Weening puppies

[Rusty Knife]

What are some of the things yall do when weening pups? Things you do at certain ages of the pups? Or things you always do with every litter? Things you wish you could do? I have a litter of 14 pups that id call my first hog dog litter.  I've raised gun dogs but are there things I should do different?

[jimco]

I have dew claws removed before 5 days old.
I worm pups with strongid T at 2 weeks.
I worm them every 2 weeks after with Fenbendazole.
I start on kibble soaked in milk re placer at 4 weeks.
1st shots at 6 weeks- 5 way vaccine.
2nd shots at 10 weeks- 8 in 1 plus Bordetella.
3rd shots at  14 weeks- 8 in 1
4th shots at  17 weeks- 8 in 1
 I start them on Ivomec for heart worms at 8 weeks.
I disinfect puppy pen once a week with clorox.

At about 7 or 8 weeks they should be fully weened. I start taking a few at a time for walks in the woods to see how they act trying to figure out which ones I will keep. I sprinkle pieces of liver around the yard to see who has the best noses. The longer you can keep them before you make your pics the better. I'm not quite sure if this is what you're asking , but this is what I do and it works for me.

[jwdeltx]

The only thing I would do diffrent is to start weaning at six weeks and take half the pups a week. This helps avoid milk fever or any utter problems. Has worked well for me . hunt'um up .