In a message dated 1/10/2006 10:56:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, murk@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Dawnmarie, All she is trying to tell you is it is time they start on the puppy mush....... My moms sleep in the puppy pen with their pups as long as they want to be there. Mo oh i wouldnt lol i was just asking someone had suggested i started weaning them like 2 weeks ago and they were only 3 weeks old she still is with them, she wants to be with them all the time but not feeding them all the time lol thanks Dawnmarie My girls are athletes. Once a mom is starting to wean, I put up a barrier (x pen material or wood) in front of the puppy pen, high enough to keep the puppies in, low enough so that mom can come and go. She has bedding and fresh water on the other side if she needs a break. During the day in nice weather, they all go out to romp and play in a big grassy paddock, sometimes w/ mom and sometimes w/ one of my (wonderful!) boy baby sitters lol;) . I'm with you Mo, I wouldn't THINK of taking mom away and robbing them of such valuable socialization and interaction! Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================