Just a " Life with Children Note " , My Beagle has had a litter of 4 very beautiful baby puppies. The short version is that one required suture repair of a leg injury (Ms. Scarlett ) and could not be left unattended to feed, another ( Little Lonesome ) had no suck, or desire to feed. So, LC mom was "assisting " one to teat, and tube feeding, then finger feeding the other until her suck kicked in.....Several days after everyone was eatting well on their own, my 6 year old daughter came into the kitchen with her hands on her hips, in her very serious mode, and announced " Lonesome wasn't eatting again, but its ok, I latched her on and she is nursing fine now..." Could I be accused of slightly prejudicing her ?? :) Growing the Next Generation of Lactation Consultants... Paula J. Ray RNC , IBCLC Longview, Texas