2007-10-22 05:02:23 · 11 answers · asked by Moore55 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I think the mom gets sad, I had a litter of Rough Coat Collie puppies last year and when it was time to let the puppies go to their new homes I had to keep the mom in another area of the house so she wouldn't bite the people taken the puppies.
My brother in law was one of the people who purchased a puppy and when he came and took his puppy we were out of town and I told him to come out when ever since our mom knows him, well he showed up on his four wheeler and took his girl, well our dog didn't like this so she chased him all the way back home and bit him in the leg....to this day Pepper does not like him, and my brother in law brings over her pup and they play. She isn't aggressive she is just Leary of him.
I think it really depends on the dog and her personality.
2007-10-22 05:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a puppy for you. Housebreaking a puppy can take a bit of time. Some dogs pick up on it faster then others but they are all able to learn it soon enough. As for the waking up early, that will happen for a while. Puppies have a ton of energy that needs to be burned off. Try playing with him heavily for a while before you go to bed to try and burn off as much energy as possible. Also, where is the puppy staying? Is he staying in a room with someone of is he alone to roam? Is he crate trained at all? Crate training and keeping him in a room with you or your parents will help keep him calmer during the nights. May not help the howling at 6 am, but it might. EDIT: Also, a puppy isnt fully developed yet, they cant "hold it". During the day try to take him out every 2-3 hours to go to the bathroom.
2016-05-24 04:17:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Try not to anthropomorphise your dogs - they really don't have as complex emotions as we do. I'm not saying they don't feel sad or angry, because they do, but not in the same ways that humans do.
In reality, by the time the pups are ready to leave home (about 10 weeks), the mother is usually quite fatigued from caring for them. She is basically swarmed non-stop by hungry little puppies and has had to play the role of food source, cleaner, teacher and occasionally chew toy.
Some dogs do get aggressive when their pups are handled, but by the time the pups are ready for new homes, they are quite independent and she is less protective. In any case, she is unlikely to miss them once they are gone. She is often ready for them to go by this time, and there is some evidence to prove that several years later, she may not even remember she had a litter.
2007-10-22 06:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by ninjaaa! 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Bassetnut and Bozema are right -- dams get pretty tired of those needle-sharp teeth and swarming bodies by about 8 or 9 weeks.
I've never noticed a "sad" reaction in my girls, but since I always have at least 1 puppy that I've kept to show/work, they still have someone to harrass them after the others are gone. :)
2007-10-22 05:12:20 · answer #4 · answered by Loki Wolfchild 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you keep them for 10 - 12 weeks, she is relieved cause naturally they would be moving on. If you let them go before 8 weeks of age, she is mad cause she knows they aren't ready to go to new homes yet.. She is always angry when you GIVE AWAY puppies cause she knows they end up in horrible homes when you do that.
2007-10-22 05:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by DP 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I have a six year old pit bull Max. I have owned him since he was two weeks old. His mother would not feed the litter......she acted like she didn't want them.
I also had a litter of Afghan puppies and that mother wanted nothing to do with her puppies either. We had to break the sacks, as they were being born. Then I fed them, every two hours. (What a job)
2007-10-22 05:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by deb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to think that they feel something. I know my dog misses me when I'm gone. So if they can miss me they can probably miss their puppies. But I also know that it is natural for puppies to leave their mothers when they reach a certain age.
2007-10-22 05:11:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say she does miss her puppies, but at first she probably thinks she is just getting a break, then after a while and they don't return, she probably starts to get sad! Poor girl! Could you imagine doing all that work and not getting to see them grow up??
2007-10-22 06:02:18 · answer #8 · answered by meloni o 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By 8-10 weeks, usually not. By then, she is weaning them and is worn out from caring for them.
2007-10-22 05:06:28 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you leave them with her long enough, until she's finished raising them, she's quite ready for them to go.
2007-10-22 05:06:58 · answer #10 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋