If he is feeling uncomfortable and suddenly cries, his mother will react by touching him towards her and licking her puppy for reassurance. The front feet of the puppy is strong and durable enough so he can drag himself towards his mother before he can walk.
The puppy is born wholly furred yet the eyes and ears remain closed therefore he will not be able to see or hear during the first week after birth.
In the beginning, the puppies have a large amount of room to move but they grow quick and as the time for delivery draws closer, they are packed in quite close together. The puppies are attached to their mother by a placenta and that gives all the nutrients they need for a couple of weeks while in the development stage. We are going to cover the puppy growth starting by week up to 3 months, and then by month up to 9 months and beyond. The mother contains a womb or uterus, that includes two long tubes, and the puppies develop in a row beside each tube slightly similar to a pod.Īs the puppy ages, there are certain puppy development key milestones that he will reach on his way to adulthood. The average puppy spends about 9 weeks developing inside of the mother’s dog womb. Puppy Growth Stages Week By Week Before Birth Month by month, followed by a convenient age to weight chart depending on toy, small, medium, large, and giant breed categories.