Bottom Feeders

[wildhare]

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as I was sitting on the floor outside the whelping box watching the puppies

wake up and decide it was time for an evening snack I remembered something

I observed on other litters - some of the puppies insist on being bottom feeders -

it does seem that I have seen this behavior before - and I am wondering whether

or not it is something that might be inherited - it doesnt seem to matter about

size or sex because we have one little one and one big one - one of which is

male and one of which is female - the top feeders are all completely satisfied

with whichever top faucet that they attach themselves to - the bottom feeders

however seem to prefer the hardest to get to and will squirm and dig and

push until they have just the right one - perhaps it is ingrained so completely

that they are unable to make it to the top tier - I really dont think that that is

the case for it is much harder to dig under the top feeders and push mama over

a bit to get to the desired end - maybe the milk bar is more abundant on the

bottom - maybe the milk is sweeter if one has to work a little harder to get to it ...

wondering if the bottom feeders will have the attitude of "I can do anything"

when they grow up - maybe the top feeders will be able to do most anything

as long as its easy!!...will the bottom feeders grow up to be bigger and or

stronger - will they display the determination to do later in life - I have drawn

no conclusions from these thoughts - just some musings of a mad man........

dwight

 

[k4tie-d]

sorry no idea about bottom feeders just wanted to say, you cant not tease us with talk of puppies and not give us a photo or 2 to drool over :wub: :- " :huggles:

 

[suvi]

The smallest girl in our litter would always burrow under the others until you could only see the tip of her tail just peekng out. We always thought that she had to do this because the other bigger puppies would get to the best teats first. It then became apparent as she got bigger that she would choose to do this.

I think she knew where there was more milk and had the instinct and determination to get it for herself. She did very well despite being really quite tiny and by 12 weeks was the same size as her siblings. She was a gentle little girl and probably the sweetest natured puppy of the litter but would never be bullied by the others and could easily hold her own in any scraps and once weaned was always first to the food bowl!

Judi

 

[wildhare]

sorry no idea about bottom feeders just wanted to say, you cant not tease us with talk of puppies and not give us a photo or 2 to drool over :wub:   :- "  :huggles:

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[wildhare]

sorry no idea about bottom feeders just wanted to say, you cant not tease us with talk of puppies and not give us a photo or 2 to drool over :wub:   :- "  :huggles:

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[wildhare]

sorry no idea about bottom feeders just wanted to say, you cant not tease us with talk of puppies and not give us a photo or 2 to drool over :wub:   :- "  :huggles:

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[wildhare]

sorry no idea about bottom feeders just wanted to say, you cant not tease us with talk of puppies and not give us a photo or 2 to drool over :wub:   :- "  :huggles:

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[wildhare]

sorry no idea about bottom feeders just wanted to say, you cant not tease us with talk of puppies and not give us a photo or 2 to drool over :wub:   :- "  :huggles:

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[wildhare]

sorry no idea about bottom feeders just wanted to say, you cant not tease us with talk of puppies and not give us a photo or 2 to drool over :wub:   :- "  :huggles:

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[k4tie-d]

they are gorgeous :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

[fallenangel]

when laceys pups arrive i will note down whitch are whitch and see how they turne out its intsresting though

 

[FifeJillandIan]

Oh, they're gorgeous :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

[Hilary & Hounds]

They are lovely. :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

[Schmick]

What a great pattern on the back of the puppy in your first pic.

They're all sweet, cluck cluck :wub: :wub:

 

[Seraphina]

I remeber friend of mine telling me that her Borzoi pups each have their nipple that they will fight for. I have not noticed that but once one of my Danes refused to be weaned and kept suckling until she was well over 4 months old, she kept for herself just a one nipple going, just enough to get twice a day snack.

 

[Whippets4eva]

:wub: What gorgeous pups :wub:

Sonia and Jesse xx