LGD question

[MrHank]

We have 2 Great Pyr. full blooded just not registered. Our female had pups on Sunday 3 females and 1 male. My question is how long do you leave them with mom before putting them up for sale. We got our female when she was 2 years old and our male was 4 mo. I had always heard that they need to stay with mom until they were 4 mo old. Is this kinda the "rule" or thing to do?

[LOC]

Well, mine won't leave the mom until weaned, but I've already sold a few and they are only a week old. Weaning (about 8 weeks) is okay to let them go.

Those are some very cute cute puppies!

[KSALguy]

NO puppies should leave mom untill weand, but the longer they can stay with mom and learn how to be a dog and yet more specifically learn that that breed of dog is MENT to do the better, 8weeks is the BARE MINNIMUM i would consider for any dog, for an LGD i would rather 10 or 11 weeks but thats just me,

[MrHank]

Thanks. I raised Schnauzers for years and they stayed with Mom until 8 weeks old. This is our first pups with a LGD and I knew the longer they stayed with Mom the better. I would never sell a pup that wasn't weened and eating solid food well. When we got our female she was 2 years old and was a working dog and her owners just sold her herd and she needed a job. We got our male at 4 months old and he is an excellent working dog as well.

Thanks for the compliment on the pups LOC. I'm pretty proud of them. I'm gonna have a hard time letting them go. I only bred my schnauzer 2 times and it broke my heart everytime I sent one to a new home. I'm sure this won't be any easier.