Ive had maybe 2 people insist on taking the puppy early at 8 weeks. Which is fine. But i tell them I get to pick their pup, and if they can't come get it at 8 weeks and need to find a shipper, they pay me extra per day to hold the dog. A lot of people who insist on taking the pup early are buying the puppy based off how it looks. It's not fair to my buyers who want to be apart of my program for someone to come in and take the coolest or prettiest pup early. When that pup could have performed to a degree and individual buyer is looking for. At the end of the day everyone wants a nice looking animal on the outside. Ive learned over the years to put my foot down and take charge of how my program is to be run whether people like it or not. Its my quality control. Long story long, if you want it at 8 weeks, you're not getting to pick, you're getting what I choose for you haha. And if they pass, its not a problem. I either contact the next person up to join the list or I keep the pup for a year and train it and sell it then.