Whelping a Puppy

Returning to the normal sequence, when the puppy appears wrapped up in the amniotic sac or allantoic membranes, the female will insistently lick her vulva, though fluids and the puppy; all this helps break the membrane that covers the little one if it hasn't already been torn. The licking of the mother of helps stimulate the puppy and at the same time clean and liberate the head and nasal cavities from the fluids, stimulating the puppy's breathing.

At the same time that he does all this, the bitch will ingest all of the wastes, membrane and sac and placenta that has come with the puppy or if it is coming immediately after; meanwhile, with her incisors she breaks the umbilical cord stitching the part that is adhered to the bellybutton of the puppy. This whole process goes about very fast and the fact that meanwhile she is cutting the umbilical cord, she is also picking the puppy up in the air and balancing him does not affect him at all. It has been proven that these movements actually help stimulate the puppy's breathing and help liberate the fluids that might still be in side the lungs of the newly born, and if before people were afraid that this might lead to a umbilical hernia, it is now known that it is caused by something else and not provoked by these movements.

In case the placenta has remained inside the vagina, the bitch will lick the cord and pull on it softly until it comes out; however, many times during the process the court breaks and the placenta does not come out. In such a case, all you have to do is wait for it to come out with the following puppy.

It is convenient to know that it is considered perfectly normal for puppies to be born feet first, which is in about 40% of the case, whereas the most normal one he is obviously when the puppy comes out head first, which is a case in about 60% of the cases. They will see, however, that there are other ways that the puppies come out although they are significantly more difficult, and you will require more help.

The timing between one birth and the following varies considerably from one bitch to the other and even from one birth to another; logically, also when the bitch has to give birth to a good number of puppies, it is normal that the rhythm changes in between the first ones and the last ones, because the bitch gets tired along the way and it is more difficult for her to have effective contractions.