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Thursday, November 20, 2003

Go give your Auntie Ruby a kiss

Ruby used to sniff and place her ear upon my pregnant belly, daily during both pregnancies. We'd joke about it and say: "Paging Dr. Puppy".

The nature of canids - wolves and dogs - is that of the family group. It is normally two dominant adults and related individuals of various ages. Usually only the two dominant adults breed, yet all members of the pack help to care for the mother and pups, bring meat back to the mother and pups, and guard the pups. Subordinate females may "baby-sit" and even help nurse the puppies. Domestic dogs do not commonly bring food back to a mother and pups but may guard a bitch during pregnancy and while she is lactating, as well as guard or watch over the puppies.

I suppose this makes me the bitch in question.

On the subject of diapers: It would behoove you to keep soiled diapers in a tightly closed container. One of the functions of a mother dog is to lick up the urine and feces of puppies to keep the sleeping area clean. Quite frequently, female dogs will ingest the feces of a human baby and may go to great lengths to clean up after the child, including raiding diaper buckets! This is not an abnormal behavior but a normal aspect of canine maternal behvior.

Which is why Ruby looked hurt when we freaked out, and no amount of laying the smackdown discipline on her curbs the behaviour. Yes, it would have behooved us to know this. Ew.
I suspected something like this, but only now have I confirmed it. We thought she thought it was some kind of doggie delicacy. Y'know what that makes us? Disgusting.
Boy do I feel stoopid.

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