Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 1 day old
When do puppies start to control their own temperature?
1 Answer
Published on January 20th, 2017
Puppies cannot maintain their body temperature until they develop the shiver reflex at around two and a half weeks of life. It's still important, however, to make sure they don't get too cold when they are still little like Penelope.
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