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Originally Posted by Mikael
I think 8 weeks is the time for a puppy to go to its new home !!!
And I just wont to add that I think for Nicole a Wolfdog is F2-F4,
And CsV is just a dogbreed... 
Best regads / Mikael |
It is very common practice to remove an F1-F3/4 in the US from it's mother to bottlefeed at 2-3 weeks. Typically in this case, the mother has a wolfish personality (skittish or shy), which the breeder tries to overcome in the puppies through intense human socialization, so they do not learn shy or fearful behaviors. I'm not certain how much it helps.
In a confident mother (such as the type that
should be bred with the CSV...), I don't think this is as much of an issue. Also, puppies learn bite inhibition from chewing on their littermates in the 5-8 week range. Some of the dogs I have worked with (not CSVs) that were removed too early from their mother have been much more likely to chew or nip at people (very hard sometimes) because they never learned when or how hard to play bite from their littermates.
But, I have never worked with very young CSVs, only young wolves and young "other" dogs...maybe it is quite different.
Marcy