I was sold a 6 week old pair of puppies

Hi all,

I made a mistake of not reading about purchasing the age of labrador puppies and I bought from a litter of 6 week old pups one male one female.
http://www.thelabradorsite.com/collecting-your-labrador-puppy-at-five-or-six-weeks-old/

Then i read that link and sad to say I made a mistake, since I bought two i feel it is not as bad as just buying one. I am currently feeding it kibble and water, any other tips i should have?

 

Sorry, but we have a policy on underage pups. Do come back in a week or so and we'll have a chat

Moderator Note:

Moderators note

Sadly, in some parts of the world there is a tragic trade in tiny puppies barely able to walk. On the Labrador site we frequently get comments from people who have purchased puppies as young as 21 days old. Their owners will usually need help from a qualified veterinary professional if the puppy is to survive and thrive.

Our forum policy is to encourage people to wait until their puppy is eight weeks old before collecting it from the breeder. To make sure we are not encouraging the trade in underage puppies, nor depriving these puppies of essential veterinary attention, we have the following rule.

If a forum member’s puppy has been removed from the breeder/ mother before the age of seven weeks, that member must wait until their puppy is seven weeks old before posting about him or her on the forum

We recommend that anyone with a puppy under this age contacts their vet without delay for instructions on feeding, general care, and medical treatment. We understand that members want to help these puppies, but the forum is not the right place to be distributing specialist advice of this nature.

 

Another thing to note is that two puppies is far more work than one alone. I have litter mates and it's really not recommended. Here's an article that explains why. http://www.thelabradorsite.com/one-labrador-puppy-or-two/

If you search the forum, you will find more lengthy discussions about the things you have to do to try to avoid litter mate syndrome. Good luck, and I hope you come back to join in the conversation when your puppies are seven weeks of age.