The one-puppy Sammy vom Drachenberg litter I had (we call him Solo) weaned himself. Before he was even up on his legs, he squirmed all the way to the other end of the 12 foot puppy run, pulled himself up the side of his mama's dish, and was choking down bits of her hard, unsoaked kibble. No joke. His eyes were barely open!! Liz in Utah ----- Original Message ----- From: <Elsyd1@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:16 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: weaning puppies > The puppies should all be fed from the same dish to foster competition, > which makes better eaters. Babies should be fed baby food. No blended > kibble to > start. Baby cereal with undiluted evaporated milk, and maybe some Karo > syrup > will be slurped up with no problems. Not watery, and not too thick..sort > of a > thick gruel. Plain evaporated milk can be offered after they finish. They > will > usually slurp that up also, and it teaches them to drink. If mom is > reluctant, they will need a lot of fluids. Flying saucer dishes really > help. Regards, > Syd > > > Hi listers, Im looking for some advice on weaning puppies.When do you > all start this process? I have 31/2 week old pups who I am trying to > start to wean. The mom is great but I can see that she is sometimes > hesitant to get in the whelping box to nurse her pups. I dont blame > her they are like little piranhas. So I thought I would try and > supplement them a little. They don't seem to be too excited about my > concoction of blenderizes puppy food and milk replacer. Anyone have > any suggestions? I dont remember my other litters being so fussy. > Sue M. > ****************************************************************************** > ******** > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > > > > > **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live > music > scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! > (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================