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Originally Posted by katelin  Mary, I've always wondered why some breeders separate the puppies from their mom by 6 weeks or so. I've always left it up to the moms too. For me the whole reason to keep the puppies to 12 weeks or older is to socialize them with their mom. Do you think keeping them together changes their personality in the show ring? |
Nope, I don't think so. But, old time breeders feel it does. I keep mine together for the socialization. However, when the ones I don't keep for the show ring go home. The one that I do keep is seperated at that time, although are still allowed to play with the rest of the gang and be a pup. However, their show training begins in earnest once the others are gone. What I do during this whole process is bring them out individually for alone time with me.