[faithsjoy]

When the pups were born the mother growled if her one year old daughter came too close to whelping box. The one year old would sit nearby as If guarding. Then she started scratching and nesting. She had gone into heat a few weeks after the mother but was not bread and is not pregnant.

At some point the mother allowed her into the whelping box it is covered and I did not expect it nor realize it at first. Since the first time i found her in there i have repeatedly pulled her out. however she seems crazy about the pups and when I try to lock her away she scratches the door barKs and wihines. So today when we found her in the whelping box with a pup latched on. My son pulled her off and said the pups mouth looked like it had milk on it. So I checked and sure enough she has milk.

So now I am wondering if this is something anyone else has delt with and what did you do. The mother seems content to share the whelping box with the one year old. There are 5 puppies and the mother is a 5 lb dog. She has been leaving the whelping box quite a bit. But the one year old would like to be in kennel all the time. I am having difficulty keeping her out.

So my question is should I up her food and supplements as the moms and just let her help with the babies? I jUst don't know what to do for sure as the mom seems completely happy to share the litter. They both lick and clean them and it seems the are both nursing them as well as they both get anxious when separated from the pups but the one year old more so.

Thanks