The abilities of man must fall short on one side or other, like too scanty a blanket âSir William Temple. The ability to make a great individual fortune â¦ is a sort of sublimated instinct in a way like the instinct of a rat-terrier for smelling out hidden rats âIrvin S. Cobb.
Puppies can begin to be weaned off nursing and onto solid food by around three to four weeks of age. Weaning should be complete by seven to eight weeks of age. Weaning should be a slow and gradual process of reducing a puppy's dependence on milk.
Age 6 to 7 weeks. Most dams wean their puppies around six weeks of age. The natural weaning process is an important time for the pups; it's when they learn discipline from the dam who reprimands them for their attempts to suckle, thus exposing them to important body language from adult dogs.