when to pull pups off mom

[LDcloud]

I was woundering when is the best time to pull my walker pups off the mom. Iv heard 6wks 8wks as soon as they are eating hard food, or just let the mother cut them off? witch is best and why.

[liontracker]

I start mine on soft food at 3 wks. By 6 wks they are on hard food and this is when I wean them.

[bignblu]

as soon as I get the pups to start eating soft food, usually 4 weeks, I start moving the mother to adjoing pen for 2 or 3 hours, then return herfor a short time. As they eat more, increase to females absence untill she is away most of the time and starting to dry up. when she starts to reject thier nursing attempts, mshe can stay a short time twice a day. Then when dry, she needs to return to them . bignblu