I have 7 beagle/basset hound mixes that have been off of mothers milk for a week now. They try to feed but she wont let them. (im assuming those little teeth hurt!) They are all eating very well 3 times a day on smushy watered down puppy pedigree and drinking out of a bowl like little champs. One of the ladies that is adopting a little pup really wants to bring hers home before her step son goes back home for school in another state. If they are already "milk free" would this be ok for her to get her little pup early at 5 weeks old??
2006-08-07 03:01:57 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
I have read and researched all the AKC recomendations.... however what I am looking for is people who have experienced this themselves and what the outcome was. Did you get a pup at 5 weeks...did you give em away at 5 weeks... how did it go? any problems? ect ect thankyou for all the answers so far!!
2006-08-07 03:46:39 · update #1
oh, also Mommy only goes into the room with her pups to try and eat their food... she has kinda said "ok, Im done...good luck Amber"
2006-08-07 03:48:42 · update #2
TORBAY!!! GET A CLUE! has nothing to do with sucking it up. I would keep all seven if I had the means to do so. I would keep them for a year if it meant they would be happier better puppies for their new families... if you read my question.. this was for a friend who wanted her step son to have the pup for a few days before he went home.
Thank you to everyone who responded without attacking or making snide comments! You guys rock!! =)...Torbay...try being a nice person.. you will find you are happier in the long run.
2006-08-07 04:59:04 · update #3
and to all the other BOB BARKERS out there.... thanks for the advise and all but that wasn't the question.
2006-08-07 05:05:29 · update #4
Ideally pups should be with their mom for 10-12 weeks. even when she stops feeding them she teaches them dog things. Also I have to ask: Why in the world did you let the dog breed?
Are you not aware that there are 15 dogs born for every one human? http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.cause&cgid=1&rgid=2&stid=10
Are you not aware that there are millions of dogs killed every year because of not enough homes? http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/voices/voi.valdyke.animal.html
Are you not aware that only 1 dog in 10 gets a permanent home? www.safehavenforcats.com/main.htm
Are you not aware that one female and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in just six years? http://www.metroplexanimalcoalition.com/SpayNeuter/didyouknow.html
That coupled with the health benefits of spay/neuter WHY would you breed your dog? www.sniksnak.com/benefits.html
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_and_facts_about_spaying_and_neutering.html
2006-08-07 03:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait until 8 weeks, an extra 2-3 weeks. It may not seem like a long time to you but to a puppy that's 1/3 of its life so far and by taking it away from its mother so early you are depriving it of 1/3 of its opportunities to learn from its mother. There is no real substitute for a mothers discipline and affection. My real concern would be that the breeder would allow you the take the pup and set it up for failure like that. You may want to reconsider getting the puppy from them, a breeder that would do that doesn't have the best interest of the pup or you in mind. Which says to me that its a BYB. which means that more likely then not the parents weren't scanned for diseases, genetic heath or proven WORTHY to breed. You could possibly be getting a very sick puppy and not know until it starts falling apart on you. Find a breeder who cares about the parents, who cares where the pup is going to and the age at when it goes to its new home.
2016-03-27 02:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fair warning: these pups will probably end up with oral fixations and be "chewers". We had a beagle/spanial mix who's mother did the same thing and we could NEVER break her of the "playful nipping" so we had to get rid of her.
My advice: after this litter is gone, you may want to get Mom fixed. I'm assuming you're not really wanting to raise pups for a specific purpose since they're mixed unless they're for hunting: beagle/basset hound mixes would be good in the field...
2006-08-07 03:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by dragonwing 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are doing the right thing in feeding the pups....... don't let the pups go until they are at least 8 to10 weeks old. If you do they don't have much of a resistant to illness. They also need the companionship with the other pups and mama right now
2006-08-07 03:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO NO NO
pups should not leave their littermates before they are at least 8 wks old no matter if they're eating on their own or not. Pups learn a lot from each other and their mothers at this age and even more between 8 - 12 wks.
2006-08-07 03:11:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Technically, you can "give them away now". But if you care at all about the puppies, you will wait until at LEAST 7 weeks. You allowed them to be born, now it is time to take care of them. They get mental and social benefits from being with the mom and littermates even if the mom is not nursing them. Puppies taken away from their social support system to early can go on to develop behavior problems.
So, suck it up and take care of them a few more weeks. Then get the mom spayed so this will not happen again!!!
2006-08-07 04:35:18 · answer #6 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They should at least be eating solid food and have had one round of shots. I would prefer you wait to get a second round and get them altered before you send them out. You stated "adopting" I hope this means you are working with a rescue that will make sure they do not become part of the pet overpopulation problem and their babies end up dead in a shelter.
2006-08-07 03:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not!!!! Puppies should NEVER be away from their mother or litter mates before the age of 8 weeks at a minimum. They need this time to be properly socialized - the mother teaches them a lot about how to behave, as does the play with their litter mates.
Also, puppies need to be protected with their first shots before they ever leave your home.
They should be supplemented with either puppy formula or goat's milk because they still do need milk at this age.
2006-08-07 03:12:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
8 weeks is the best just to make sure they are ready to go out into the world and find a owner
you should try feeding them solid food now if they dont eat it them moisen it down a little bit.. good luck
2006-08-07 03:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not a vet but I just bought a rotti mix at 5 weeks and he is doing fine on hard puppy food with a little bit of water so I would say get rid of those thingsss
2006-08-07 03:14:51 · answer #10 · answered by john p 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋