Back in the 80's when I bred my first litter of boxers, I was warned by an experienced breeder about swimmers. I was told the way to prevent this from occuring was to 1) use towels rather than paper so that newborns can get traction and use their legs when moving around and nursing, and 2) pick up each puppy each day and put it down away from its dam and watch it crawl back to warmth and food. This exercise helped develop the strength of its little legs and helped identify those puppies that were inclined to just lay there. If I had one of those, pick it up, hold it so its tiny feet just touch the towel and "walk" it back to mom. Don't know if all of this really helped, but it was fun interacting with the newborns. Nothing like watching tiny puppies sleep. :-)
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