Is it normal
 

my Precious just had pups Wed but she is now picking the babies up by the tail or leg and carrying them. It seems she just wants to be with us. Like right now she carried them all up on the couch and is sitting there contently nursing. Is this normal? How can I discourage it?

How do you post things on here. I have tried for 3 days trying to figure it out. There is nothing on my page letting me post new threads on here.

lol I had the same problem!! The only way I figured out to do it is go to the forum you want to post in and once your in it there will be a POST NEW THREAD on the top left side. Hope this helps!!

I say repost this in the breeding area. The mommy in me says confine her to an area (I will be confining my babies to the kitchen/bathroom [which ever I'm closest to) in a playpen/whelping box of some sort).


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I dont have an answer but watch her close i have heard of moms accidentally biting off legs of pups

Yes, definately confine her. Do not let her carry the pups around -- they are so delicate, and easily injured! Do you have her and the pups in a confined space? You may have to put her in where she cannot get out without you helping her.

I started mine in a pack and play with a rubbermade under-the-bed-type shallow container at one end. The pups could not get out, but mom could easily step over. You can also make a whelping box: How to Build a Whelping Box for Your Dog I had modified the pack and play to make a door at one end so mom could come and go as she pleases. You might not want to put the door in. That way mom needs you to let her in and out and she can't just move the puppies around.

Then I would move the whelping box to one end of my play yard (set up in a rectangle). My mom did need my help to get in and out of this. That is why I waited to move them to it after the pups were a couple of weeks old. This will also prevent your mom from moving the pups aorund the house, so you might want to go directly to this set up. There are lots of choices in whelping areas, but you do need to stop her from moving those pups before one is hurt.

I did keep the pack and play near where we spent most of our time so we could watch, my girl would feel still a part of the family and the babies were getting use to people noises. Some prefer to keep the pups in a quiet, secluded area, but our house is pretty quiet as it is.