You might check with your vet but most breeders give the puppy shots while puppies are still nursing. It's perfectly safe to give the puppies their shots while still nursing. My vet recommends at least 2 shots 2-3 weeks apart. They must wait to go to their new homes for 1 week after the second shot so it has a chance to be working when they go.
It's also ok for them to nurse as long as they want to and the mom will let them. Milk quality really decreases at 6-8 weeks and the milk becomes thinner and less filling. This helps encourage the puppies to eat solid food. Your puppies are nursing for comfort and are getting only a little nutrition from nursing. As long as mom lets them why stress everyone out by making them stop? I hope they aren't going to their new homes until after 12 weeks old anyway so just encourage them to eat plenty of solid foods. I leave out dry puppy food 24/7 and give dry puppy mixed with canned food 3 times a day at this age.
Teresa |