Quote Originally Posted by Spiritwind View Post
How horrible! I'm glad the remaining 3 puppies are doing great though! and have found a new mom to nurse off of!

I know this is not the same... but Paris' litter this past Sept. This was her first litter and she was TOTALLY clueless with what to do. Wouldn't lay with the puppies, wouldn't clean them, or wouldn't willingly let them nurse. For about the first 3 days she was like this... I had to get up every 2yrs day and night and lay her down and make her lay down so they could nurse. Luckily she was never aggressive with them.. she just had no clue what she was doing. After about 3 days though something clicked in her brain and she became a GREAT mother.... and I never had to do anything with them after that!

Good luck with the babies! Hope they continue to do well!
Ya know what's odd about our situation is the bitch KNOWS what she's suppose to be doing. She wants to nurse them. She also wants to eat them. I did some research last night and couldn't find any reason for her doing this other than some dogs just aren't good mothers.