Weight, warmth and quiet observation — the neonatal period rewards routine and early action.
Puppies should gain weight every day and roughly double their birth weight in the first week to ten days. Weigh at the same time daily and log in the app — a puppy that stalls two weighings in a row needs attention and possibly supplemental feeding.
Newborns cannot regulate temperature; chilling is the biggest killer of young puppies. Keep the box warm the first week and watch behavior: piled puppies crying are cold, spread-out puppies panting are too hot.
Gentle daily handling — lifting, touching paws and ears for short moments — supports nervous-system development and future vet visits. Keep visitors minimal and hygiene high during the first fragile weeks.
Correct answer: Within the first week to ten days
Daily gains that double birth weight in 7–10 days indicate healthy nursing — daily weighing catches problems early.
Correct answer: Chilling — they cannot regulate temperature
Hypothermia is the classic killer of neonates — a warm box with a cooler corner lets puppies self-regulate.
Correct answer: Act — check nursing and consider supplemental feeding
Stalled weight is the earliest warning sign in neonates — early support saves puppies.
Correct answer: Around week three, as eyes and ears come online
From about week three the puppies absorb new experiences — the breeder owns the most formative weeks before delivery.
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