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Originally Posted by BLEU BOY BARBER  After a mom has her pups when is the earliest she can be separated from her babies (after she socializes with them too) and will her ninnys be drawed up or how long does that take? She had her babies on Feb 10th.
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Vicki |
Everyone has different opinions on this but I think if at all possible the pups need to be able to nurse until they are 7 weeks old. By 7 weeks the puppies should be eating well on their own. I introduce my pups to ground up dry food at 4 weeks of age and by the time the pups are 6 weeks the mom does not need to be with them all the time because the pups are only nursing a few times a day but she still needs to have some access to them for socialization skills. I have 8 week old pups now and even though the mom is pretty much dried up she still lets them nurse some. The mom does not want to stay with the pups but just goes to visit and play with them about 3 times a day. As to how long it takes for them to draw up, that depends on the number of puppies the bitch is nursing and when they stop nursing them. Weaning at my house is a slow process because once the puppies start eating solid food then the demand for momma milk lessens each day so by the time the pups are 8 weeks old the mother should be pretty much dried up.