Our pups are now 5 1/2 weeks old and doing great!!

I haven't found homes for 2 of them yet and am just DREADING letting them go to people I don't know. I love these little puppies so much I just don't know how I'm ever going to do it.

How do you do it? I didn't realise for 1 minute that it was going to be this hard. If I could keep them all I really would, but I have 5 adults and what wit the one I will be keeping I can't keep anymore ATM.

I am going to have a return to breeder contact but I don't feel like that's enough?

What do you all do? (am I just being wet!?)

Thanks in advance x

>What do you all do?

Go through a hell of worry, lose weight and cry when they leave. And look forward to updates and Christmas cards from them.

I know we have to let them go but gosh I'm dreading it!

This is so hard!

Thanks for your reply x

You don't detach yourself - you weep copious amounts as they leave.

You just have to do a REALLY thorough vetting of the people, that's the best you can do.

No your not being wet, I cry buckets when they leave and then doubt my judgment on the new owners and start chasing myself in circles - then I live for the updates and on it goes if there is a slight bit of worry from a new owner I'm off on the crying mode again.  I don't think you can ever detatch yourself.

> No your not being wet, I cry buckets when they leave and then doubt my judgment on the new owners and start chasing myself in circles - then I live for the updates and on it goes if there is a slight bit of worry from a new owner I'm off on the crying mode again.  I don't think you can ever detatch yourself.

so i am normal then :) i have cried each time. if fact with the 2nd one that left the owner cried before me because she felt so guilty taking him away lol. i feel sick with worry and am questioning my judgement and hopeing to god that my instinct has been right.

> so i am normal then :-) i have cried each time. if fact with the 2nd one that left the owner cried before me because she felt so guilty taking him away lol

Aawwww thats so sweet.

I've got another 5/6 weeks left yet but it's going so quick. I've not advertised them yet, I just can't bring myself to do it.

I must be stronger! :-) 

Really good vetting, make sure the new owners understand they aren't just getting a puppy, they're getting YOU as a new friend who will always be there to hear news good or bad about their dog. I got a text from one of my owners the other day and they're not brilliant at keeping in touch, particularly photos, so I was thrilled at an un-asked for update on their boy!

As the others have said, you hope you can build a relationship with the new owners and keep in touch. Today has been a fantastic day for me as I've spent it with all six of my puppies and their owners celebrating the puppies first birthday. We've had a grand time catching up and attempting group photos! And when each of them went I walked them to the car just as I had when they collected their puppies and felt just as tearful to see them go but this time because I was saying goodbye to friends as well as puppies.

Now that is lovely. It must be such a relief for you knowing they are in wonderful homes.

I shall be vetting potential puppy owners very carefully and as you say I would love to make friends of these people. It really would mean the world to me.

I'm sat on the floor with the pups now, and they are climbing over my legs and pulling on my jeans, they are just so funny, we love playing with them.  I can't imagine them not being here. This is going to be so hard.

The one thing you realise as they get to 7 plus Weeks that they are becoming individuals and more and more demanding and needing their own person who can devote time to them individually.

They cease functioning as a unit/litter and you realise that you simply can't so what they deserve for them all together.

Totally agree with this Brainless.

We took on a border collie puppie from the blue cross 6 months ago when she was 6 months old.  When I think of the hoops we went through in order to get her with home inspections, questionnaires, them introducing our current pets to the BC at the kennels and then here at home etc etc etc,.....dont ever worry about asking new potential owners a multitude of questions.  If they've got nothing to hide and genuinely feel that they will give one of your puppies a brilliant home with lots of love and required attention then they will never shy away from questions, contact etc.  We were so impressed with the thorough treatment we were put through, we still send them pics of Skye and updates regarding any achievements she/we attain.

I am at this stage,we have a breed that leave at 8 weeks and it is oming round so fast.
I keep doubting my own judgement and changing my mind grrr

agree with all of the above... I have also had pics and updates from people who I have forwarded to other breeders when I havent had a litter available...which lightened my heart....the fact that they thought of me once they had thier new pup to thank me for recommending other breeders.