How long until a beagle puppy is weaned?

Answer 1

you can start offering puppyfood around 7 weeks but for the most part the will probably still want to nurse, the mother will wean her puppies because it will start hurting her.... so she will push the little ones away..... at 8 weeks they should be weaned and into water soaked puppyfood(if you use dry food) makes it a little softer.

Answer 2

All puppies,no matter what the breed,should be weaned at about 7 weeks of age.They should be started on semi -solid foods at about 3-1/2 to 4 weeks old,which should be dry puppy food,softened with warm water and smashed with a fork,or canned puppy food( but this will make them poop more).By the time they are six weeks old,they should only be nursing from mom in the morning and at night,and gradually weaned from her completely over the next week or so,when they should be eating 3 -4 meals of puppy food a day.

Answer 3

Weaning is an important part of puppy care. Whether the puppies are being cared for by their canine mother or are being orphan raised, the method and timing of weaning can have lifelong effects on the babies. Learning how to wean can help the puppy develop emotionally and socially.

Timing is Everything

About 3 weeks after birth, the mother dog normally begins to evade the puppies and discourages nursing. At this time, the puppies also naturally begin to show a decline in the length of time they nurse. More of their time is spent exploring their new world.

At this point, it is time to start offering food for the puppies to sample. Even if the puppies are being orphan raised, begin offering food around 3 weeks of age. At this point, increased gentle human handling can improve the puppy�s physical and social development, and make them more accepting of people.

Feeding

At around 3 weeks of age, begin offering food to the puppies. Offer the puppies small amounts of soft food in a shallow dish.

(You can soften food by placing it in a microwave for a few seconds with a glass of water)

Up to this point, the puppies have been suckling to get their nourishment. Now, they need to learn to open their mouths and bite to get food into their mouths to be swallowed. Learning to do this results in some messy feeding times.

Puppies will typically walk and fall in the food dish. They may even try to nurse on the food, resulting in some pretty messy pups. Eventually, they learn normal eating behavior. Some people will place the food on a cookie sheet and place it in the bathtub and let the puppies learn. This allows for easy clean up.

Offer the food several times a day for about 30 minutes at a time. When the puppies no longer seem interested in the food, clean them up and put them back with their mother. During this time, allow the mother increasing time away from the babies.

Answer 4

I would start to wean them at about 3-4 weeks, the momma dog will start to spend less time with them and might start to push them away. thats when they should start to be weaned.

Answer 5

8 weeks
doesnt matter what the breed is all dogs are weaned at 8 wks old

Answer 6

8 weeks
You should probably mix a little canned or dry food little by little week by week.