[Dailydrool] Bitches who don't like puppies

[Beverly Szaton]

Every breeder has had one.
Now and then a bitch comes along who doesn't think puppies are cool. She
kills them.
She may appear to be happy to see them, interested, very eager to "play" but
she is not playing. They have awakened some hard-wired prey drive and she
will kill the babies, either her own, or someone else's.
It's not jealousy, it's not "playing too rough", it's a glitch in the
hard-wiring in the brain.
My feelings are these bitches should not be bred because of the high
probability that they will ignore or kill their puppies.
I do not think they should EVER be allowed near a dog young enough to still
be rolling over in submission to an adult.
I personally would spay this bitch, and if I were planning on having more
litters with my other bitches, I would re-home her.

This is just sad but it happens every now and then. Not all women are good
mothers: not all bitches are good with puppies.

MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis, Conley and Cooper

PS. The key to watch for is a bitch (or dog) who is EXTREMELY interested in
the puppies, who cannot wait to see them, is constantly tense and on edge
near them, trying to get in to "visit" them and always hanging around. The
actual Mother dog may even be alarmed and give you some additional signals
as to how she percieves the situation. A dog or bitch up on tippy-toes,
shivering or vibrating with excitement, panting, ears up, tail up but almost
abnormally straight, wagging or not---everything focused on those puppies---
think how a dog looks when it sees a bunny---there you go.
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