Dogs usually have to stay with their mothers about 7-8 weeks of age 8-9 weeks of age is best that a dog stays with it's mother,but if the mother of the puppies is not caring for puppies or mother of puppies is not found then find puppy replacement formula at petstores.
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They should not leave their Mom until around 8 weeks old. They can be weaned at 4 weeks old and put on softened dry puppy food with warm water then eventually to dry puppy food. Do not use cow's milk. Will cause diarrhea. Use a good name brand of puppy food too, not some generic food. Make sure you deworm the pups too or have your Veterinarian examine them do the deworming. Bottom line is that they need the interaction of their Mom until 8 weeks of age.
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You can but, you have to bottle feed it. Also it might have problems with biting when it gets a little older because, it did not learn from its brothers and sisters that it hurts.
I have heard of puppies who are seperated from their mothers at a young young age, but they are usually put on bottled puppy formula. If your puppies MUST be weened for health issues to the puppies or the mother, then you should put them on puppy formula until they are AT LEAST 6 weeks old, and then gradually ween them onto a puppy chow.
It's normally best that puppies be nursed by their mother until they are 8 weeks old. My chihuahua had 4 puppies, but she began to get sick from nursing them all, so we had to give her some special vitamins for dogs and alternate the puppies on her milk and puppy formula, this way they still got the nutrition they needed, but their mother didn't lose all of her nutrition.
Also, dogs with white (or light colored) fur are normally more prone to illness, so if the puppies are white/light colored, I would especially allow them to nurse as long as they can.
The only milk your puppies need is from their Dam. When you start to wean them at 3-4 weeks of age, use dry puppy food softened to a mushy texture with warm water. If you feel you want to use some sort of milk, use canned milk, diluted one part water to one part canned milk as a topper but phase that out as the pups age. Cow's milk is not good for them as it will cause diarrhea.
Also note that the pups should remain with their Mom until 8 weeks of age but can be weaned at 3-4 weeks of age.
This may not be a good idea. The puppies may not be ready to stop nursing quite yet.
No, puppies should not be weaned until they are around 4 or 6 weeks old. 2 weeks old is simply far too young for weaning. They should not leave home until they are 8 weeks old.
That's way too young for a puppy to leave his/her mother, they should be at least 8 weeks old before they leave their mother.
That's far too young for any puppy.
Some people will sell puppies 8 weeks old, but, personally I feel a pup should be given another week or so before being taken from the mother. The mother will decide when her pups are old enough to leave her side.
It is the same for all puppies. Don't take a puppy away from it's mother until it is 8 weeks old. It needs time to learn from it's mother.
You should wait for 6 weeks before you take the puppy from its mother. The puppy should be eating solid food and drinking water. Make sure that the puppy is weaned before separation.
No puppy should leave the mother until 8 weeks of age, any time before this is very detrimental to the dog in behaviour and socialization.
The same age as any puppy around 8 weeks old
A puppy can be sold at eight weeks and should be weaned by then.A puppy should never leave its mother any earlier, period.
Before 8 weeks of age.
You should not buy a 6 weeks old puppy cause the puppy is too young to leave its mother !!! If you want to have less problem at potty train it, then you should buy it at about 11 or more weeks old!But not too old!!! You should not buy a dog more than 20 weeks old ^.^ Because when it's young, like 6 years old, its mom can teach it a few things!!! So I'm about to buy a 16 weeks old puppy, that is the perfect old for a puppy.!!! So please, e patient!!! ^.^ >.<
Yes. But it is better to let the puppy feed off its mother at least for 4 weeks before separating it from its mother.
at least 6 to 8 weeks. about two or three months is a good age