How to Care for Newborn Puppies?
If you want to take care of your newborn puppy, there are certain things you need to take into consideration.
Puppies are born blind and deaf and, until they turn 3 weeks old, have poor mobility. They are very dependent on the care of the mother or, in her absence, of their owners. Providing the supplementary food they need and ensuring the emotional development of puppies is essential to care for a newborn dog puppy.
Puppy room humidity:
If they have enough milk and are provided with an appropriate resting place, with adequate humidity and temperature, it is likely that the first 3 weeks of life of the puppies, which are the most delicate, will run normally and without problems.
The right temperature for newborns is of importance. The puppies do not know how to protect themselves from the cold until they are 3 weeks old
Supplementary food for the little dog:
The mother’s milk production begins to decrease when a month has elapsed since the birth of the puppies. By then, however, the nutritional needs of small dogs continue to progress. Therefore, it is advisable to provide extra food gradually from the third week of age.
The emotional development of puppies:
The most important period for the puppy to learn to be sociable is between the first three and twelve weeks of life. That’s when the dog learns more about new situations.
It is important to pet the puppies after 15 days of life, when they open their eyes, because these physical contacts, together with our voice and other sounds that are not strident, help the puppy adapt to its new environment.
6 tips to take care of the puppy:
Here we present you 6 important tips for your newborn puppy:
1. Review the general condition of puppies when they are born to detect possible malformations or health problems.
2. Take care of the accommodation of the mother and the puppies, especially concerning the environmental temperature and humidity.
3. Weigh infants daily to check that they gain weight.
4. As of the third week of age, small dogs need a supplementary supply of food.
5. Keep the puppy with his mother and siblings until 7 weeks of age, so that he learns the appropriate behavior patterns.
6. Socializing the puppy well includes the relationship with people and other animals, as well as the experimentation of different experiences.
