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[amandaflet]

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i was wondering if it was alright to keep a dog and bitch together once she has given birth or should the dog be kept separate from the pups

 

[*Mark*]

i was wondering if it was alright to keep a dog and bitch together once she has given birth or should the dog be kept separate from the pups

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unless you want a blood bath on your hands, keep him away from the pups if only for his own good.

 

[Liz Third]

Definitely keep him away, if he is like most dogs he will not want to go near anyway. Bitches can be very protective of a new litter, and should be kept isolated and quiet to look after their new family in peace.

 

[jean.dunbar]

Mark and Liz are right. Anyway if he is anything like the father of my pups who are now 7 weeks he'll be frightened of them........rightly say my toes!!!!!!

 

[oldblueeye]

I remember when I bred a litter of lurchers a few years ago from a bitch that was as gentle as lamb until she gave birth, for the next couple of weeks after giving birth if anybody even went in the same room as her apart from me she went ballistic so god knows what would have happend if another dog walked in.

keep them seperate!!!!!!!.

 

[stormydog]

sorry, have to say my story was the opposite. logistics determined that my bitch was in a shed converted to suit a whelping bitch, the pups father had his own kennel away from the litter. at worst he used to have a look in that them but purely outve curiosty. at the age when the started coming out to play they tortured him !! he put that "help me" face on and was like a "canine riverdancer" skipping thru the marauding 11 ! all buddies and pals..mum dad and kids :wub:

thats my lil story over j -_- hn

 

[dawn]

John I cannot believe how well behaved u ae being this really isnt u at all LOL (w00t) please go back to uppercase I cant hear u properly and your posts are not the same inl owercase

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[Strike Whippets]

Most mums are VERY protective of their puppies first of all but depending on what the dog and bitch are like, will depend on how the dog interacts or is allowed to interact with the pups :thumbsup: ........My first litter Jacob had such a desire to be with Inca and the puppies that he used to sleep outside our bedroom where the pups were (and hes not even the dad (w00t) ) ..........He kept pushing in to see the pups and by the time they were a week old he was allowed to lie next to the pen ..........by the time they were 1 1/2 weeks old he started helping with their cleaning and by the time they were up and about he did most of the playing with them ........He still knows this litter now when he sees them, and they still recognise him :wub:

 

[OEH]

Most mums are VERY protective of their puppies first of all    but depending on what the dog and bitch are like, will depend on how the dog interacts or is allowed to interact with the pups  :thumbsup:   ........My first litter Jacob had such a desire to be with Inca and the puppies that he used to sleep outside our bedroom where the pups were (and hes not even the dad  (w00t) ) ..........He kept pushing in to see the pups and by the time they were a week old he was allowed to lie next to the pen ..........by the time they were 1 1/2 weeks old he started helping with their cleaning and by the time they were up and about he did most of the playing with them    ........He still knows this litter now when he sees them, and they still recognise him  :wub:

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That is so sweet :wub: :wub:

 

[Seraphina]

For the first few weeks I do not allow any other animal into the room where I keep the pups and their mum. That is how the bitches usually want it, and having another animal near upsets them. By the time the pups are about 4-5 weeks the mum usually doesn't mind other members of our household to come near, but i would not leave anybody the access to the pups when I go out. Friend lost a whole litter of pups when she forgot to close door. It is not worth it.

When the pups start running around the older dogs ususlly retreat, but still they could hurt a puppy accidentally. Between 5-9 weeks I try to socialise the pups with the other dogs and vice versa, but only under supervision. My Callista was very keen to help her grandma with her last litter, she was only just 1 year herself and was just wonderful and gentle, but I would not leave her alone with them.