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12-28-2010, 02:02 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | do mom dogs miss their pups? Not quite sure if this was asked yet? Maybe it was. My Manolo is acting a bit weird. It's been about a week since her pups were given to their forever homes. She's been a little aloof lately and just seems down. Is it possible she misses her pups. Is there anything I can do it help cheer her up? Hate to see her like this.
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12-28-2010, 05:40 AM | #2 |
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| Poor Manolo. I would guess that the Yorkie Moms would miss their pups and maybe they go thru hormonal changes too. Give her some extra cuddles and attention and send her hugs from us too! |
12-28-2010, 12:23 PM | #3 |
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| Awww, how old were the pups? I imagine that things can get lonely when she's used to company. Do you have any other dogs? Mine does not seem to miss them but she does remember them and is happy to see them when they come visit and reprimands them too if they misbehave. |
12-28-2010, 12:29 PM | #4 |
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| If anyone knows please share. I have often wondered this too |
12-28-2010, 03:00 PM | #5 |
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| By the time our puppies leave (around 12 weeks) the mommies usually seem to be happy to see them go. lol I think they get annoyed once the hormones are wearing off from giving birth and their milk drying up. We have reunited them after the puppies have gotten older and the Mommies don't even know who they are anymore. Just natural I guess. If there is no other pets in the home she might be sad to see playmates go.
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12-28-2010, 03:22 PM | #6 |
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| I think it usually does not bother them but I have seen both ways. Some dogs do seem to go through their own version of post-partum depression after their pups are taken away. My Sadie actually cried & whimpered after her first pup left the house (and it was after 12 weeks). She seemed sort of down when the last pup left. But it did not last long. Some seem to be oblivious and don't mind at all. I even had a dachshund that went through two false pregnancies where she gathered up her smaller toys and put them in my closet and kept a mother's watch for 2 weeks! She got upset the first time when I took them away & moved her out of my closet, trying to get her to act normal again. She moped around for another couple of weeks before getting back to normal. Second time she did it, I just let her decide on the time and she did not stay depressed when she came out of the closet on her own. She might miss the pups or the company of other dogs anyway. She also might be a little tired. I think even a dog will go, go, go when the need is there (just like human moms!) and then when they are not needed 24/7, they finally get to let down defenses and go into rest mode. She might also have some hormone changes as no further nursing is going on. I would take her for extra walks, try to do more physical things -- fetch, running in the yard together, maybe teach some new tricks. Things that will occupy mind & body. That should help (unless she really is tired, & then she may resist additional physical activity). Maybe take her to Petsmart & let her pick out a couple of new toys. Mine LOVE new toys!
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12-28-2010, 03:52 PM | #7 | |
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I agree By the time my puppies leave, their mothers look at them as just another dog. If she is your only dog, then she might miss them, but not as her babies, just as her companions. | |
09-24-2011, 01:20 AM | #8 |
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| I think they absolutely miss their babies. Days before I sent one to her forever home, I allowed the new Mom to take her for a couple hours. When they came back, my Lola cried & cried - loudly cried & tried climbing up my legs to get her. She was fine once I put her baby back in the bed with her.
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09-24-2011, 03:48 AM | #9 |
Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member | I definitely agree & in my experience that by the time the pups leave, the moms have had quite enough of them and do not seem to miss them at all. I do however have 4 other dogs in the house so she has plenty of company & playmates. So I might also agree that if your dam is an only dog, then she may be a bit lonely for a while. Not that she misses "her pups" per say, but more probable that she misses the company they gave her.
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09-24-2011, 05:17 AM | #10 | |
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By the time mine leave, they have not been with their mother for quite some time. And that is the mother's choice, not mine. Most of my mothers start to separate themselves from the litter at around 4 weeks, and only go in to feed them. Once they are weaned, at around 8 weeks, the mothers take a new interest in them and start to teach them, but they don't cry when they are separated from them. I would not allow anyone to take a puppy anywhere before it was old enough to be rehomed? That is really putting that puppy at risk. | |
09-24-2011, 06:26 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Same here, by the time the Pups are 12 weeks, my Chanel is looking forward to lay in my bed and have time to herself..LOL , the runt of this last litter stayed here with me until last week and she played with her a bit more but once she went home and I took down the puppy pen,Chanel did not change at all, then again, I have 3 other dogs that keep her busy, and play with her, so I guess that helps too.. If your baby is left alone, then she might be feeling lonely , so a bit more attention will not hurt. |
09-26-2011, 08:34 AM | #12 |
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| Awe I'm sorry about your dog. I would assume it could be hard for her depending on how she was with them. The breeder I went to said she had a mom who after 4 weeks, was pretty much done with her babies, but the mom we got my puppy from, was incredibly active with her babies. She would play with them constantly and anytime someone would hold one of her babies, she had to be right there observing. Funny thing, when we went to the vet last Saturday, over a month after picking up our puppy, the breeder was there (she works there) with my puppy's mom. We showed them to one another and they were like um who are you? haha After a month of being apart, they don't even know each other. |
09-26-2011, 09:01 AM | #13 |
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| My girl's breeder said her moms mope around a bit after the puppies leave and even the grandmothers do! She's got several dogs so it's not a matter of being lonely. They are all raised in the house so there's a lot of interaction with the moms, dads, pups and grandparents while the puppies are growing up so they might just all notice that there are fewer dogs around - who knows? Also, the breeder keeps the puppies for 16 weeks so that may make a difference too. |
09-26-2011, 11:53 AM | #14 | |
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I have always wondered the same if Mom's miss their pups once they leave the nest. | |
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