*I start at three weeks with a TINY lump of ground round. They go MAD. Then I make a thin gruel of Rice Pablum and goats milk, dip their chins in, and watch them wallow around. Then I clean 'em up with the help of Mom who loves the cereal. This goes from once to twice to three times a day, with the addition of well-soaked kibble of whatever variety you choose as they become accustomed to eating on their own. I let the mixture get thicker as they grow, and at about 51/2 weeks, voila! your puppies are eating soaked kibble nicely. I have been adding a bit of ground beef all this time, but slowly. Now you have made me miss having a litter of puppies!! Doris ***************************************************************************** * >Need a little advice - our girl Sophi recently had a litter of 9 - they will >be two weeks old this Saturday. She has been an awesome Mom so far and the >pups are doing great - gaining beautifully and looking marvelous - but I'm >thinking down the road in the not too distant future the pups may need some >supplemental nourishment other than Mom's milk. Any suggestions as to what >to >feed (baby cereal and goat's milk?) these little miracles and when to start? >Please post back to the list. Thanks a bunch!! > > > >Paula, Ray and 'The Kids' >Hidden Valley Shepherds > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================