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...to start reading this article from the beginning please click on here....CARE OF THE BITCH. Continue as above. TO DO LIST. Purchase milk replacer to feed puppies. Week Four (Days 22-28) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES. Begin to eat food. Begin to bark, wag tails, bite, paw, bare teeth, growl and chase. Use legs well. Tire easily. Depth perception starts. CARE OF THE PUPPIES. Keep mom with them a lot! Things can get overwhelming at this age and Mom will add stability for them. Each pup needs individual attention. Offer small amounts of food that is the consistency of cooked oatmeal (puppy food mixed with water and mashed up in a blender). CARE OF THE BITCH. Continue as above. TO DO LIST. Start limiting bitch's access to pups before offering them food. Week Five (Days 29-35). DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES. Group activities and sexual play will begin. Dominance order starts. Rapid growth/development. CARE OF THE PUPPIES. Reduce fluids in puppies' food. Make sure other people start coming to see pups. Begin weaning. Play radio at normal volume near pups for 5 minutes at a time. CARE OF THE BITCH. Start reducing amount of food to discourage milk development. Keep a careful eye on mammary glands. TO DO LIST. Discuss vaccination schedule with veterinarian. Week Six (Days 26-42). DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES. Growth and development continue. CARE OF THE PUPPIES. Offer soft, damp food. Chart weekly weight. Individual attention crucial -- give each puppy time with you away from litter. CARE OF THE BITCH. To prepare bitch for weaning: Day 1 -- no food Day 2 -- 1/4 normal maintenance meal Day 3 -- 1/2 normal maintenance meal Day 4 -- 3/4 normal maintenance meal Day 5 -- full amount of normal maintenance meal. Keep bitch on puppy food for several weeks to help her recover from the strain of breeding, whelping, and raising puppies. Keep careful eye on mammary glands. TO DO LIST. Continue as above. Week Seven (Days 43-49). DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES. Total hearing/visual capacity. Will investigate anything. Can't respond yet to name. CARE OF THE PUPPIES. Pups should be weaned and on regular puppy food. Pups can go to new homes. CARE OF THE BITCH. Keep careful eye on mammary glands until milk is completely dried up. TO DO LIST. Week Eight (Days 50-56). DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES First fear period Starts learning name CARE OF THE PUPPIES. Don't ship puppies. Can start training puppies in small steps. CARE OF THE BITCH. Continue as above. TO DO LIST. Continue as above. Week Nine (Days 57-63). DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES. Develops strong dominant and subordinate behavior among littermates. Begins to learn right behavior. Motor skills improve. Short attention span. Starts focusing attention on owner rather than other puppies. Separate littermates. Start house training. CARE OF THE PUPPIES. Continue lots of individual attention. Week Ten (Days 64-70). DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES. Safe to ship puppies by air....to continue reading this article please click on here...
