Comments on: Physical and Behavior Development: Newborn Puppies

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:32:13 +0000

Renee, I am curious as to how long you have been breeding and what breed. I have been breeding close to 30 yrs and dogs my whole life, 50yr. I have shown dogs professionally also. Puppies and smell and taste at birth. Otherwise they would not be able to find mom’s nipples. Plus they would eagerly nurse form a bottle no matter what you put in it. When you give newborn antibiotics ( Rx by a vet) they not only try to push them out with their tongue, they also wrinkle up their nose. Toy breeds are grown by 6-9 months as far as bone developement. Many toy breeds come into season the 1st time at 6 months of age. Large and giant breeds ate 1 1/2 to 3 yr old for mature growth. Your site is very helpful to a newbie but not all your info is correct. Toy puppies are very vocal as newborns. Some more then others. I currently have a litter and everytime Mom gets out of the box 1 litter girl lets me know. They are 3 weeks old. This is not Mom’s 1st litter and she had a cry baby in the 1st litter too. No reason just outspoken. Every puppy like every human baby is different. SOme don’t like to be handled at an early age and scream bloody murder. Just a phase. As long as your puppies are warm, nursing and growing they will grow out of this phase too. Just my experience with breeding show and pet puppies.

By: Hesti

Hesti — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:19:50 +0000

Please help!Waiting for my new chinese crestend pup.At the moment they are 2 weeks old.Litter off 6 pups. The owner keeps me updated on there progress.Said that she must be honest with me regarding the pup I want. A real cry baby.If there is crying going on be sure it is my pup.Out off all 6 she is the only one crying, if you pick her up she is crying,the only time she does not cry if she drinks or sleeps, but for the rest off the time she cries…Is this normal?Will she grow out off this?

By: beth

beth — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:09:38 +0000

I have a foster dog and pups here (from day 2). They are now 19 days old. I’d like to move them from the small unused bathroom they’ve been in for warmth and separation (in the bottom of a large varikennel for pups and mama down to my kitchen area inside an expen with the kennel inside of it. Some sites say 3 weeks is a time for no changes or stress. Would moving them be too stressful? Also at what point do they start self regulating temperature?

By: Renée

Renée — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:46:25 +0000

Hi Peyshance,

Have you investigated the surrounding? For examples, no edgy corners around the bedding area; check mom’s nails aren’t too long or coarse to touch etc. Double check that all puppies aren’t deprived of food, water, warmth for too long period.

Are they eating well (eager to eat)? Do they cry after they’re fed? Have they eliminated yet?

By: Peyshance

Peyshance — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:30:00 +0000

I haven’t noticed if anyone has commented back on any of these, but like Maryanne’s comment from above… my dog just had 9 puppies on April 27th and they cry A LOT & seem to be very loud. From the websight- it says that is not normal. Someone please help!

By: leo

leo — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:18:12 +0000

ma dog is dead

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:27:48 +0000

I need some advice. My pit mix delivered 14 puppies (she was huge) and we lost 2 at birth. The other 12 are growing strong. However, I do have one that I am concerned about. As they started walking, I noticed that he is having a problem holding himself up on his front paws. He cant seem to keep them both in front of him. He either leans to the left or right. Has anyone else seen this issue with their puppies?

By: pete

pete — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:58:47 +0000

HELLO,I BOUGHT A 2 MONTH MALE PITBULL,BUT THE QUESTION IM HAVING HIS HIND LEGS ARE BOWED OUT WEN HE WALKS,ITS LIKE HES CARING A HOLESTER ON HI WAIST,DOES ANY ONE NO IF IT WILL GO AWAY IN TIME,THANKX PETE

By: marisol

marisol — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:13:02 +0000

My dogo argentino x american bulldog just give birth to 5 amazing puppies through cesarian section operation. Since its her first time having this angels we have to guide her all the way and since she is operated we need to keep her away to from puppies to make sure her wound will heal faster. We put a 25watts lamp inside the puppies box to make sure they are warm and every two hours we will take them to their mother for their milk. It’s their 6th day now and the mother don’t produce enough milk for all her babies. as much as I want to give her more food to make her produce more milk but the vets says no or else her wound will open. She got calcium vitamins, vitamins C and other milk-producing vitamins but she doesn”t produce much milk. My vet adviced to give the pups babies milk formula since puppies milk formula is hard to find in the Philippines. But what milk I have to give? I mean I want to be sure and needs other people’s idea on this matter. I don’t want to put my angels at risk.

By: Maryanne

Maryanne — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:21:01 +0000

Hi,

My dog had puppies on the 17th of January. They are being fed well since they are all quite chubby but sometimes they seem to cry and whine alot even when Mom is there. The room they are in is very warm.Im going to try a hot water bottle
to see if that helps at all.The whining is sometimes incessant and Mom doesnt like to sleep with them for very long even though the pool they are in is quite large and accommodates her quite well. The funny thing is that they do not always sleep together they seem to go off by themselves and sleep. If they were cold wouldnt they all huddle together for warmth.