Originally Posted by JoanneS
Boxers are so smart and lovable. We have a friend whose Golden had a litter of 13. They divided the litter into the strongest 7 and the weakest 6, so the weaker ones would get a good shot at Mom. All survived! They were so cute in their TWO baskets, which they quickly outgrew. All but one were adopted. A year later, our friend had a first birthday party, and they all got to jump in the neighbor's pool. Mayhem! Gotta love Goldens.
Mom will not let me separate them nor put them in something. She moans and crys until I put them in the bed with her. We are bottle feeding them to help her and the smallest ones get feed first. I start weaning them at about 4 1/2 weeks and by 5 weeks they are on their own eating.