I have never had this happen before but I have a litter that belongs to my neice that I am caring for and sent the mother home with 7 week old puppies since she did not really want anything much to do with them anymore. My sister-in-law and I decided that my Daphne, who has been bred twice and has not taken wants so much to have puppies that we would let her adopt them. This idea originated because my neice's dog had puppies 2 years ago and Daphne used to climb into the whelping box and lay down with that litter and sleep there. Well, we sent Taylor home on Saturday and when I woke up at 5 in the morning (when my husband went to the bathroom) and Nellie was not on my head. I asked my husband if he had seen her and he said he had not. I didn't want to wake everyone else up so I searched the house and did not find her. Slightly concerned I called her and she came, though I had no idea where she had been though I did notice a large knot in her ear. The next morning she disappeared again and this time I called and did find her inside the whelping box (now being used as a playpen) and inside the small crate I keep inside for the babies to crawl into. I took her out, aware of the fact that she had to jump over a 2 foot high side to get in. Later in the day I caught her there again and saw lots of knots in her ears so knew I had to keep her away from them so I put a 3 foot high ex-pen around the box. Needless to say she jumped that as well. I had to lock her out of my kitchen/sunroom area where we all hang out. The next morning, not thinking about it I let everyone outside and I saw Nellie standing still with 4 puppies seeming to be nursing from her. I called her in an checked. The minute I touched her nipples the milk came running out...didn't even have to squeeze. It has been a battle ever since. When I let the puppies run around the kitchen I put Nellie in the dining room. If I pick up a puppy she does not take her eyes off me and follows me as much as a mother with newborns (by the time they are a few weeks old I find the mothers don't obsess about them anymore.) Even without being near them for over a day now she still has milk. I am afraid she is going to blow her coat. For those who don't know, Nellie is over 8 years old. She has never done this before. Any ideas or suggestions? Can this throw her hormones off? Phyllis
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