Study about when to take puppies home.

[Hanka]

And how you know it?
I send you small part of czech rules of kynologican union here:


Českomoravská kynologická unie

ŘÁD OCHRANY ZVÍŘAT PŘI CHOVU PSŮ

d) minimální věk pro odběr štěňat od feny je 50 dnů.

(minimal age for taking of puppy from female is 50 days)

Why you write something about what you don´t know?

[Vaiva]

Originally Posted by Hanka

Why you write something about what you don´t know?

Hanka, relax, why are you so tensed and feeling like everyone is attacking you personally? Yes, we all have rules, but there are allways people who overcome them. Sad, but true.

[Hanka]

Of course, but you wrote it is legally here. It is not right info.

[Vaiva]

Originally Posted by Hanka

Of course, but you wrote it is legally here. It is not right info.

Well, but puppies get pedigrees, so...
How does this system work in other countries? How do kennel clubs ensure that a puppy goes home not earlier than it is allowed (in Lithuania 6 weeks, but I personally think it is still a bit too early)?

[*Satu]

Finland.
Delivery earlier than 7 weeks of age. And not a day less than this, some breeders use to 12 weeks.

[GalomyOak]

Like most things regarding dogs, in the US it is largely unregulated when a pup is taken from it's litter.

I hear way too many stories of "I got my puppy when it was 5 weeks old..."

The AKC gives papers within 2-3 weeks of the original application, which can be sent the day the puppies are born.

[yukidomari]

Well, Kennel Club regulations are not the same thing as the law.

The KC may have a preference or advice regarding age of placement but again, that's not the same as law.

Here in the USA, many cities and counties (sometimes state-level) have regulations and statutes that make selling puppies under 8 weeks old an offense. For example, here in Los Angeles, ordinance number 181,353 says in part:

"E. Agree not to transfer a dog or cat until it has reached the age of eight weeks, has been weaned, micro-chipped, immunized against common diseases, and in the case of a dog four months of age or older, has received its rabies vaccination. Proof of the rabies and other vaccinations shall be provided to the new owner; "


Course, monitoring is lax and largely not actively enforced, mostly it's based on people calling in and reporting someone.. I have reported backyard breeders who are selling dogs under 8 weeks old. Usually they get a visit from Animal Control and a warning, though the ordinances here do give outlines for violations:

"A violation of the transfer permit provisions of this Section may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or an infraction or punishable by means of an administrative citation. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the transfer permit and applicable law shall also be grounds for the revocation or suspension of the transfer permit."