Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep27 - How “Hands On” Should You Be With Neonate Puppies? Finding the Line Between Supporting and Interfering.

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This week’s question is about whether you’re supporting or interfering when you help mom with her neonate puppies:

“…I've noticed that you lay in the box with Velvet and provide significant assistance to her. Among many groups of breeders, there is a faction who strongly advise to essentially let Mom alone in the first days as she has instincts and knows what to do, and that the presence, participation, and assistance of humans may be bothersome to her.

So, I'm wondering if this is breed dependent? Or an individual preference?”

In this episode we talk about:

  • The variability of maternal behavior
  • How much assistance you should give your dam with caring for her puppies
  • Supporting your dam without interfering with her instincts

Visit our website, madcapradio.com for further reading.

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This week’s question is about whether you’re supporting or interfering when you help mom with her neonate puppies:

“…I've noticed that you lay in the box with Velvet and provide significant assistance to her. Among many groups of breeders, there is a faction who strongly advise to essentially let Mom alone in the first days as she has instincts and knows what to do, and that the presence, participation, and assistance of humans may be bothersome to her.

So, I'm wondering if this is breed dependent? Or an individual preference?”

In this episode we talk about:

  • The variability of maternal behavior
  • How much assistance you should give your dam with caring for her puppies
  • Supporting your dam without interfering with her instincts

Visit our website, madcapradio.com for further reading.

2024-11-12 13 min Transcript
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