From: "Edwin Hill" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > thanks for all the >help with my bitch, soon to be some one else's bitch, the one surviving >puppy died of neglect...I have seen bad GSD mothers and she was one...I do >not force bitches to provide for puppies...hate to waste my dead dog's >sperm..so far I am 0 for 2 at using his frozen sperm.... No puppy needs to die from neglect. Tube feeding/bottle feeding is always an option. It's not at all unusual for new mothers to take some time to settle in with puppies - especially if it's been a hard delivery. My bitches are usually good moms, but, if they aren't, I fall into the camp of taking over the feeding of a newborn rather than letting it die of neglect. Laurie ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================