hi , what about using an xpen or puppy pen Start your puppies on a very very mushy mixer of puppy food and either water or puppy formula they will still nurse too. I started my puppies at less than three weeks but I checked with my vet who already seen them and we where still doing weekly weight in of all the puppies and they where all doing great. I was not thinking and put mom's food down and when I went to check to see if she was done I found a bowl fill of puppies. I was so worried I called my vets office and they said it would be ok. we all had a very good laugh( mom sitting there with this look which said all I want is to eat in peace I let them eat in peace ) The only thing I found with my x pen and ten puppies is some could climb and they would climb over and try and help with dishes while I was in the kitchen and they would all try and get the big dogs going in and out and ten puppies can really move an x pen deb > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 09:57:43 -0600 > From: Soarsister AKA Carla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Digest Number 374 > > Every bit helps, thanks! She is so hungry but those pups eat non stop LOL! > Goliath (my giant) is first to the tit and last off. The black ones are > getting pretty wavy/curly already...so cute. > We gave up the swimming pool, it was large but I could see they'd scale > the side pretty quickly and so I have converted a large closet 8'x30" > ...put plastic sheeting on the floor, covered it with plywood and then > put up a wall to keep them in. It is easy for Ariel to get in and out, > but now the 10 pups have more than enough room and can't get out. I put > a blanket down for now then later will put puppy pads on one side. This > should work for the duration. They are so beautiful. Dark wavy, shiny > coats on the black ones, and the yellows (more like 1 off white and 1 > Latte) males while when first born looked a little wavy, are now > looking more smooth. It will be neat to see how they develop. > All their eyes are open and they have all started barking or yelping > when hungry...which was quite unexpected last nite when I jumped from > bed thinking one was getting squashed only to find it barking for mom to > come feed...suddenly they all were doing it...cute as can be. I hope I > am not boring you seasoned breeders, but this is my first litter and I > am in awe. I also am trying to be as descriptive as possible for our non > seeing members. I am trying to pet them to get them used to human touch > and have let the kids pet them (after hand sanitizer) and get them used > to kids. David (the little yellow) is the most lovable one, who will > lay in the kids hands and just go to sleep or lie there happily. They > are definitely getting their share of Christian rock, cartoon network > and the Cosby show! > Can I ask a silly question? How do the mom's act when you sell the > pups...are they by then breaking the bond, or do they just suffer > through or just roll with it? I want Ariel to be happy too. Someone > said the moms don't like or are jealous of the pups as they grow older. > I am wondering what y'all s experience has been in that regard. Also, is > 4 weeks the soonest you should introduce puppy food, and did y'all wait > till the worming was done (my vet does worming at 4 weeks and again at 6 > weeks with their first shots). > Thanks, > Carla > > -- > Carla Boehm > > http://www.labradoodles-4u.com/index.html > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005 > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >
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