i noticed my puppy standing and drinking from mom's water bowl at three weeks old. so, i mixed up a little wet food with puppy supplement and let her eat it while mom ate her food. she also started eating from mom's food dish about that time but that doesn't mean she was weaned. I let her nurse as long as she wanted to and mom doesn't seem to care. Mom has been dry for about two weeks and neither of them want anything to do with each other. BUT, last night I heard this smacking noise and looked and this big old nine week old puppy was sucking the fire out a a dry teat. i guess it was comforting to her. |