Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep43 - Puppy Camp for Litters

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We got this question about breeders sending their puppies to “camp” before going to their new homes:

“[a friend] has a litter of puppies 8 weeks old and she is placing them out to her friends until they are 10 weeks old. They decided it would be good for socialization and to prevent separation anxiety for the puppies until they go to their permanent homes at 10 weeks. That doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. Anyone have experience with this?”

This episode discusses:

  • When and how sending litters to “transitional” homes is beneficial
  • “Bite inhibition” and exposure with littermates vs adult dogs
  • Breeder experiences and practices

Visit our website www.madcapradio.com for further reading.

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We got this question about breeders sending their puppies to “camp” before going to their new homes:

“[a friend] has a litter of puppies 8 weeks old and she is placing them out to her friends until they are 10 weeks old. They decided it would be good for socialization and to prevent separation anxiety for the puppies until they go to their permanent homes at 10 weeks. That doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. Anyone have experience with this?”

This episode discusses:

  • When and how sending litters to “transitional” homes is beneficial
  • “Bite inhibition” and exposure with littermates vs adult dogs
  • Breeder experiences and practices

Visit our website www.madcapradio.com for further reading.

2026-03-17 20 min Transcript
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