Once my puppies start walking around, usually around 4 weeks, I will put a small double sided bowl of ground up dry food in the pen with the puppies, along with a small double sided bowl of water. The puppies will start licking the ground up dry food and as they get older they will eat more and more. I grind up the food in a blender until it is very fine like corn meal. As the puppies get older (around 6 weeks) it is not necessary to grind the food quite so fine). I always let my momma dogs nurse as long as they want too. By the time the pups are 4 or 5 weeks old they will not be nursing as frequently and the momma will want to spend a lot more time away from the puppies. |