and I would like to know if there is anything in particular that I should watch out for in the ways of health or behavioral issues for her being so young?
Before people bash me, let me give you some background on why I have her so young.
I took her out of a situation where she would have very likely died of some disease, been run over, killed by coyotes, etc. She was from one of two litters out there. All together, before pups started dying off, there were probably close to 20 of them. What disease and cars didn’t kill, a bullet did.
One of the mother dogs (named Roo) is, by my count, at least 5 years old, and has had 2 litters with at least 10 puppies each year. The poor thing is drooping almost all the way to the ground.
The litter that Sloopy (from the song “Hang On, Sloopy”) is from had probably around a dozen puppies, and was to a first time mom (named Speckles), and the other dog out there was actually her mother.
I guess I just felt really bad for all the dogs. If I was able to, I would have taken all of the puppies and just posted them on craigslist or something (we live in an apartment). I didn’t want to make money off of them. If I did tack on any kind of fee, it would just be to recover any lost money for food and gas it would take to pick them up, which would only come out to a few dollars a puppy.
I don’t know, I know the people that the dogs belong to, and I like them, I just wish they would spend the $100 to get both of the dogs fixed, so they wouldn’t have to worry about this every six months.
Anyway, my question still stands. Is there anything that I need to look out for as far as her health or behavior is concerned? We do have 2 other dogs to help her learn things, but will that be enough?
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Please explain all of this to your vet … he/she will be able to advise you what you should do for such a young pup and what you need to look out for.
I don’t have experience with such young puppies, so I’m not really sure what you’re going to be dealing with over the first few weeks. Thanks for taking her in, though … good luck.
Maybe you could take up some sort of collection and get the dogs fixed so there won’t be another litter.
Call some shelters in your area and tell them of the situation with the dogs.
potty train her, don’t let her chew on the furniture and give her chew toys because puppy’s love to teethe(chew on things), make sure she eats and mix some water in with her food until eight weeks old. Give her lots of love, pay attention to her, enroll her in an obedience course if your can because it can teach them new tricks and teach them not to be so aggressive towards others, take her on walks when she gets older, have your friends and family come and meet the dog so its not aggressive towards others. Don’t yell at her when she does some thing wrong because that is the worst thing you can do to a dog verbally instead say “no” or “bad dog” but don’t yell while doing this. And when she is potty trained or close to it let her have some more freedom around the house. Dogs will also eat ANYTHING so watch out for that(puppy proof your house basically)
hoped that helped
There is a lot to know!
First things first. The pup will need appropriate vaccines. This website has a great schedule for puppy vaccinations. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?…
Secondly, as far as behavior issues it’s a toss up. Puppies learn many ‘manners’ up to 10 weeks (and of course any longer they spend with their mother) from their mothers which is one reason why it’s so important to keep the pup with the mom till then. In your case, because you had no option, you need to make sure to be a disciplinarian FIRST then a sweet loving owner. I was in a similar situation and had 4 week & 5 week old puppies. I was REALLY scared they would have behavioral problems so I made sure to NOT spoil them WHATSOEVER. They are doing just fine now (now 5.5 months) but I will always be a disciplinarian first then a sweet and loving owner.
They are amazing dogs and who knows maybe they be even more amazing if they had been properly weened from mom, I don’t know. I read books to help learn the best way to treat the puppies.
Try “Be the Pack Leader” and “Member of the Family” by Cesar Milan.
Also, having the two older dogs has great potential. You should learn your dog’s growl. Growls are not always an aggressive thing, actually most of the time they aren’t. (Note that dogs should never growl at humans because we are Pack Leaders – or should be.) If when your dog is eating his/her OWN food and the puppy comes up they will most likely growl at the puppy. Do not get mad at your dog, this is how they discipline the puppy. They can also snap at the dog or pin them down. It’s scary but you need to learn the difference between aggressive behavior and disciplinarian behavior. Do not let your dogs boss the puppy around but CERTAINLY let the dogs discipline the puppy.
Take her to the Vet. You rescued her, so now she is your responsibility. Which includes proper medical care. Keep her clean and warm and fed 4 to 6 times a day. Supplement with puppy formula for another week or 2. Get her wormed. A pup at 5 weeks is really too young to be taken from her Momma, but if her life was threatened, well you did the right thing. That being said, a 5 week old pup can and will thrive with proper care. Good Luck…God Bless..