Weaning puppies at 2 weeks

Later in the process they will start eating kibble, although these are often soaked to begin with. By the end of the weaning process, the puppy will no longer be feeding from their mother and should be able to toilet independently.

Different breeders might favour a different timetable for the weaning process, depending on the size of the litter.

How to wean puppies

Puppy weaning food should be introduced gradually – starting off with small amounts.

When to wean puppies to solid food

Choose a puppy food that’s suitable to feed to puppies of this age. Sometimes the puppies’ mother will already be eating a puppy food to provide her with extra nourishment and this can be helpful as the puppies can watch her eating and learn from her behaviour.

Puppies might even start to sample some of mum’s food as a sign they are ready to be weaned.

From three or four weeks of age, encourage the puppies to try soft, moist puppy food, or prepare their dinner by softening dry puppy food with hot water, mashed it up and cool to body temperature.

Feed it in a wide, shallow bowl for easy access. It can be quite a messy process initiall

when should pups be fully weaned

when should puppies be completely weaned