2 or 3
4 to 6 is a low amount. You can have only 1 in a litter but that is rare.
It does not matter with the amount of pups your female has in a litter it can vary from 1-20
Litter
Of course they can eat dog food at 7 months. My dog ate dog food when she is only 4 months old. But please choose the food specially made for pups so they can get the suffiecient amount of nutrients.
Usually a father dog does not know his pups
1
Zero would be the least. Retrievers usually have 4 -6 pups. Though it is not unusual to have more than this.
the dog will just have finishined weening of pups but cant have them straight away as it it is to much strain on the dog and you should wait at least 10 months for the dog to get used to everything again. maybe a little longer as a dog is only pregnant for a short time
Your gonna have to feed the pups yourself if you don't your pups will die. If the dogs breast are swollen then your dog is sick.
No. Borax is quite caustic and could cause significant harm to the dam or her pups. If you have to bathe a nursing dog you should use non-medicated dog shampoo in the smallest amount possible and rinse thoroughly to get the suds off before you let the dam back in with her pups.
The larger the dog the larger the litter
yes