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Question
hay im really worried about my dog she is a year old and she fell pregent on her second heat she gave brth to only 2 puppys on the 10th and i thort that was weird beacuse our other dog had 7 but now she drags only one of the pups under our boat and sits with it and leave the other one behind she is bleeding still and want drink water but she does eat could u give me any advice on wat i should do im in australia though ? but still if u can help thanks

Answer
Hi Ashleigh

Could be that she either has a placenta or pup retained.  

If she rejecting the other pup, could be something wrong with the pup, or she's just not interested.

She needs to be in a whelping box, or room where she can be monitored.

Two things can contribute to her small litter size, her age, and the number of eggs she released.

Good luck and G'day