My dog just had puppies four days ago and has been doing great. But she started to leave her puppies and lay on my laundry. Then when they cry she goes back to them but she Cry's too this isn't all the time but I'm not sure if its normal or what it means.

Hello, many moms will leave their puppies alone for a little bit and go back to them when they cry. Her crying is a way of communicating with the puppies. If she is eating and otherwise acting okay, I would not worry about her. If she is not eating or acting like she is sick it is best for your vet to look at her.

She has been frantically looking for her pups when they are all next to her panting alot won't sleep for long period of time and is tearing my house up while crying all pups are accounted for and everyone is okay she panics when I leave room what is going on with her

Thank you for your question, I'm sorry that she is having such distress. Without being able to see her, it is hard to say why she is having these problems, other than she is very young to have so many puppies. If she is nursing the puppies, this may calm down over the next few days as she gets used to them, as she may just not know what to do. It may help to give her some sort of other surrogate puppys like a stuffed animal of some kind, and see if she calms down with that. If she does not, it would probably be best to have her seen by a veterinarian to make sure she is okay. I hope that all goes well for her and the pups.

Why does my dog carry my socks , whine , and collect them into a little pile . She also brought home a dead mouse and wined at it .. does she want a sibling ? She’s only seven months and spayed . She’s very gentle though and very loving with puppies . Does she need something to nurture like a kitten ?

Thank you for your question. I do know some dogs that really want to nurture, and it can help to get them a stuffed animal that they can 'baby'.

She recently gave birth to 11 puppies, we currently have 9 alive puppies the other two died during birth. This is her first litter and she is starting to having multiple pooping accidents in the house. She will go outside but she does not go to the bathroom while outside. What can I do to help her feel more comfortable outside?

Hello, thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear that your dog is having accidents in the house, but congratulations on the puppies! It may be that she isn't wanting to leave her puppies long enough to go to the bathroom outside. As the puppies get older, she will likely be more and more comfortable leaving them long enough to go outside. You may need to set up some potty pads or something in the same room as the puppies, but away from them so that they cannot accidentally walk through her fecal material. If she is having diarrhea or seems unable to control her defecation, I recommend calling your veterinarian and talking to them about that. I would continue to let her outside to see if she will defecate, but it may take some time until the puppies are old enough for her to be more comfortable leaving them. Best of luck! Please do not hesitate to contact your regular veterinarian if you are worried about the mother or the puppies at any point.

my dog just recently gave birth about 1 week ago and she does nurse them and lick them but sometimes she snaps and growls at them and whenever i leave the room she whines and barks non stop till i return and sometimes she'll wander off to follow me and stay with me and leaves her pups alone and she scratches the floors a lot and whines in a super high pitched manner or just cry randomly. she'll sometimes leave her pups to cry excessively and ill have to demand her to go back to her pups. im just wondering if this is normal behavior or ??

This isn’t normal behaviour, some dogs (like humans) are attentive mothers while others are more neglectful, you should ensure that Bella is doing her part of being a mother and ensuring all pups get nursed but there is no real management of this just supervision. Regards Dr Callum Turner DVM