[puppyperson1912]

hello, i need to kow when puppys eyes open and when do they start walking? i promised id find out for my daughter....she WONT QUIT BUGGING ME!!!!! :o :o :o :o :confused:

[labman]

Your needs are beyond my ability to help. There are several links to good material at Articles With having a litter of puppies, you have an obligation to learn to care for them properly. I said obligation, not that it would be nice or is optional. I would suggest getting some books and reading them. Successful Dog Breeding, by Chris Walkowicz, DMV, 1994 would be an excellent one, but anything you find in your library would be better than nothing.

[bushg]

puppyperson The way I understand your post is that your daughter is wanting a puppy and you are trying to find out how young a puppy can be bought/adopted. If that is the case here is some info on puppyhood. Just click on the link. Also if you contact a rescue group or breeder they will tell you when they let their puppys go.
Care & Feeding es & Puppies
or
[url=http://lowchensaustralia.com/breeding/pupstages.htm]Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia ~ The Critical Periods of Puppy Development![/ur
*edit* I just read some of your other post, Your dog has puppys and you know nothing about how to take care of them, You really need to get some books and learn a lot so that you do not send them out to homes with out a proper start in life. Hopefully you will have your dog spayed.

[RubyPitbull]

Did you finally get the mother and pups out from under the couch? I hope so. Since you stated you have a toddler, just tell your daughter to be patient and she will see that every day they develop a little more at a time. Since the momma is so aggressive, do not allow yourself to become distracted when your daughter is around them. Always monitor her with them. If you need help with nursing and all the other stuff, I suggest you follow labman's advice and/or call your vet.

[macksmom]

My girl Ava is about to have puppies any day now (I rescued her from a shelter, not knowing she was pregnant). I have read up a lot on how to help deliver, and raise the puppies.

Generally the puppies eyes will open about 10-16 days after birth, the ears about 14-17 days, and they will start to stand around 17-18 days and walk at about 21 days after birth.

And as stated, be VERY cautious with your child around the puppies... the mother will have a natural instinct to protect her babies and may turn aggressive toward people in her space.

[puppyperson1912]

thank you so much macksmom your answer was exactly what i needed also thank everyone else:)

[labman]

I vehemently disagree. Macksmom's post may have given you the answer to a few questions that you wanted, but it is not what you need. You need much, much more. More that can be dealt with on a site like this. There have been books written about breeding dogs. Done any old which way, it results in poor quality dogs that are hard to live with. Do you realize the importance of giving the mother room to be able to carry the puppies away from their bed and lick them so they can eliminate? Do you appreciate the fact that newborns can't eliminate without stimulation? Do you have a plan in place to expose the puppies to a variety of people? How are you coming on finding homes for them? Real homes, ones where the people will work through the problems your lack of knowledge caused and keep them rather than dump them somewhere.

I suggested some resources in my other posts, but it looks like you haven't bothered to look at them. Your dog and her puppies deserve much better than you are giving them.

[RubyPitbull]

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puppyperson1912 agrees: we had an appointment to get her spayed but then we figured out she was pregnant also i have delivered puppies before nothing ever went wrong i just need to know so that way my daughter can pick one out by its personality. but thanks for the advice.

Umm. This doesn't really make sense to me. If you have delivered puppies before, you should know all this stuff already. :confused:
I am also confused because you mentioned on another post that you had a toddler. Why would you think a toddler could analyze a puppy's personality properly and pick the right pup to keep? :confused: She may pick the most aggressive one of the bunch.

[labman]

I was thing in terms of another, older child.

While whelpings quite often go smoothly, all too often skilled intervention is needed to assure live births or even the survival of the mother.

[macksmom]

You are very welcome.

I just simply gave you answers to the immediate questions you asked. I didn't add more because the other posters (Labman, bushg, and Ruby) all have given you MUCH needed advice.

I was only able to tell you those answers because all these kind people helped me when I found out Ava was pregnant.
I followed their advice and went and got EVERY book the library had on whelping puppies. I have educated myself as much as possible to make sure my dog and her puppies are cared for. So, from reading those books, I was able to give you the answers to those particular questions.

But you really need to be more concerned with the welfare of your dog and her puppies rather than trying to figure out which one your daughter may want to keep.

[RubyPitbull]

I didn't realize she had another child. But, it is hard for adults to analyze the correct temperament and personality of a dog to fit there lifestyles. I have witnessed "seasoned" trainers & rescue workers who have been given training in this screw up their assessment of a dog. I don't think the PP1912 wants to take another chance of having an additional aggressive dog on her hands.

[puppyperson1912]

i have three daughters annette is 19 years old and she is handicapped the other one kelly is 12 and i have a son who is 21 named d.j and sonya who is 19 who had a daughter named reana who is 2. so dont tell me im confusing you. also she was only like 4 days pregnant. and i have six dogs because my son brought two down and i had four. im 38 years old and i know how to take care of my children and my dogs.i have found home for the puppies and they are all EXPERIENCED DOG OWNERS and family so i can see them anytime i want and all the female puppies in that litter are getting spayed as soon as they are old enough..in my expense. i am a retired childrens nurse and i am now a secretary of my aunt family business "straight up fence " and being told im going to get layed off.i take care of my dogs and they have never missed a shot in their life time.i've never had a dog put down and i was a volunteer at the cocoa humane center. the dog is able to take and move the dogs from thir placement at this moment. i ask questions on this website right before i go to the vet yes im not a dog expert. but i know how to take care of them .and kiara (the mother of the puppies) leaves her bed freely with out any growling)in fact as soon as i got off the computer i tried to get the puppies out from under neath the couch and i pay attention to this website but the wiring in the house got messed up so the outlet the computer was plugged into didnt work any more.and im lucky if i get on this computer with my daughter kelly on it most of the time.so dont tell me im "lacking knowledge".:mad: this message is not to macksmom cause she was probably the only one who wasnt rude. thank you

[RubyPitbull]

Okay, my bad. I didn't know I was expected to know you had much older children or that the dog had completely stopped with all her aggression. I can't see through my computer screen. I only saw this post and the one where you were looking for help because the momma was behind the couch, was being aggressive, and you were worried about your toddler. THEN, you stated that you have delivered puppies before. THAT is why I was confused AND concerned. Pardon me.

[labman]

Those of us trying to help with poorly bred puppies find failing to spay/neuter rude.

[puppyperson1912]

Yeha you find it rde labman ,but I didn't know she was pregnant at first besides she's getting spayed asap:)