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Avoid the top mistakes breeders make when feeding nursing dams

Weaning is challenging even for seasoned professionals. There’s no one right or wrong way, and there are always different issues that can arise. This course teaches you how to wean your puppies and care for your nursing dam with less stress and less risk (for them and you!)

  • What you need to know about when and how to wean puppies and how to avoid potentially dangerous or even deadly pitfalls

  • How to know if your dams and puppies are getting enough or too much food-

  • How to avoid blown coats, milk production issues, and dams becoming depleted

  • What you don’t know about dog food and how that can make or break your nursing dams and weaning puppies.

  • How to take care of your dam during weaning—most weaning instructions focus on the puppies, but it can be a very stressful and challenging time for the dam and she deserves the best care possible

  • Learn the most common nutritional deficiency in lactating dams that can determine whether or not she can nurse her puppies properly

  • Includes sample weaning protocols

Bonuses

  • The scoop on poop: Discover little known information about poop (yes, poop!) and how you can use that info to help your puppies and mamas

  • The truth about probiotics and supplements and how to evaluate those yourself (plus recommendations)

  • All about mother’s milk

Course curriculum

The average student can expect to take about 2 hours to complete this course

    1. Welcome!

    2. How to use this course

    3. Important legal notice—you are responsible for reading this

    1. Understanding the Canine Species (4 min video)

    1. Nourishing Your Nursing Dam (19 min video)

    2. Macronutrient Quick Reference

    3. Body Condition Score (BCS) Quick Reference

    4. BONUS: Midwoofery Caloric Needs Calculator

    5. BONUS: Caloric Content of Some Common Dog Foods

    6. How Dog Food Companies Calculate Calories

    7. Notes on Feeding Your Dam After Whelping

    8. How to Determine the Amount of Carbohydrates in a Dog Food

    9. Nutrients Versus Macronutrients

    10. Macronutrients: Protein and Fat

    11. Macronutrients: Carbohydrates

    12. Hariamrit's Post-Whelp Recipes

    1. Read This First

    2. Successfully Weaning Your Puppies (37 min video)

    3. Sample Weaning Protocols Quick Reference

    4. Weaning—Removing Your Dam

    5. How much to feed

    6. Are My Puppies Weaning Successfully?

    7. Priming the Puppy Microbiome

    1. About Mother's Milk (15 min video)

    1. The Scoop on Poop (9 min video)

    2. Dog Kibble Digestibility Survey Results

About this course

  • $57.94
  • 29 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content