8 wk or 16 wk?

Cujo · 03-04-2011, 10:24 PM

Hello, I have a choice between a 8 wk male or 16 wk female.
The 8 wk male I would get 5th pick out of 6 males.
The 16 wk female has all shots including rabies, is crate trained and close to being house trained. The breeder was going to keep her and foster her but they have extreme allergies and could not keep her.
So the difference is 8 wks I lose out on puppyhood, which is also the difficult times. Where the 16 wk is still a puppy but well on the way, also the breeder picked the female so she should have great qualities.
Any advice ?

Thanks in advance

Rerun · 03-04-2011, 10:25 PM

The breeder, who owns the adults, suddenly developed allergies to the puppy?

GSD_Xander · 03-04-2011, 10:28 PM

Can you meet the puppies in person?

onyx'girl · 03-04-2011, 10:38 PM

Welcome to the site, Cujo

I would look at the lines more than the age.
The 16 week old breeder/allergies story does sound suspicious though. Where did you find these breeders, have you looked and researched the breed for a length of time?

The sticky Things to look for in a 'Responsible' Breeder
is worth looking into before you decide.

Cujo · 03-04-2011, 10:42 PM

Yes I could meet the puppies in person, and no the breeders don't have allergies, a person in the home that was going to foster the pup has allergies.

elisabeth_00117 · 03-05-2011, 12:08 AM

The only thing I would be nervous about when deciding to go with the older pup is how much socalization this puppy got during the time she was with the foster family or breeder.

BUT..

Temperament, nerve, etc. should be your number 1 priority when choosing between the two and I would also ask the breeder which one suited your life style and situation better.

warpwr · 03-05-2011, 02:09 AM

I agree you should meet the puppys to decide.
We had our choice between two females from two separate litters that were born a week apart.
Miss Molly sort of chose us with her steady eye contact with both my wife and me. The other pup was not interested in us too much and was more or less distracted.

Kris10 · 03-05-2011, 10:34 AM

What is the breeder's input? Which do they think is a better match for you?

03-04-2011, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cujo New Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3	8 wk or 16 wk? Hello, I have a choice between a 8 wk male or 16 wk female. The 8 wk male I would get 5th pick out of 6 males. The 16 wk female has all shots including rabies, is crate trained and close to being house trained. The breeder was going to keep her and foster her but they have extreme allergies and could not keep her. So the difference is 8 wks I lose out on puppyhood, which is also the difficult times. Where the 16 wk is still a puppy but well on the way, also the breeder picked the female so she should have great qualities. Any advice ? Thanks in advance

03-04-2011, 10:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,605	Welcome to the site, Cujo I would look at the lines more than the age. The 16 week old breeder/allergies story does sound suspicious though. Where did you find these breeders, have you looked and researched the breed for a length of time? The sticky Things to look for in a 'Responsible' Breeder is worth looking into before you decide. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

03-05-2011, 12:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
elisabeth_00117 Crowned Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 7,250	The only thing I would be nervous about when deciding to go with the older pup is how much socalization this puppy got during the time she was with the foster family or breeder. BUT.. Temperament, nerve, etc. should be your number 1 priority when choosing between the two and I would also ask the breeder which one suited your life style and situation better. __________________ Battleborn Hundesport Wild Winds Archangel Raphael "Stark", HIC (2009-04-10) Wild Winds Zephyr "Zefra" (2011-04-15) *Beau* 03/08/97 to 06/07/10

03-05-2011, 02:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
warpwr Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SF Bay Area South Posts: 173	I agree you should meet the puppys to decide. We had our choice between two females from two separate litters that were born a week apart. Miss Molly sort of chose us with her steady eye contact with both my wife and me. The other pup was not interested in us too much and was more or less distracted. __________________ Vaughn & Diane Sheba GSD - 1980's Essie Golden Retriever - 1980's Shadow GSD - 1993-2005 Kazar GSD - 1999-2010 Maybelline Feral Rescue - 2005 Miss Molly GSD - 2011

03-04-2011, 10:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,608	The breeder, who owns the adults, suddenly developed allergies to the puppy?

03-04-2011, 10:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
GSD_Xander Master Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 937	Can you meet the puppies in person?

03-04-2011, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cujo New Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3	Yes I could meet the puppies in person, and no the breeders don't have allergies, a person in the home that was going to foster the pup has allergies.

03-05-2011, 10:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kris10 Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeastern NC Posts: 1,502	What is the breeder's input? Which do they think is a better match for you?

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