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She probably isn't biting them. It is more like she is nipping them. This is normal. This usually occurs as a sign of discipline when the puppies are being rough. The mother dog will tolerate the puppies, but she will control her young when they nurse to hard.

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usually the mother dog will only bite the puppies when they are being to rough and show them that biting hurts and they shouldn't bite unless needed,but the mother dog usually does not bite hard :) .

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no she will take care of them until there ready to move on.

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