Who knows what goes through a dog's mind for certain?I don't think it will bother her, even if it does she will cope, just like everyone and everything else when we lose something. My dads dog once had 3 litters of pups, she accidentally smothered the first litter, she was fine though, she had 2 other litters, not too long after the death of her first either. She'll be fine, it's quite common for a mother of new pups to accidentally smother them (especially if it's the first litter)If she does behave differently form her normal self, I'd take her to see a vet.Hope this helped.