Reply #13: It concerns me too [View All]

[TorchTheWitch]

But it's too late now. Anyone doing backyard breeding of mixes doesn't know what they're doing. That's why I leave dog breeding up to the experts who do. This puppy should never have been allowed to leave it's mother or be handled so much or going about outside since it's not even old enough to have had it's protective shot series. The early weeks of a dog's life are the most important ones and not doing it right can have serious ramifications down the road.

I'm glad the kid only had the puppy for a day or two and that the animal control officers explained the need for the pup to be with its dog-mommy and that they agreed. I hope they also explained this and other important information to the people that bred the dog (or more likely, allowed their dog to indiscriminately breed). Hopefully now the people that bred the dog will try doing things right and give this pup a better chance at a healthy life.

I hope this incident and the boy's obvious love for the pup will encourage the boy and his family to learn about what is needed in the proper care and training of the pup for his future. They seem like good people that want to do what's best but just didn't know or think that they needed to learn anything, but they seem open to and interested in learning, so that's really good. All in all, maybe this incident was a strange blessing in disguise as now the pup is back with its dog-mommy and hopefully both the families are learning and doing things better now.