Don't know where to put this question, will here though guess.

[MamaHensto3pups]

I noticed that Mahle has lost hair after the pups a little mainly ears really, and what not thinking skin related then someone at my daughters school brought up maybe it's stress. That makes sense to me, she has always been healthy since we've had her not much needed for vet unless you count her ear problems she had an that rough patch of skin that cleared up fast as it came. I can see it being stress related, nine puppies who want to go after her to nurse when they nurse and all that could be just stress. She hasn't had a loose bowel yet again, then those two times and seems to be over all ok acting normal just noticing things that aren't her normal her. I recall when my hubby got our WGSD as a pup he told me the people who gave us him said that the mother was hidding, and she's lost hair just not wanting to be around them they bugged her so she hides in the bathtub. That came into mind with Mahle, but she's not hidding lol and it's just her ears losing hair an her teat area is sore looking with good reason they do have teeth having had them get harder lately with age. I remember with my daughters when I nursed when they got teeth I had to get them to stop biting if they did, and to think of more then one nipple or teat in dog terms with more then two children animal or not I'd be sore too.

Could it be stress, and that's all? She hasn't had loose bowels again, hasn't thrown up but just once an hasn't showed us signs of being sick or something is wrong other then hair loss really ears.

[whimzikal]

It could be stress, could be just from them climbing on her ect or she may have blown her coat. My girl Sharon had a mess of a coat with her litter but it grew back beautifully.
How old are the pups now?

[micki]

Probably just hormonal coat loss very common in dogs after pups are a few weeks old. My Joy lost her hair just on her butt cheeks it was so funny to see those little naked cheeks when she walked. Next time she lost around her middle weird huh?

[MamaHensto3pups]

That is weird Micki, and their now 8 wks old an we're trying to find homes for them for a little fee of course since they are mixed sure yet the father is a WGSD not a mix having the white dogs that are 5 of them of the 10 being just like him pretty much white with lab ears at the most lol. The hair loss isn't any where then her ears, and I look at her fur when she comes near me for loving an notice no other missing hair area's. Her albows are looking rough, but that has been around since before they were born. They do bug her a fair amount of time, and it's annoying I bet to her. We got some shampoo that is herbal something hubby, and after I wash the puppies I'm going to see if she'll stand still enough to get a washing with that to see if that helps a little. I'm not that worried, she's not showing signs of being sick or anything and over all normal like she has been.

[missstaffy]

its stress that she has my dog had the same after her pups but when they had left it returns

[LovinLexy]

Sorry to crash this thread but MissStaffy, how are the puppies doing? Have you got any recent pics? I'd love to see them! And Mama, I hope your girls hair grows back soon

[whimzikal]

At 8wks she should have them completely weaned. 8wk old pups with teeth trying to nurse would be stressful Give her lots of time away from the pups to eliminate some of her stress. Once the pups are weaned and her life goes back to normal her hair should grow back.
Do the pups play tug with her ears? That could do it too.

[MamaHensto3pups]

They don't nurse too often that I see, she has herself weaned them which is such a weird thing to see and jumps on the couch that the pups can't get on or goes into our room that has a baby gate blocking for our children sake an it's low that the pups can't get through they can't bug her. Even when she's not seeking hidding persay lol, they don't really bug her that much and there's a few times that you see her walking an they all come up an grab a teat an they nurse a few minutes an its done. Not sure if they play with her ears, but she does scratch them.

[whimzikal]

LOL Somedays I wish I could jump a child gate to get away from my kid
(today not being one of them) However I am 5'4" and he is 5'9" so anything I can jump or fling myself over he can walk over ..... LMAO

[wolfsoul]

Most dogs will lose hair after having pups. Just hormone changes. My Visa had her litter 8 months ago and is still growing her coat back. She looked like a black malinois and she was bald around her eyes and on the tops of her toes. She looked terrible, but it's normal.