[trisham]

I hear you. I’ve taken three of mine at 7 weeks. I prefer it, because in my experience, they’re less likely to learn bad habits.

[rintense]

Yep. My breeder won’t release them until 9 weeks of age.

[Salamander]

Although he whimpered all the way home [9 miles] he totally stopped as soon as I put him down and Gypsy jumped up to "mother" him.

He never once uttered a peep of sorrow for his 'lost family' again.

A week later, he'd totally integrated himself into the pack and kept busy trying to learn how to run fast enough on wobbly puppy legs to keep up with a pack of long-legged Sight Hounds....:)

Here he is at 8 weeks learning Very Important Dog Things, such as cricket hunting.

[saminfl]

Richard Wolters in, “Gun Dog” says to take them at exactly 49 days (7 weeks). That is when I have always taken my puppies.