Originally posted by just_in_time
she even takes them from around 4-6 weeks to local schools and old age homes to get them used to people and other animals.
That is actually a very risky thing to do. They don't allow puppies this young to have full vaccinations, and so there are a variety of diseases that the puppies could pick up. I've seen way too many cases of new owners taking their puppy out befor they've had their shots, and the puppies picking up parvovirus and dieing. I hope that maybe you can pass this information along to the breeder. It's good that they want to socialise the pups -- but it's better to bring people who they know do not own dogs themselves or own dogs that have been properly vaccinated to see the puppies, instead of bringing the puppies to places where other dogs may have been, or people with dogs that may be carrying something can touch the puppies and spread the disease.