My neighbor's Pit Bull had puppies 5 weeks ago; a total of 10 in all. She has sold seven of them. She began weening them at 3 weeks. She is keeping three. She won't let the mom nurse the ones she is keeping. Is this safe and legal?
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Unfortunately, it is probably not illegal. Puppies should stay with the mom for a minimum of 8 weeks. The mom should still be nursing all of them.
The puppies aren't ready for solid food. Poor nutrition can affect them later in life. They may also have psychological problems from being removed from the mom early.
Making a dog continue to produce puppies is not really fair. How does she know people won't use the dogs for pit fighting? Or drop them off at shelters when they're adults because they can't handle the behavior?
It's best to leave breeding to professionals. Reputable dog breeders genetically test BOTH parents AND the puppies. Any dogs with inheritable genetic disorders are not used for breeding. Puppies are socialized to people in a clean, stimulating environment. They aren't usually given away until 8 weeks, but 12 weeks is better because that's when they are ready to start toilet training.
Thank you for responding. I know some states say it is illegal forbpuppies to be sold before 8 weeks. My neighbor mated her dog with a family members dog and only because she needed money. Im just surprised that she would do this to them at such a young age.
I could maybe find out if it's illegal in your state if I knew what state it was, but animal control is so overwhelmed most places they won't go after somebody for selling dogs too early.
I suspect your neighbor is not a good dog owner, so tell your kids to stay away from her dogs even if they seem friendly. I doubt she would go to any trouble to train them or correct behavioral problems.
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