hi, well our litter is now eight weeks old so they will all be leaving us within the next week. iv grown so attached to every single one of them and love them all like they are my own and its going to be so so hard to let some of them go (we are going to keep two). what makes it even harder is that molly instead of getting fed up of them like i thought she would just loves having them around- she plays with them and likes to know where they all are. i just know she is going to pine for the ones that we are selling. has anyone any tips how to make her and me feel better when they do go- i know it sounds exceptionally stupid but i dont want the puppies that we aren't keeping to get a complex because were not keeping them!!! i know im daft but i cant help it! i just wish i could keep them all forever or that eight weeks would last longer! :p any advice you can give me would be really great!!
Liz :)

I am the same hate my pups being sold but it is up to you to vet all that come to buy and to make sure they go to the very best homes if you dont like some one or you are not to sure then dont sell best of luck .

When my sisters dog had her litter of pups her daughters grew very attached and were very upset when they had to go. What my sister did was to encourage the new owners to stay in touch. There were only three pups, but she has had contact from each owner including progress reports, letters and photos. It made her children feel they still have some contact with the pups and they do talk about them as if they still know them. It was lovely for my sister too! My dogs breeder stays in touch with me (I have met her since as I have shown Saffy), but she also sent a Christmas card from Saffys Mum. As a result I sent some photos of Saffy in with the card I sent her.

Fiona and Saffy

Every one that buys from me has to keep in touch for the dogs life, i send christmas cards to young and old they send me emails pictures letters, this is how it has been for the last 23 years and some come and stay with us for there hols, i have two Bulldogs here just now for there hols one is a 3 year old male the other is a 6 month old male and they have become really good pals they love running out together and seeing mum and sisters again.

Hi Lizzy,
My golden retriever is almost 7 now and we still keep in touch with his breeder.
We send emails and pictures of him, as she does with his mum and his sisters, both of which she kept. She also came out a few times to see him - granted - that was when he was still relatively young.
But now I'm on the other side of the fence - because my little puppy Dane was born on Wednesday and I'm just counting the eight weeks down until we can take him home and it can't come quick enough! :)
I guess I got caught up in all the excitement - that I really didn't think about how his breeder would feel when he had to eventually leave her!
Makes you think - but I'll definately be keeping in touch, just as I do with Baillie.
As long as you know that they're going to the best homes possible, and that if circumstances should change, you'll have them back - I'm sure that you'll be able to take pleasure in watching them growing up and take pride in the fact that you made that happen!
Good Luck,
Sharon
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Liz, my advice is as well as all that in the other posts......
when the time comes for the pups to physically leave your home, remove the pup from the litter & leave the mum with all the other pups. Dont let her see the pup being taken away or your drawn out scene of saying goodbye. :(
After the pup has gone, take the bitch & pups into the garden or wherever you use for play time, and just play with them for half an hour.Make a big fuss of the other pups so bitch is preoccupied. My bitch noticed every missing pup last time...but the litter before (different bitch) she never noticed their dwindling numbers!!!
I always give new owners a bit of the pups smelly bedding to take for the journey....even if it seems revolting to you (and them!) the pup will like having something familiar.

Hiya Liz,

I know exactly how you feel.

My babies were 8 weeks last week, and 3 of them have gone to their new homes. I miss them like mad, but they're all getting on really well. So I'm chuffed about that.
I've been let down by people with my other 3 (and said no to quite a few people too!!), which is really annoying, but at least it gives me more time with them!! Seriously though, they're nine weeks, and even though it's only a week since they should have gone to their new homes, I'm more attached to them now. I'll be devastated when they go, I'm so used to all their little ways.
This is my first litter, and to be honest, I don't think it's going to get any easier letting them go!!
So far, mine have gone to their homes with a little collar, some of their blanket, and a toy!!
I've made the owners promise to keep in touch (with threats of a good kicking if they don't!!!!!!!! J/K)

Right, think I've gone on long enough now....I just love talking about my little un's!

Hope all goes well,

Lisa

PS, You're going to have your work cut out keeping two of the pups!! I'm keeping one, and that's bad enough!!)

i know but we couldn't decide between them really- though saying that i could have kept them all!! though in know that would not be fair on them, molly or us in the future. weve kept dotty whos a girl as we were told by the breeder that she was the pick of the litter and that we should keep her- she is very beautiful but she knows it, shes quite vain! and then jolly is the other one we are kepping as we couldn't resist him, he just loves to be held, got the best temperament ive seen recently, though they will be neutered to stop any accidents.
there was one other little girl who looks exactly like mum so we nocknamed her dolly and it will be so hard to let her go, iv completely fallen in love with her but i know she will be better off with another family.
weve also been let down like you, one family told me on monday that they would come round tuesaday niteto see the pups and they didn't so they are completely off my list now, i just cant understand timewasters. though we were contacted last nite from a man in preston and he was very nice, but ill still be questioning him very thoroughly when he comes round but it looks hopeful.
neway, iv gone on for far too long too- i really could talk about them all day, iv bored everyone i know silly- thank god for this board!
Liz :p