You can start giving them some puppy food with water mixed in, then gradually give them the food dry.
Start when they are around 4 weeks or they have teeth.
It depends how old her puppies are, maybe she is trying to ween them a little at the time, if the puppies are going on 3 or 4 weeks old, try and feed them a little bit yourself
By the time they are 4 weeks old, the newborn puppies are usually old enough to be smothered.
It takes six weeks for a dog to give birth. Also, sometimes a mother will reject her pups. If this occurs, (rarely), you will need to bottle feed the puppies until they are 6 weeks old. This is the time of ''weening''.
You dog will stop sitting on the puppies when they are at least 4 weeks old.
Puppies under 4-5 weeks of age need the mother's milk, or puppy formula found at pet supply stores. Over 4-5 weeks of age, they can eat puppy food.
From 4-6 weeks a pup should be offered water and sloppy food.
Usually when they have all their teeth,try puppy food soaked in water,mashed with a fork,try this at about 4 weeks,they should go for it,if not then by 6 weeks for sure and be done weaning by 8 weeks.
i think you should wait in til about 6 weeks trust me my dog had puppies about 5 months agol
If you have a dog with puppies and she is ill, then she needs to go to the vet immediately. She must continue to feed her litter until about the pups are about 4 weeks old. Many dogs will feed beyond that age, too.
Usually a good time after they mature, about 4 weeks puppies can eat mild soft food, and when they get older, one can purchase puppy sized food from the petstore. Its recommended to feed puppies with softer (or soaked pellets) before their teeth form.
Usually by the time a puppy is 3 weeks old, they will start getting their baby teeth in! In my experience, the mothers I bred started weaning the puppies, when they were about 5-6 weeks old, because with the teeth and the puppies nursing, it starts to hurt the mother. Their nails also get long and sharp and that also hurts mom, so it helps mom alot, if you keep them trimmed! You can start introducing puppy gruel to the puppies, when they are 3-4 weeks old, but they will still be nursing from mom also!