The newborn puppies are weighed daily for the first five days of their lives to ensure they are gaining weight. If a puppy’s growth is lagging, the pup may be bottle fed.
The nursing mothers’ milk is examined for discoloration and tested to ensure it contains the appropriate nutrients and is free of infections. If a [...]
To prepare for whelping, they are put in stalls that contain plastic wading pools lined with newspapers. The stalls are warmed with radiant heating coils in the floor, and are equipped with closed-circuit cameras that allow the kennel staff to monitor the dogs’ activities from afar (they can keep an eye on the expectant moms [...]
To prepare for whelping, they are put in stalls that contain plastic wading pools lined with newspapers. When labor begins, the females start to “nest”—tearing the newspapers into small pieces and settling into the pools. During birth, the Kennel staff is present to monitor the labor and delivery and assists when needed. This assistance may [...]
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