How long do puppies drink milk from their mother

Right Time to Wean a Puppy

So while many puppies will be weaned and re-homed at six weeks of age, ideally you should delay finishing the weaning process until your puppies reach about eight weeks old.

And there’s a number of clear advantages to allowing your puppy to drink their mother’s milk for a longer period of time.

To start with, clearly, there's nothing quite like their mother's milk to make sure that your pups are growing and receiving all of the vital nutrition they need to grow well, develop, and be as healthy as possible. 

Socialization, emotional, and behavioral development are the other key reason to delay the weaning process.

A puppy that spends more time with its littermates and mother is going to be better socialized.

They are going to learn how to behave like a dog a lot better. Learning things like bite inhibition and even house training much faster than they would if weaned early.

Unless there are really significant reasons for early weaning (like bottle-feeding or eclampsia in the mother), then tr

when do puppies wean from mom

when do puppies wean off their mom