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sapo1009 · 09-27-2009, 04:43 PM

My puppies are 4 weeks now how often should they be eating now? What about at night?

JeanieK · 09-27-2009, 04:50 PM

I put the mother in with mine once in the morning once in the afternoon and then she is with them all night.

When she is not in there I leave a bowl of baby rice cereal mixed with goats milk (Canned not fresh )and water and add some Pedigree lamb and rice puppy food.

fannie · 09-28-2009, 06:28 AM

My moms stay with their puppies until they leave for their new homes. I allow her to self-wean them. At 4 weeks I put ground up puppy food in for the puppies and it stays there 24/7 so they can eat whenever they want. Mom also has her food available 24/7 and the puppies will nibble on that too. I gradually grind the food up less and less through the weeks until they are on full size kibble.

sapo1009 · 09-28-2009, 07:10 AM

OKI seemto bedoingok then,I put mom in, in the afternoon the evening then at night. Although I now put them in a large dog cage because at night mom wants to jump out and cant get back in. I also need to start on some puppy food
Thanks

Mardelin · 10-01-2009, 06:31 PM

At 4 weeks of age, I usually only begin to introduce them to a gruel, twice a day. Usually when mom is out excising and increase the feedings as mother's milk changes consistency and begins to diminish. I don't begin to add kibbles until I feel those lil milk teeth coming in. My mother's call the shots on the weaning process, but usually by 10 weeks of age she's not sleeping with them anymore....but, is with them most of the day and stays with them until they go to their forever homes between 12 and 16 weeks.

katelin · 10-01-2009, 06:53 PM

Mary, I've always wondered why some breeders separate the puppies from their mom by 6 weeks or so. I've always left it up to the moms too. For me the whole reason to keep the puppies to 12 weeks or older is to socialize them with their mom. Do you think keeping them together changes their personality in the show ring?

Mardelin · 10-01-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by katelin

Mary, I've always wondered why some breeders separate the puppies from their mom by 6 weeks or so. I've always left it up to the moms too. For me the whole reason to keep the puppies to 12 weeks or older is to socialize them with their mom. Do you think keeping them together changes their personality in the show ring?

Nope, I don't think so. But, old time breeders feel it does. I keep mine together for the socialization. However, when the ones I don't keep for the show ring go home. The one that I do keep is seperated at that time, although are still allowed to play with the rest of the gang and be a pup. However, their show training begins in earnest once the others are gone. What I do during this whole process is bring them out individually for alone time with me.

09-27-2009, 04:43 PM	#1
sapo1009 YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MI Posts: 322	Yorkies eating at 4 weeks My puppies are 4 weeks now how often should they be eating now? What about at night? __________________ "LOVE A YORKIE" Christina

09-28-2009, 06:28 AM	#3
fannie Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,693	My moms stay with their puppies until they leave for their new homes. I allow her to self-wean them. At 4 weeks I put ground up puppy food in for the puppies and it stays there 24/7 so they can eat whenever they want. Mom also has her food available 24/7 and the puppies will nibble on that too. I gradually grind the food up less and less through the weeks until they are on full size kibble. __________________ Steph, Mama to 6 skin babies and beautiful yorkies!

09-28-2009, 07:10 AM	#4
sapo1009 YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MI Posts: 322	OKI seemto bedoingok then,I put mom in, in the afternoon the evening then at night. Although I now put them in a large dog cage because at night mom wants to jump out and cant get back in. I also need to start on some puppy food Thanks __________________ "LOVE A YORKIE" Christina

10-01-2009, 06:31 PM	#5
Mardelin Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 14,776	At 4 weeks of age, I usually only begin to introduce them to a gruel, twice a day. Usually when mom is out excising and increase the feedings as mother's milk changes consistency and begins to diminish. I don't begin to add kibbles until I feel those lil milk teeth coming in. My mother's call the shots on the weaning process, but usually by 10 weeks of age she's not sleeping with them anymore....but, is with them most of the day and stays with them until they go to their forever homes between 12 and 16 weeks. __________________ Mardelin *Yorkshire* *Terriers* Last edited by Mardelin; 10-01-2009 at 06:33 PM.

10-01-2009, 06:53 PM	#6
katelin YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,778	Mary, I've always wondered why some breeders separate the puppies from their mom by 6 weeks or so. I've always left it up to the moms too. For me the whole reason to keep the puppies to 12 weeks or older is to socialize them with their mom. Do you think keeping them together changes their personality in the show ring? __________________ *LaVail Yorkshire Terriers*

09-27-2009, 04:50 PM	#2
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	I put the mother in with mine once in the morning once in the afternoon and then she is with them all night. When she is not in there I leave a bowl of baby rice cereal mixed with goats milk (Canned not fresh )and water and add some Pedigree lamb and rice puppy food.