I need to know how I should feed my puppies. Everytime I feed the puppies the mama dog comes over and attacks them. I want her to teach them right from wrong, but I can't stand the way it looks when she jumps one of them. She chooses which plate is hers period. She's just hateful towards the puppies come feeding time. Never bit or snapped at a single person while eating. You can reach right down at her. Never had an incident.
Should I be feeding them totally seperate from her or should I put a plate down for her and them? I'm keeping 2 and don't want to feed them seperate all the time. I can, but I feel like if I start off feeding them seperate then she want be able to teach them. I feel that later down the road I will always have dogs fighting come feeding time unless I let her do it now.
How should I be going about this? She jumps them really hard when they come toward her food. Should I just let it happen? Should I get onto her? Should I feed them seperate? What should I do
2007-01-20 07:51:53 · 7 answers · asked by Candy W 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I am assuming they're beginning the weaning process.
Does she hurt the puppies, or just discipline them? I think the problem is that she's the alpha and knows that she should eat first, then the puppies. If you feed them all at the same time, you are undermining her authority. You should try feeding the mother first, then when she's done, feed the puppies.
If she eats first and then you feed the puppies and she still attacks them, you might try feeding them in a different area. Or check to make sure she's not still hungry; puppies make great demands on the mother's nutritional requirements, even when beginning weaning.
2007-01-20 08:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by Peaches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a breeder, I always feed the pups seperate when I'm weaning them. Even now, with 4 adult dogs in the house, they all get fed in seperate rooms. It really reduces the stress for the dogs. Would you want me picking off of your plate while you're trying to eat?
2007-01-20 08:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by vomdeitrichgiants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the mother is weening them. Trying to make the
puppies independent of her. Start feeding her separately,
away from the puppies. Don't let the puppies near their mother at feeding time. Is the mother okay with them the rest of the
time? If she starts showing any kind of temperament around
her puppies at any time other than feeding time maybe she needs to be checked out.
2007-01-20 08:03:10 · answer #3 · answered by Precious Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-07 22:42:29 · answer #4 · answered by lounsberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should feed them seperately otherwise they will keep fighting, they need a sense of ownership. just like they seem to think that we are their humans.
2007-01-20 08:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by debsinlove 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would feed the puppies in another area away form her
2007-01-20 08:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by ~*common sense*~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is teaching them and I always left my dog alone and let her handle it.
2007-01-20 08:01:55 · answer #7 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋