Weaning
After the litter is born,the whelping room must be warm day and night,the bitch needs a private place away from other dogs,we use a puppy pen with rail fitted,we fit a water bowl to the side of the pen this is raised for the safety of the pups,the bitch is fed a puppy food she has as much as she want's .
The bitch has a very demanding period coming up,feeding the litter before weaning start's,she will eat 4/5 times her normal requirement.
Within a few days the cord dries out and drops off.
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All new born pup's have undeveloped ears, & pink noses when they have white on the head.
Within a few day's black spots appear on the nose and the ears come forward.
Around ten days old the eyes open
It's around 10 days old that the pups nails need cutting ,we use nail clippers from mothercare ,we have found this the easiest way.
At 2 weeks the pups are wormed
Between two and three weeks old the pups are up on their feet ,we add extentions to the puppy pen and cover the pen with vet bed ,this helps the pups get up quicker,we have tried just news paper but they seem to do better on vetbed.
At three weeks we offer the first meal,we use raw steak ,cut up a small as possible, the second meal is soaked dry complete puppy food ,it looks like porrigde with just a few pieces if steak on top,we have found this the easiest way to get the pups interested in solid food.
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we start with one meal a day ,adding an extra feed a day over a five day period ,so at 4 weeks old they are offered solids 5 times a day every 4 hrs and wormed again.
The pups still feed from mum at night,she goes in to clean up any food the pups have left after each solid meal,they mob mum for a feed after eating the solids.
A pups nails grow quickly we trim again at 4 weeks old, it's time to register the litter with the kennel club,to be sure the paper work is ready for the new owners on collection.
At 4 weeks more extentions are added to the puppy pen,we like to give as much space as possible as the pups need to play,we give them toys, and allow children to play with the pups.
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from 5/6 weeks less water is added to the food, we mix a few dry biscuits into the food the pups have strong teeth now.
At 6 weeks it's worming time again,we check the nails and use frontilne flea treatment.
The kennel club insurace can be activated for a puppy from 6 weeks old, we feel 6 weeks is a little to soon for a pup to leave us,what we like to do is stop mum feeding the litter and see the pups gaining weight without her.
from week 6/7 pups do well on dry complete puppy food unsoaked
we have a rule that pups stay here for 7 weeks ,unless it is over 7lb in weight ,we like to be confident the pups are fully weaned and a healthy weight before leaving us.
By 7 weeks the pups need the one to one attention that only the new owner can offer
This pup now has a full black nose at 7 weeks
The ears start to come up at the back first.
Often one ear folds back first.
Some pups have full rose ears at 7 weeks others take a little longer
We do our very best for the pups they are warm clean ,well fed and socialised ,we have the pups in doors they get used to normal household noise and we handle and play with them ,we take lots of pictures and enjoy seeing the pups grow
We take time to find the most suitable owners possible for them ,we are lucky as we have many people waiting for them before they are even born ,we ask new owners to stay in touch and offer a life time of help and advise.
Around ten days old the eyes open
It's around 10 days old that the pups nails need cutting ,we use nail clippers from mothercare ,we have found this the easiest way.
At 2 weeks the pups are wormed
Between two and three weeks old the pups are up on their feet ,we add extentions to the puppy pen and cover the pen with vet bed ,this helps the pups get up quicker,we have tried just news paper but they seem to do better on vetbed.
At three weeks we offer the first meal,we use raw steak ,cut up a small as possible, the second meal is soaked dry complete puppy food ,it looks like porrigde with just a few pieces if steak on top,we have found this the easiest way to get the pups interested in solid food.
we start with one meal a day ,adding an extra feed a day over a five day period ,so at 4 weeks old they are offered solids 5 times a day every 4 hrs and wormed again.The pups still feed from mum at night,she goes in to clean up any food the pups have left after each solid meal,they mob mum for a feed after eating the solids.
A pups nails grow quickly we trim again at 4 weeks old, it's time to register the litter with the kennel club,to be sure the paper work is ready for the new owners on collection.
At 4 weeks more extentions are added to the puppy pen,we like to give as much space as possible as the pups need to play,we give them toys, and allow children to play with the pups.
from 5/6 weeks less water is added to the food, we mix a few dry biscuits into the food the pups have strong teeth now.
At 6 weeks it's worming time again,we check the nails and use frontilne flea treatment.
The kennel club insurace can be activated for a puppy from 6 weeks old, we feel 6 weeks is a little to soon for a pup to leave us,what we like to do is stop mum feeding the litter and see the pups gaining weight without her.
from week 6/7 pups do well on dry complete puppy food unsoaked we have a rule that pups stay here for 7 weeks ,unless it is over 7lb in weight ,we like to be confident the pups are fully weaned and a healthy weight before leaving us.
By 7 weeks the pups need the one to one attention that only the new owner can offer
This pup now has a full black nose at 7 weeks
The ears start to come up at the back first.
Often one ear folds back first.
Some pups have full rose ears at 7 weeks others take a little longer
We do our very best for the pups they are warm clean ,well fed and socialised ,we have the pups in doors they get used to normal household noise and we handle and play with them ,we take lots of pictures and enjoy seeing the pups grow
We take time to find the most suitable owners possible for them ,we are lucky as we have many people waiting for them before they are even born ,we ask new owners to stay in touch and offer a life time of help and advise.