They are generally fully weaned by eight weeks of age, but may not be emotionally ready to leave their littermates until nine weeks or longer. This is determined on an individual basis.

Puppies go home when they are ready. In the state of Illinois, a puppy cannot be legally sold until he/she is eight weeks old. We do not let our puppies go any earlier than ten weeks of age. Each puppy is treated as an individual and can go home once they are eating well on their own and have passed their final veterinarian exam.

I let them go at 8 weeks old only because 99% of people want them as young and as tiny as possible. I used to sell them at 10 weeks old, but found out that was really bad for business. Now, I let them go at 8 weeks old, but only after I warn people that if you expect to go to work all day long come home and throw food at your puppy, and then go out to dinner, do not expect a healthy puppy when you return home, and have your credit card ready for vet bills.

Children are going online at younger and younger ages—in fact, the fastest growing segment of Internet users is now pre-schoolers. Many kids use the Internet at school by the time they are six years old, so they'll probably want to go online at home around this age as well. Children under ten, however, generally don't have the critical thinking skills to be online alone, so stay involved when kids younger than ten use the Internet. Sit with them when they are online.

The puppies leave us at seven weeks of age. We have them vet checked and inoculated at six weeks, and then spend that next week evaluating them. We use a hybrid puppy test that we patched together; one of us drinks wine while observing the other test the puppies. Afterward we both drink wine and guess at which puppy goes where.

Most of our puppies are ready to go at 9 to 10 weeks. We have found that this is an ideal age to begin the socialization and bonding process and allows us to focus on primary socialization here during the critical first 9 weeks. During primary socialization, our puppies are exposed to gentle adult dogs, cats, horses, agility obstacles, noises, various environments, car rides, vet offices, children and unfamiliar visitors.

Not everyone has the privilege of being a stay-at-home doggie parent. Unfortunately, puppies do need a lot of attention to ensure they are properly trained and socialized. That is why, at Petopia, we will be there for your puppy when you can't. Puppies between the ages of 8-16 weeks can join in the fun at Petopia's puppy daycare program as long as they have their first set of vaccinations and a negative fecal exam.

Our puppies are fully weaned by the age of 6 weeks. They still have contact with their mother but are no longer relying upon her as a food source. Puppies generally leave for their new homes at 8 weeks of age. There is some flexibility about this, we do sometimes keep puppies longer in order to fit around people's existing holiday commitments etc.

Yes, a deposit of $500.00 can be sent and will be fully refunded if you visit and decide not to buy the puppy.

We do not know of any Airlines that will accept puppies for shipment prior to the age of 8 weeks. We also will not ship a puppy that we feel is not mature enough or stable enough to handle the trauma of a shipment. We will either delay shipment or deny placement of that pup with that person unless they come and pick it up. Also, some puppies are just too small for to be shipped in the cargo hold, and we will require the new owner to come and pick it up.

Yes. I take puppies on field trips and if we encounter other nice puppies, we meet and greet each other. I also take puppies to Puppy Manners group classes (when there is room) where they run and romp with other puppies of similar age during the free play time.

There are no restriction on hours for minors 16 years of age and above. (No cutoff hour; no maximum number of hours per day). If school was in session on Friday, that day is considered a school day. According to state law, the minor cannot work more than 4 hours. However, if the employer is subject to the FLSA, the minor cannot work more than 3 hours. If school is not in session on any particular day during a school week, according to state law, a minor can work 8 hours on that non-school day.

The training your puppy receives in its first 8 weeks can last a lifetime. Thus socialization is not taken lightly at Sunshine Acres. Following is a general schedule each litter follows while here: weeks -- The puppies are maternally socialized. This simply means they are cared for and taught by their mother. Human contact is limited to healthcare. weeks -- The puppies are imprinted to human contact with petting and light play as well as continued training from their mother.

We do not take deposits for puppies at any time prior to the puppies being born. After the puppies are born we have a better idea of how many puppies will be available. We may take deposits any time after the puppies are born and up until they are 8 weeks old. We do not take deposits for more puppies that we plan to sell. Deposits are in the amount of half the total purchase price with the remaining half due at pick up. Deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE.

No, we will NOT ship puppies. We require all puppy buyers to pick up their puppy in person. We strongly recommend against shipping any puppies and/or adults for many reasons.

All puppies/litters from Woodcrest are raised in our home where they get near constant attention from both us and their Airedale Mother. Every litter is different and we adjust our methods to the needs of the litter and individual puppies. We keep the puppies and their living areas as clean as possible; their Mother helps with this too.

The puppies eat a specified brand of high-quality dry dog food specifically chosen to meet their needs. The puppies NEVER receive table scraps.

We get our puppies from breeders all across the United States. Some of the breeders we have been working with for up to 20 years. For our clients protection we require a one year warranty against problems associated with bad breeding and we pass the warranty along to our clients. Without this warranty we do not buy from the breeder. Much attention is brought to Pet Stores that sell puppies in that they are easily associated with "Puppy Mills". All our breeders must hold a U.S.D.A.