Puppies at 5 weeks old
Sassy the English Mastiff and her litter of 11 adorable Mastiff puppies at 5 weeks old

Passing the puppies out the window. It is easy to get them out for fresh air with 2 people.

Pups at 5 weeks. (5.5), I am getting more sleep, BUT, it is like living in a barn. Each day the puppies go out the window to the outdoor area, and the chips need to be cleaned. I don't do a full wood chip change every single day, I do that every 2 to 3 days, depending how soaked they get. On the days the chips are not completely changed, I filter them, and pick out the poops with a kitty litter scoop, all day, and top them up with new shavings. Two to three times a week they need to be totally shoveled out. The area cleaned and bleached, and new chips need to be put down. It is a lot of daily work.

Scooping the soiled wood chips out of the puppy pen.

The pens all clean, chips scooped out and the floor has been bleached.

New wood chips ready to be spread.

The wood chips have been spread, the pen is ready for the pups to come back and soil it once again.

While the pen is being cleaned, Sassy is outside enjoying the fresh air and her pups.

Sassy giving her pups kisses

Courtesy of MistyTrails Mastiff's

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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So you want to breed Pros and Cons of Inbreeding To Breed or Not To Breed? Whelping puppies - Breeding age Reproduction: (The Heat Cycle) - Signs of Heat Breeding - Tie Dog Pregnancy Calendar Pregnancy Guide Prenatal Care Pregnant Dams Full Term Mucus Plug Whelping Whelping Kit First and Second Stage of Labor Third Stage of Labor Sometimes things do not go as planned Dam Almost Dies on Day 6 Whelping Unfortunate Troubles Water (Walrus) Puppies C-Sections C-Section due to large dead puppy Whelping Puppies - C-section Pictures Dam Day 62 PostPartum Birth to 3 weeks Pups 3 Weeks - time to start potty training Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 6 to 7.5 Weeks 8 Weeks 8 to 12 Weeks Whelping Large Breed Dogs Mastitis in Dogs Mastitis In Dogs - A Toy Breed Case Why are Toy breeds are harder to train? Crate Training Showing, Genetics and Breeding Saving a Puppy Whelping Stories - Three Puppies Born Whelping - All puppies do not always survive Whelping Puppies - A Midwoof Call Whelping a Full Term Preemie Whelping small for gestational age puppy C-Section due to Uterine Inertia SubQ hydrating a puppy Whelping a Singleton Premature Litter A Premature Puppy Another Premature Puppy Pregnant Dam Absorbing Fetus Whelping Puppies Congenital Defects Puppy with Umbilical Cord Attached to Foot Puppy Born with Intestines on the Outside Dewclaw Removal Done Wrong Whelping and Working Whelping a messy litter of pups Whelping Puppies Picture Pages

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Whelping, Close to text book case Puppies Progress Chart Cuban Mysti Puppies - Full Term Mucus Plug - 1 Cuban Mysti Puppies - Labor Story - 2 Cuban Mysti Puppies - Labor Story 3 Cuban Mysti Puppies - One Day Old Pups - 4

 

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