Most family homes are never more lively and raucous than they are at Christmas, but dogs don’t give birth to a schedule. Ben Randall helps a reader worried about how their new puppy will cope.
The message has been out for a long time now that a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. Unfortunately, Nature can have other ideas: we don’t control when dogs are on heat, and while most puppies are born in the warmer months, some do arrive in the middle of winter. If…