Raising puppies can be an exciting and rewarding. It can also be a time of great frustration, but understand what is expected of the process a pleasure. There are a number of things that can help you with the puppies and their mother, their first days, weeks and months together healthy and happy can do.
The mother dog to spend any time in the first days with her new puppy. Check to reassure the mother and the kids often the mother and the newmake sure everything is good. Give plenty of fresh water for the new mother and let nature take over.
A new mother dog licking rear the cubs'. This stimulates the puppies and they are to use the bathroom. The mother is trying to clean her puppies in the first week to get their children and nursing staff to clean the area. Clean up the puppies' dung is a natural instinct to eliminate the scent of her puppies, "to protect them in the wild.
The first days are the most important andMom hardly leave the puppies. It is especially important that puppies are kept warm during this race. A great success will be kept too warm, but the body heat will help puppies while you push it along.
The mother is very protective of their puppies and strangers should be kept in the new family for at least two weeks. Some dogs try to hide and protect the puppies, by adding them to a safer place. This is instinctive behavior and the mother knows what isdoes. Keeping the mother and her pups in an enclosed area can help the mother's fear and help remove the puppies from scooting.
During the first month of the puppies will not do much for you. His mother is his every desire and keep them clean and the area. You just need to monitor the progress of the puppies' and growth. The puppies should double their weight and are two weeks in about a week and tried to wake her up. At the moment, I am aMonths, the puppies should all be able to walk, play and let off steam. Now the fun begins!
With over four and a half weeks the puppies should be solid food. This is about the same time the mother begins to wean them. You can help the ', solid food for puppies, giving them a mixture of dog food with a little water or milk to make soft, mixed with food or canned food for dogs in the same way. The puppies seem to be drinking, but eat at the same time. ReduceAmount of liquid to mix a little food 'every day until the puppies are eating dry or canned food for themselves.