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Third Stage of Labor
Whelping Puppies


Presentation of puppy and delivery of placenta. Puppy may or may not be still in his sac. This needs to be removed immediately, just rip it with your fingers, clamp off the cord (cut & tie), and start rubbing the puppy till you hear him gasp. Then let him nurse till next puppy comes. (which could be minutes or a couple hours). Make sure you count one placenta for each puppy. Some breeders let the Dam eat ½ the placentas. I put the pups in a warm box (with hot water bottle), while Dam is working on the next delivery, but keep the warm box where she can see her puppy as she will get concerned. (giving her back all the puppies between deliveries) You do not want her to tramp on a puppy, while trying to deliver another.
 

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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.

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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

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Mastitis in Dogs

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Whelping, a new found respect

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Whelping, Close to text book case

Puppies Progress Chart

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