks but you carry it you don't pick an area where all the dogs in the neighbourhood defecate & urinate that is not a calculated risk it is asking for trouble. Allowing a puppy to mix with dogs who’s health history is know and to carry the pup into town and down busy roads is taking a calculated risk.

I have to agree, the area we live in is heavily populated with dogs and cats and they all 'go' round that particular area.

It's still an extremely cute puppy and was a pleasant start to my day

We have that here too, in fact I met one (before we had Bruce) and the owner actually said 'he's 7 weeks, we're having him vaccinated when I get paid????????????? I asked why he had got him in the park then (nicely asked) and he said well we live in a flat so I'm house-training!!!!!!!!!
Then made it plain that he hated people who 'poked' thier noses...
When we were over Sutton Park on Sunday 4 people asked us 'what age' and 'is he vaccinated' I was impressed THAT PEOPLE CARED, thats the difference between people who buy a puppy and care and those that just buy one

I take my pups at as young as possible and usually before their first jab, although not that late as they are usually done at 8 weeks, that doesn't mean I don't care but I have dogs who never left their home until they were 5 mths old (basically when I bought him) and the difference in their skills and ability to cope is marked.
Becky

We had someone in with a pup on the floor, the vet nurse picked it up and explained it had to be immunised first and the girl said 'oh yeah I know, but he's really heavy'

The vet and nurse did their best to ensure they carried the puppy, telling them about all the risks and how easy it is to pick up deadly diseases but although she carried it out of the vets, I saw her put it back on the floor when she got outside