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you go directly from mom providing food on demand to YOU providing food on
demand, the puppies will get a distorted view of reality (they’ll be “spoiled”), and will
not easily accept the disappointment of limited access later in life.
Give daily individual attention to each puppy, getting him or her used to positive human
interaction. Puppies at this age can begin to learn potty training, and will try to “hold it”
until they can go on an absorbent material, away from their sleeping area.
If you provide them with such, housebreaking will be a breeze. DO NOT remove
puppies from the litter. Wait until after 7 weeks of age to let the new homes take the
puppies.
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While it is important that the puppies get time separate from the litter on a daily basis, if
you remove them entirely, they will lose out on more IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS.
Puppies learn to inhibit their bites by biting their littermates.
When they bite too hard, the littermate will squeal, and either bites back in retaliation, or
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