Week 3 - At the beginning of this week, they started learning how to lap up milk from their plates. After three days, they were able to start learning how to eat Puppy food called mush.
The puppies are much bigger and I start letting only two at a time nurse on Belles. You should hear the sucking sound all 5 can make at once. It is really hard on the Mother, so to make it easier on her I divide the puppies feeding time to let everyone get enough to eat. I weigh them to make sure no puppy is getting left behind and not able to develop.
They started eating food for the first time today. #4 and #5 didn't seem to take to the food very well to the food the first day - basically, they liked Mom better than the food!
#1 - She just seems to eat and go to sleep after eating. She is one of the last ones to get milk from Mom (this changes in the 4th week).
#2 - He seems to more of a loner. It might have some thing to do with being the only boy! I saw him playing with Maggie by putting his paws up on her. He and #5 will mouth around. #5 usually ends up on top of him. He really likes to explore and walk around the pen while the others are eating.
#3 - Maggie is very playful after eating. I noticed her putting her paws o #4's head and play biting her. She enjoys playing with #5. She is the 4th to fall asleep.
#4 - She has a small growl which tells the others she wants to play with them. She didn't seem to like the food as much as the others. She falls asleep after eating. Since she weighs more, she is one of the last to get Mom's milk. She has been very good at going from her living area to her potty area (making a choice)!
#5 - She likes to play with Maggie. She is usually the third to fall asleep after eating and playing.
The puppies are much bigger and I start letting only two at a time nurse on Belles. You should hear the sucking sound all 5 can make at once. It is really hard on the Mother, so to make it easier on her I divide the puppies feeding time to let everyone get enough to eat. I weigh them to make sure no puppy is getting left behind and not able to develop.
They started eating food for the first time today. #4 and #5 didn't seem to take to the food very well to the food the first day - basically, they liked Mom better than the food!
#1 - She just seems to eat and go to sleep after eating. She is one of the last ones to get milk from Mom (this changes in the 4th week).
#2 - He seems to more of a loner. It might have some thing to do with being the only boy! I saw him playing with Maggie by putting his paws up on her. He and #5 will mouth around. #5 usually ends up on top of him. He really likes to explore and walk around the pen while the others are eating.
#3 - Maggie is very playful after eating. I noticed her putting her paws o #4's head and play biting her. She enjoys playing with #5. She is the 4th to fall asleep.
#4 - She has a small growl which tells the others she wants to play with them. She didn't seem to like the food as much as the others. She falls asleep after eating. Since she weighs more, she is one of the last to get Mom's milk. She has been very good at going from her living area to her potty area (making a choice)!
#5 - She likes to play with Maggie. She is usually the third to fall asleep after eating and playing.
