All About Chihuahuas
All About Chihuahuas
Caring For Newborn Puppies
By: Terrificpets Staff
Nature has most wonderfully provided all female dogs as well as all other female animals with the instincts needed to safely care for their newborns. Unfortunately not all female dogs are good mothers and some are decidedly remiss in caring for their newborns. Why this happens is not fully understood however this behavior tends to be found within specific breeds and even more frequently within specific breeding lines that may indicate there is some hereditary factor involved. In the wild females that didn't properly care for their offspring would not pass on their genetics to future generations since their puppies would not survive to breed and reproduce. In breeding programs in managed situations humans can step in and care for the puppies, enabling this inherited trait to continue