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Whelping
Lola, the Yorkshire Terrier Having Puppies
Lola, 63 days pregnant, Yorkshire
Terrier Dam just before giving birth
Lola is having a contraction, puppy is going down to the birth canal
Head out (you can see ears bottom of sack)
Same puppy - all out
Newborn puppy still inside the sack
Yorkie puppy just born getting its first taste of mommy's
milk
Second Yorkie puppy just born
In the third stage of labor the dam
will deliver the placenta. There will be one placenta per puppy. Usually the
dam will deliver one puppy followed by a placenta. Keep track of the
placentas because sometimes a dam will not have them in this order. For
example some may have two puppies and then 2 placentas. This is a Yorkshire
Terrier dam eating the placenta. Eating the placenta after birth is a normal
instinct for many animals. Dogs and cats both do this. The placenta provides
nourishment, which helps them kick off their milk supply for the puppies,
however too many may cause diarrhea or vomiting, so if you have a large
litter you may want to remove some of the placentas to prevent this from
happening.
Newborn Yorkshire Terrier puppy one hour
old
All four healthy puppies day 3 after birth
Lola, a Yorkie Dam with her 4 healthy puppies one week
after birth
Lola's Yorkshire Terrier puppies at 3 weeks
old
Whelping Puppies Picture Pages
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your dam giving birth that you would like to share
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Although this section is based on a
whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping
information in large breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below
tell a story about Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament.
She loves humans and Adores human children. An all around mild mannered,
wonderful Mastiff. Sassy however is not the best mother towards her puppies, she
is not rejecting them, she will nurse them when a human places them on her to
feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as
if, they are not her puppies. This litter is getting moms milk, with major human
interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the
pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work
involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation
healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that, a dedicated breeder. Read the
links below to get the full story. There is a wealth of info that everyone can
appreciate and benefit from.
C-Section in a Large Breed Dog
Newborn Puppies... What you need
Whelping Mastiff Puppies One to Three Days Old
Things do
not always go as planned (imperforate anus)
Orphaned Litter (not the plan)
10
Days Old Plus ++
3 Week Old Puppies
Puppies 3 Weeks - time to start
potty training
Puppies 4 weeks old
Puppies 5 weeks old
Puppies 6 weeks old
Puppies 7 weeks old
Socializing the Puppies
Mastitis in Dogs
Whelping Large Breed Dogs Main
Whelping, a new
found respect
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