
I find that the bitch feeds the pups less and less as they get more active and less interested in her, and more interested in exploring the garden and house, etc. By the time the pups leave, from about 7 1/2 weeks they have just about stopped, and because they don't all leave at once the steady reduction in demand means an equally steady reduction in supply. Even when I've kept a pup that one has stopped comfort sucks before 9 weeks.
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