Week One ( Days 1 - 7)

• Development of the Puppies
• 90% of the time is spent sleeping
• 10% of it time is eating
• Susceptible to heat and cold
• Instinctive reflexes; crawls to seek warmth and to nurse
• They can turn over if place upside down
• Needs moms help for potty time
• Rapid development of the central nervous system
• Need constent care from mom
• Temperature is 94 - 97
• May lose 10% of weight after birth, but should start gaining again
• Weight should be double by the end of the week
• Care of the Puppies
• Weight and Chart it daily
• Examine each pup daily
• Trim nails if needed
• Keep whelping box temp around 85 (If its hotter outside thurn on a box fan or air conditioning, if it is colder then a heat lamp should be placed over the whelping box
• If Required by your breed, Tails, Ears, or dew claw docking should be done
• Care of the Bitch
• Fluids for the dam for the first 24 hours, chicken or beef broth is great
• Feed 3 full meals a day after that
• Supplement with 250mg of vitamin c twice daily
• Fussy Puppies?, Supplement dam with vitamn b complex
• Check mammary glands twice daily (look for signs of mastitis ~Swelling, Hardness, and Pus)
• Keep an eye on the vagianl discharge (looking for signs of infection)
• Make sure the dam eats, drinks and uses the bathroom
• To Do List
• Keep detailed records on puppies weight and behavior
• Keep charting dam's temp
• Call puppy buyers with the whelping results

Week Two (Days 8-14)

• Development of the Puppies
• Eyes should open around 8 - 10 days
• Ears should open around 13 - 17 days
• Temps will be around 97-99 degrees
• Care of the Puppies
• Keep whelping box temp around 80 degrees
• Begin handling pups in different ways
• Trim nails if needed
• Care of the Bitch
• Feed dam three times her normal amount of food
• To Do List
• Continue as above

Week Three (Days 15-21)

• Development of the Puppies
• Eruption of the teeth
• Puppies will stand and start to walk
• Will being to lap liquids
• Potty without stimulation now
• Becomes aware of enviorment
• Starts to play with littermates
• Sense of smell develops
• Puppies will start to find a prefered spot as to where to relieve themselves
• Care of the Puppies
• Start adding toys to puppies life
• Start giving specific stresses when handlng, like pinch and ear or toe gently
• Start giving 1 meal a day of milk replacer to lap, after two days add some mushy food
• Weigh pups every 2 days now
• Give the pups a old shirt of yours to play with
• Start weekly grooming sessions
• Care of the Bitch
• Continue as above
• To Do List
• Purchase milk replacer to feed pups

Week Four (Days 22-28)

• Development of the Puppies
• Begins to eat food
• Begins to wag tail, bark bare teeth, bite, chase and growl
• Can use legs well
• Tires Easy
• Depth Perception Starts
• Care of the Puppies
• Try to keep mom with the a lot
• Give each pup indiviual attention
• Offer food that has the consistency of cooked oatmeal
• Care of the Bitch
• Continue as above
• To Do List
• Start limited dam's access to pups before offering them food

Week Five (Days 29-35)

• Development of the Puppies
• Group activities will begin
• Dominance order starts
• A rapid growth and delvelopment
• Care of the Puppies
• Reduce the fluid in the puppies food
• Make sure owners start to come see the pups
• Begin weaning
• Care of the Bitch
• Start food reduction to discourage milk production
• Keep a close eye on the mammary glands
• To Do List
• Schedule Vet Visit

Week Six (Days 36-42)

• Development of the Puppies
• Growth and developement continue
• Care of the Puppies
• Offer soft damp food
• Weight Weekly
• Individual attention is crucial away from its littermates
• Care of the Bitch
• Prepare dam for weaning
• Day 1 - no food
• Day 2 - 1/4 normal maintenance meal
• Day 3 - 1/2 normal maintenance meal
• Day 4 - 3/4 normal maintenance meal
• Day 5 - Full amount of normal maintenace meal
• Keep dam on puppy food for several weeks to help her recover from the strain of breeding, whelping and raising the puppies
• Keep watch on mammary glands
• To Do List
• Continue as above

Week Seven (Days 43-49)

• Development of the Puppies
• Has total hearing and visual capacity
• Will investigate anything
• Doesn't respond to name
• Care of the Puppies
• Pups should be weaned and on regular food
• Care of the Bitch
• Watch mammary glands until milk is completely dried up

Week Eight (Days 50-56)

• Development of the Puppies
• First Fear Period
• Starts to learn its name
• Care of the Puppies
• Do not ship puppies
• Can start training in small short steps
• Pups can go to new homes
• Care of the Bitch
• Continue as above
• To Do List
• Continue as above

Week Nine (Days 57-63)

• Development of the Puppies
• Develops strong dominant and subordinate behavior among the littermates
• Begins to learn the right behavior
• Motor skills improve
• Short attention span
• Starts to focus attention on humans then other puppies
• Care of the Puppies
• Continue with lot of individual attention
• Separate Littermates
• Start house training

Week Ten (Days 64-70)

• Development of the Puppies
• Safe to ship puppies by air

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