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Hi!
12 weeks is best, but 10 weeks should be fine
if the puppy is doing very very well. Plus you are home all the
time. Your cat and puppy should be fine together, too. I would
give them limited time together at first. Supervise
them closely.
Whomever you get the puppy from, take it in
within a day or two for a well puppy check. Vets often do this for
free. Then you can ask about the long walks and the puppys eventual raw
diet. My 7 month old, Sophie, gets canned chicken breast mixed
into her food. Whenever you get a puppy you do not want to change its food
right away. Even if the breeder was not feeding it the greatest
diet.
Sophie had anxiety when I first got her, for
several months, when I would leave. It passed. I don't
think there can be TOO much time with your dog=) Sophie also has worn a
tshirt or sweater everyday since I got her. She has a very
nice hair coat still.
What you pay for the puppy is often what you
can afford. $800 for a small chi is not unusual at all.
That's just up to you if you want to pay it. It doesn't matter that you
arent going to breed her and don't care about papers. That's the breeders
asking price. Some breeders will give a discount if you are not going to
breed. Often breeders dont want a puppy that falls into the "pet" category
bred. Just ask the breeder if she will give you a discount if you dont
breed the pup. Oh, and I am not a breeder and my Sophie is a
pet.=)
Keep us posted. Let us know what the vet
says about 3 mile walks for a chi. Im very curious=)
katie=)
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