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Originally Posted by tanksmom  Is it possible a new Mom will be VERY aggressive toward her owners and get over it as the pups grow or is it possible her personality can be damaged pemantly?(sp) She used to be a loving sweety and the babies are 12 days old now and shes not even a little likable. |
I can certainly see that a new mom would get a little agressive towards anyone with a new litter of babies; trying to protect them. At 12 days though seems a little odd. I'm not sure what you mean by "very aggressive". When Lexie had her pups, she would grumble/growl and go through the motion of wanting to bite my hand when I went to pick up a pup, but would never actually bite. If I remember correctly, by 12 days, she was spending less time in the box & was certainly more comfortable with us handling the pups.
I would guess your female will relax once again as the babies get older. Heck, by 5-12 weeks she'll probably be begging you to take them away for a while so she can rest & have some time to herself
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