I am getting a puppy, almost 4 weeks old. Yes, 4 WEEKS! Aieeee!!!1111

[TorchTheWitch]

29. rescue???

You said nothing about rescuing this pup and you most certainly didn't indicate that the pup would be killed outright. Why in the world would anyone get a pup from a breeder that is so horrible that they'd kill the pups outright???? WTF???

Pups need the immunities provided by their own mother's milk. Since the mother of the pups has rejected them obviously they haven't been nursing. REGARDLESS of the mother rejecting the pups they STILL need to stay in a confined sanitary environment with their litter mates ESPECIALLY because their mother rejected them. Exposing these pups to a different environment before they've had AT LEAST their first two rounds of age-appropriate shots is detrimental to their health and ESPECIALLY because their immune systems have already been hugely compromised because of their not nursing.

Since you seem so adament about getting the pup so young, it's vital to know what you're getting into. I would absolutely urge you to talk to the acquaintence and try to convince them how important it is that the pups remain together and in their accustomed controlled and sanitary environment until they are at least eight weeks old. Just why is it that this person is unwilling to do this, and why in the world would you need to be worried that they'd actually go so far as to kill the pups outright???