What To Do When Your Dog Is Going To Have Puppies

First off, after the dog has been bred, there will be a period of about 65 days (give or take a few) until the pups will be born. During this time, there are a couple of things that you will want to keep your eye on, such as making sure that the mother dog doesn't have any worms in her feces; if she does then you will want to treat her as soon as possible. At about the middle of the pregnancy stop letting her jump and keep her from getting overly excited; take her to the vet to make sure that everything is going good and that there are no complications. When the dog day does come, you will want to be there with the dog as she gives birth.

If she is having trouble breaking the umbilical cord then you can always (carefully) help her by cutting it with a pair of sterilized scissors. When I was growing up, we had a dog that only had three legs and because of where we were living, there was no way of controlling whether she got pregnant or not. Sometimes when she would give birth, she would have trouble with the umbilical cord, all that my mom would do, would be to heat the scissors over a fire and cut the cord when the scissors cooled off.

SO, the puppies are now born and you are amazed at their complete beauty and cuteness and all. You will want to keep an eye on your dog to make sure that she fully recovers after giving birth, if some complications do occur, take her to the vet immediately.

If the puppies are a breed that needs tail amputation then you will want to take them to the vet and get all that done when they are six to seven days old. For tips on how to do the amputations humanly from your home just Google it and you will find plenty of sites on the net that can help you.

It’s after about two weeks that the puppies start to open their eyes and ears, when the puppies are one and a half too two months old you will want to get them to the vet to get their first shots against various diseases; getting the shots is vital to the health and well being of the puppies...and if I am not mistaken it is the law in some states, you don't want to be charged for animal cruelty.

When you bring a puppy home for the first time, you might want to take him or her to your vet just to make sure that everything is going well and that the puppy is healthy. It will take time and patience to teach your new puppy the rules of the household but eventually he will learn. If you are getting a female puppy, you might want to consider getting her spayed unless you are going to be using her for breeding, if not then getting her spayed is the best option because you will never have to worry about accidental litters and all the problems that come with that.

Any person that is a responsible breeder will care about where his puppies are going too end up; many people take back unwanted puppies because they don't want them to end up at the pound or worse.

If you are looking for a puppy, try to look for a responsible breeder, it might cost a little bit more money but you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you got a puppy that has a health guarantee and has been checked over by the vet. A good breeder always tries to breed his puppies to the highest standard and produce quality stock. On the other hand, a puppy mill rarely guarantees the health of their animals and the puppies that they have are usually riddled with different problems specific to the breed; you just might wake up some day and realize that you have to pay several thousand dollars worth of vet bills because your lovely puppy had some disease specific to his breed.

Just remember that whenever you are dealing with animals you are playing around with a life!