 mom pouncing at puppies
Belle's mom was a 6.5 pound Yorkie who had a litter of 7 babies. The breeder I got Belle from said Katie, the mom was totally overwhelmed by the puppies at her all the time and she had begun snapping at them. The puppies were taken away and hand fed. My vet says Belle is well socialized but I see her doing things that usually the mom takes care of in her own way. I think some of the agression toward the babies is to teach them what not to do. Belle would play kind of rough when she was first with us at 12 wks. she would bite harder then she should. I started grabbing her by the scruff and giving her a little shake and it didn't take long for her to know that was not acceptable. |