| Raising a puppie into a dog can be a very
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| | bunch up tight to conserve body heat.
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| rewarding experience. It is like seeing
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| | Make sure the mother dog is clean and
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| a family member grow up, but in fast
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| | that all the puppies are nursing. The
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| motion. Of course, I am talking about
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| | mother's udder should be checked every
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| dogs not people. My wife, Barbara, and I
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| | day for milk production and infection.
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| raise Yorkies and Maltese and tend to
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| | She will not go far from her puppies
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| think of them sometimes as family
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| | during the first few days, so bring her
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| members. Except, these guys never need
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| | food and water very near to her.For a
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| to borrow the car keys or stay out too
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| | mother dog to do well, she needs a quiet,
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| late.This morning, we had a litter of six
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| | secure place to be with her puppies.
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| Yorkies born. Both of us were on hand to
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| | Stress can have a negative effect on the
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| help the mother. Most of the time, a
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| | mother dog and her puppies. Keep other
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| mother dog doesn't really need any help,
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| | dogs away from her. Strange people can
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| but sometimes there are problems. I cut
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| | cause undue stress. Don't bring in all
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| the umbilical cords and tie them with
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| | your freinds and their children for the
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| dental floss. The mother dog would
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| | first several weeks.A lactating mother
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| ordinarily chew the umbilical cords into
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| | dog uses a lot of calcium and should be
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| by herself. With some breeds, such as
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| | given calcium pills each day. If she
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| Yorkies, sometimes the mother has too
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| | suddenly goes into shock, she may be too
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| much trouble turning around to reach the
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| | low on calcium and will need immediate
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| cord, so I am there to help.After the
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| | attention from your vet.For about a
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| puppies are born, we put them in a warm
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| | month, the mother will take care of most
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| room in our house. They get a dry,
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| | things. After a few weeks, the puppies
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| clean, warm bed consisting of a wooden
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| | will open their eyes and start trying to
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| frame about 24 inches square made of 1 by
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| | stand up and walk. Playing comes soon
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| 12 boards. There is no bottom. This
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| | after. In about 4 to 5 weeks, the
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| square just sets upon a cloth pallet on
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| | puppies will be ready to start eating
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| the floor. For the first week, we insert
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| | solid food. A mixture of canned and dry
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| a small heating pad beneath the pallet.
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| | food with a little water to soften it is
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| If you buy the disposable bed pads made
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| | a good first food. Then, slowly reduce
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| for human use, they are great for the
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| | the moisture content until the puppies
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| mama and her babies to lay on.We keep a
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| | and eating canned or dry food only.Alton
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| close eye on the little family evey day.
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| | Hargrave offers advice and resources for
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| Make sure the puppies are warm and dry.
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| | those interested in a business online.
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| You can tell when the puppies are
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| | His website, contains honest
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| warm...they will tend to spread out on
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| | information regarding website software
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| their bedding. Cold puppies tend to
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| | and low-cost solutions for your business.
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