I just had a first time mom have a litter of 10 pups. She did nothing with them. When I found them they were a bloody ball of babies and bedding with cords still attached. They were all cold and none had milk in their stomach. One was already dead(could have been still born) so I tossed the mess in with my best mom. She had a litter the day before. Within an hour she had the babies cleaned up and fed and all 9 survived. I have since divided the litter to a few moms so I don't overwork my other females. I also gave one of her babies back to the original mom and so far she is keeping it alive. Should I breed her again of just feed her off. I have never had a female not even chew off the cords.