Oh man....I am so sorry to hear this. My friend is a breeder and she had a Biewer kill her pups this summer, but not eat them. I am shocked and so sorry for your loss. I have a litter right now, too, so I can kinda imagine how you feel to lose them. But I'm sure not really. How old are they? I'd be watching real close. I'd probably even separate mom when you are not there to watch closely.

I feel so bad for you.:(

There is a ton of helpful people and knowledg on this board.

I hope something helps.

Please keep us posted.

Lori

OMG I had a pom when i was a kid that ate her puppies...but it was her first litter. i have heard that if there is something wrong, they will eat them :confused: :confused: but i am no expert so i don't know if that is true or not.

i bet you were devastated!!!

I know of someone who raises springer spaniels and thieir female did this she ate all but two (she was caught in the act so 2 survived). The vets around here recommend spaying the female for if they do it once it most likely will happen again.

wow, this is very sad. i just hope the other two will be fine. i have heard of it but it is very rare and i know people have their mother spayed after this occurs b/c it is more than likely to occur with the next litter.
i am very sorry

Very sad. I've never heard of it in the yorkie breed. But, as other's have stated there could be the possibility that the pups were not well. Take the rest of the pups in and have them vet checked.

Where in your house was the bitch kept. If you have small children or lot of noise and people around dogs will sometimes get very upset and do this as a defense for the puppies. Bitches should be kept as calm and stress free as possible. Sometimes there is no explanation. I'm sorry to hear this happened to you. It's very unusual in a second litter unless the bitch is very stressed.

wow, I have no idea what to say! I'm so sorry this has happened. Only thing I could think of was the pups was sick?

You must be devestated. That is so sad. I never knew such a thing could
happen. You can only assume Mom knew something was wrong.
Good luck with the remaing puppies.

sad..
 

I had a friend who experienced every tragic event that can take place when breeding..if I had been her, I would have stopped long before she did...

She bred her first champion bitch to another breeders specials/champion from the line...4 pups resulted. I used to go to her house twice daily to check on them while she worked. The pups were a week old (4) and I went to check..there was only one pup in the bed..and since the bitch was penned an xpen, I could not figure out what happended. There were a few tiny specks of blood on the pillow...nothing to indictation she ate them...but she had to because they were gone...the vet told her in he suspected hormonal...then when another did the same thing..and this time my friend was there..he thought perhaps stress. My friend used to keep her girls in a room with the other dogs, but in a separate pen...it may have stressed them too much, who knows...I have no clue.

I had a bitch who may have accidently pushed one puppy out of the bed or it got out on its own??? and my dear Ivy must have pulled it through the pen and hid it in the closet. I thought the mom killed it..that night I heard crying from my closet and found the puppy....it was cold, but somehow perked back up when returned to mom...it grew up healthy. Ivy was known to steal puppies and try to keep them for herself..I thought she was going in and out of my bedroom more often then normal that day..LOL

PS..they say moms can push away sickly babies or kill them...I used to wish my moms would do that..mine would devote so much time to the dying and dote on them..I felt so bad knowing they would probably lose them...

This is true. A breeder friend of mine had a very pregnant bitch around the fourth of July and the fireworks scared the little dog to death even tho it was home. she had her babies that night and ate them. it was a two year old yorkie, first litter.

I've never heard of this and hope one of the expert breeders can help you with this. Sorry for your loss.