Stitch Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Is anyone aware of any developmental/play training that can be done with a singleton puppy aged 4 to 8 weeks please?? I have already been doing the suggested stimulations of placing on back, side, head down, head up plus the stimulation between the toes but I just have to try to introduce some play into the mix as this pup is missing out on the normal activity that occurs in a normal litter. Does anyone have any information on the topic as I have tried searching the web but it mainly addresses issues from the birth to 3 weeks. As it gets older I can of course play toys with it but I am looking for something now to try to stimulate it to get it to move more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I never did anything special with my singleton pup and he grew up just fine, but I did have a number of dogs at that time so he didn't grow up just knowing his dam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha bet Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I had a singleton pup at the beginning of 2011 - we made sure he had contact with different dogs. I took the pup out and about with me to friends houses, especially those that had nice kids or little dogs. The pup was in our loungeroom from birth (as with all pups) and our older dogs would nuzzle and lick him. He had been growing into a huge pup, however once he started to move around more he trimmed off a bit and was looking more normal sized. The big dogs started playing with him when he was about 4 weeks old, rolling him over and encouraging him to jump and climb. He also started to follow me around more which helped his physical development. Dont worry too much, this pup is going on 12 months and is a beauty. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rileys mum Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Susan garrett just sent out an email on singletons and early development. Im sure if you post on her Facebook with questions/requesting info she will help. Her current dog was a singleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Susan also wrote a series of blog posts about socialising her singleton and had some interesting video footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Thank you all very much for your feedback. I will follow up on Susan Garrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 We to have never done anything different nor have any of our friends where singleton pups are quite normal . Never ever had an issue pup . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 There is an article in Pat Hastings book 'Another piece of the puzzle:Puppy Development' on raising a single puppy litter. Lots of other good articles in the book too including an article on the 'rule of 7's' etc another article on Singletons that may or may not help: http://breedingbetterdogs.com/pdfFiles/articles/litter_size_and_singleton.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 An interesting article Espinay2 especially about the nutrition during pregnancy. Thank you for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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