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crestedcrazy
Ms. Barksalot

Joined: 27 Dec 2005
Posts: 14830
Location: Canada

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject:
Just fascinating this section!! Thanks so much for all the work that you put into this wonderful breed!!!

Kailee
Show dog

Joined: 28 May 2006
Posts: 812

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject:
I admit to complete faschination as well....we've always spayed/neutered so this is all like another world. I mean I used to volunteer at a vet's office and everything but Babies rarely came in. It was always the 8-12 wk old. I once saw a dock job on some bulldogs but that's about it.

mybutterfliesbark
Show dog

Joined: 23 Jan 2006
Posts: 748

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject:
This fascinates me, no wonder I am strictly spay and neuter. Plus the fact that I am selfish and would have 30 dogs... An amazing anount of work, dedication and knowledge must go into each decision to breed. Makes you wonder how millers ever get a single pup. Thanks for the information, this section is a wonderful idea and one I wish we could 'post' at Petland. Paula and the Papillons

PowderpuffPrincess
Fairy Dogmother

Joined: 26 Dec 2005
Posts: 6443
Location: Columbus, Ohio

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

escada wrote:

As far as mommy treatment question:
Based on my cresteds and dane experiences, I really believe a lot of maternal instincts are hereditary. With the cresteds I've had absolutlely wonderful mom's.
Simone is a carbon copy of her mom, Maude(shipstones over the hill) and all I do during whelping is change the soiled towels as she goes along and declaws at 3 days of age. My Latte was the same way as well. They all break the amniotic sacks, cut the umbilical cords, and lick away until the pups are squirming away. They have all been great about taking care of stimulating/ingesting puppy waste until weaning time too-keeping spotless welping boxes. Some momma's don't do this and humans must take over and do every 2-4 hours or pupps will die.
In general for first time mom's I would watch really closely to make sure they do all of these things in a timely manner or else pupps could be lost.
I leave my girls in their own room for the first ten days and then in the kitchen, but gated off from all other dogs from then on until pupps are weaned.
Simone lets her mom-grandma Maude sit by her during labor and even lets her come in and out of the whelping box at will. Maude will continue to "clean" her pups and her daughter's pups even when they are 4-5-6 months old if they let her Smile