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Originally Posted by glencorgi
At seven weeks, not many dams are staying full time with their puppies. They come and visit, have play times, but most Breeders have returned them to their pre-maternal routine. The puppies are busy playing with each other and sometimes older youngsters and puppy friendly adults that might be about. Some dams want nothing further to do with their puppies once they are weaned, others enjoy playing with them well into adulthood. Most Breeders tend to follow the lead indicated by the dam.
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My experince has been much like Debbies.
When I breed I breed with the intention of keeping at least one puppy. So over the years I've kept puppies for their life time and also had their mothers. I've not had one mother become anxious because a puppy stayed rather than 'finding it's own place'.
What I've seen is that the puppies usually respect their mothers throughout life.
Most moms once they wean the babies don't want to be with them 24/7 and breeders do not keep them together 24/7 after their weaned. I do let mom play with the puppies if and when she wants though.
I've not seen a mom be anxious or stress about a puppy leaving or staying. They've raised them, weaned them and their relationship with them after that is more on a friendly basis if the puppy stays in the same household as the mother. It's not anxiety causing or stressful to either of them.
Now siblings that have decided they don't want to get along,
that can be stressful! (To the humans not necessarily to the doggy mom.)
Peggy