[carmen in nj]

My Chanel had always started weaning pups at 4 weeks, same thing, and she is NOT a maiden bitch, as soon as the litter is 4 weeks old, she only goes in the pen with them for about 5 minutes max and jumps out, she is a bigger stronger dog, so she does not cry or anything she just jumps right out of the pen and that is it, and the litter still crying for more, so I start supplementing them at 4 weeks, by the time they are 7 to 8 weeks they are fully wean off to goat's milk with soft canned food mix it. and I start Slowing Chanel's feedings and adding Parsley to her food at about 5 weeks by 7 weeks she is all dried up and goes in the pen to play and teach the puppies, it might not be as everyone does but this way works for me..
HUGS.