Recommendations

At WRC we believe in our puppies remaining with their mother until at least 10 weeks old. It is at the new family's discretion if they wish to follow through with this recommendation. However, there are some amazing benefits that come along with this recommendation. During a puppy's young life, they experience something called a Fear Period. During this time a puppy will become afraid and withdrawn, terrified of the world around them, even with familiarity established. This is a PRIME opportunity for puppies to learn from their mother, feel secure and safe, as well as continue learning commands and appropriate responses from the mother. Another amazing benefit to remaining with mom for longer than 8 weeks is the ability for the puppies to learn behavior and temperament from mom as well. Adding additional time with mom has endless benefits for your puppy. Again, these are just our recommendations we encourage for our families, but we also understand if there is a different vision our families have in mind.