Our 5 week old lab puppy is still with his mother?

Question

We just recently put a deposit on a white lab, which we do know is a pale yellow, but his coat is white, and he is a lab. He is still with his mother and will be until he is 8 weeks. Honestly, I am a little surprised at all the people who jumped on this question to answer it in a manner that had nothing to do with the actual question. The reason we asked it was because the litter was large, I have never seen 5 week old puppys before, and we wanted to see if there was a range that the puppy should be in weight wise, or if maybe he was too small. This is also a family pet, not a show dog, so if he's a mutt then oh well we'll still love him.

Answer 1

Hi guys, sorry I did not read your question right. I thought I read 5 months when I answered it. Even though you do not have the puppy yet call your local vet and they should be able to answer your questions. Pet stores have books that are aimed at the breed. Check to see if the pup you are getting should be AKC registered if you are spending a lot of money.If not you said you didnt care if he was purebread. But what you are describing looks like the ones I found online. Here is a website I found that you can use to compare your pups with.
http://www.ourpups4sale.com/id1.html

I did read the other responses and I was shocked at how horrible they were. Especially the one yelling that it isn't a white lab calling you names and the other criticizing that the pup should still be with the mother.

The website I sent you to is for yellow labs, but they also describe them as Ivory Labs. They aren't the darker yellow they look to be the same as your white pup.

Good Luck and I still cannot believe what I read for your last answers. People can be rude, but that was all out something.

**I added another link for you, this site is great and it talks about your white lab. Here is a bit of it:
White Labs
White is not a natural color, but a breedout of yellow, effected by breeding lighter yellows to lighter yellows.
http://www.labpups.com/?gclid=CMH0zr3Yw4cCFQ9OWAod7Sw9bQ
Hope I was more helpful this time : )

Answer 2

NO NO NO NO Do NOT get a puppy younger than 8 weeks. If this breeder says "it's now or never" JUST WALK AWAY! It is VERY IMPORTANT that pups stay together with their mother, until 8 weeks old. The period between 5-8 weeks is extrmely import as it allows the mother-dog to teach the pups how to play, how to interact, to be confident & secure, etc. Taking the pups away earlier, means the pup will have a lot of behavioural problems, and end up being a poorly behaved nervous fearful aggressive dog. " mother is becoming agitated and refusing to feed the pups so they have been weaned onto puppy food." That is part of the learning stage. The pups are weaned, so the mother is teaching them to eat proper food. But the pups are still not ready to be seperated. This sounds like a very irresponsible & ignorant back-yard breeder. If you buy this pup, you will encourage this horrid breeder to breed yet another litter, and simply use the mother-dog as a breeding machine. WALK AWAY. And find a better breeder.

Answer 3

Your Vet would be the best person to ask this question to. I think, though, that a healthy lab pup at 8 weeks would be in the range of 10-14lbs. And yes labs do come in such a pale color as to be called white. Some breeders prey off of people and market them as rare to get a higher price. They are still yellow labs.

Answer 4

I am glad to hear he is still with his litter. You'd be surprised how often people post on here about the 4-5 week old puppy they just brought home. That is why people get upset about it.

I have taught obedience classes for 25 years, and I see the results of puppies being sold too young all the time.

Answer 5

quote
"WHY would you buy ANY dog that has such a MAJOR FAULT??? BAD color is just WRONG as any other FAULT!!!

***WHY*** pay for JUNK when there are plenty of QUALITY pups available"

Is that a fact ! !
http://www.millmarlabradors.com/Mindy.jpg
Millmar Labs are among the most respected in the country
The dog in the pic titled by way of 4 (four) strate MAJOR wins
Looks kinda "white" to me (even if it is registered as a yellow)

This pic is June Miller with her dog "Madison"
Madison won Best of Oposet Sex at Westminster a few years ago
She looks kinda white to me too
http://www.millmarlabradors.com/Madison.jpg

Answer 6

My sister owned a white lab, although there was a yellow tinge to her fur, she was a registered purebred white lab...

http://www.hartzer.com/white-labs-for-sale.shtml

Sorry no idea how much it should weigh at 5 weeks... couldn't find a web site either

Answer 7

There is no such thing. Your sister did not own a registered purebred "white lab"! Where do you people come from with off-the wall crap like that? oh, the humanity!!!

Answer 8

I dont know what your question is.. but if you are paying for a pup he should be vet checked, vaccinated, and dewormed before ou take him home.. NEVER NEVER pay for a pup that comes with nothing.. you are getting ripped off... especially if its a pet.. you dont want to take home a pet with a problem and watch it die 3 months later.. so make sure you are getting a healty pup.

Answer 9

it could be a mutt you have to ask the owner who sold it to you and sorry for not being so informative i cant think of what to say : ) so just ask the owner or the veternarian and they will tell you the age and the breed.