In some cases the mother dog will eat her pups if they are either sick or if her maternal instinct tells her they won't do well. This helps insure the "survival of the fittest."
There could be many reasons why a mother dog might eat her babies.
The two that I know are:
1) the mother dog is overly stressed or has been abused (this would cause her to not wanna care for her babies)
2) the pup may be in some kind of condition or physical problem (the mother assumes her baby will not be able to survive anyways)
They wont... most times.
But if the mother is inexperienced and fearful it sometimes happens.
Usually because the puppies are sick and going to die, they don't want the sickness to spread to the other puppies.
This is very abnormal behavior for a female dog. Potential causes include behavioral problems in the mother, frank starvation of the mother or major deformities in the puppies. Regardless of the cause, this female should not be bred again - spaying to prevent future pregnancies would be a good idea.
If it is blind it could be trying to taste what the puppies look like or maybe she is hungry.
Sometimes dogs will eat a puppies when they can sense there is something wrong them.
they're yummy
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Puppies should not be taken from their mother before 6 weeks of age. Most breeders, however, wait a little longer and do not re-home their puppies until 8 weeks for large breeds and 10-12 weeks for small breeds.
usually after 6 to 9 weeks the puppies should be old enough to adopt out
i think you should wait in til about 6 weeks trust me my dog had puppies about 5 months agol
Not okay. Unrelated dogs often will kill puppies.
It is super important that the newborn puppies stay with the mother most of the time. Don't worry if the mother goes wandering a few times, she's tired of staying in one simple place. But when the puppies start to cry, the mother HAS to go back. The least puppies could stay with their mother is 4 weeks, but is HIGHLY recommended for them to stay with their mother at 8 weeks.FACT: Newborn puppies die faster when they are separated from their mothers too early.
Because the puppies get cold.
You dog will stop sitting on the puppies when they are at least 4 weeks old.
When they have been weaned, meaning, no longer suckling for the mother's breasts for food. 8 weeks - no less.
the number of puppies a dog will have depends on the breed, and size of mother dog in question.
The mother might die unless the puppies are surgically removed.
Puppies should stay with the mother dog for 6 to 8 weeks. The pups should be weaned by the end of 8 weeks and eating solid food. Then they can be adopted.