Weaning a puppy is the important process of changing a puppy’s food and diet from its mother’s milk to a solid feed.
This is a gradual process, and should have already been started by the breeder you purchase the dog from.
Moving a dog onto puppy formula
A lot of experts recommend not letting puppies nurse off their mother after the third week.
The baby dogs should then be moved onto a liquid weaning formula.
By simply presenting the liquid nourishment to the puppy in a shallow container, like a baking pan, then it will begin to lick it up as it smells the nourishment.
Over the next few weeks, the formula should be made more solid and less watery, and can even be mixed with ground up dog food or canned puppy food. Just make sure that the process is gradual so that the puppy can adapt.
Make sure to talk to your vet about a weaning timeline and what brand of weaning formula may be best for your puppy.
