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Old 01-16-2006, 10:45 AM
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Red Earth
 
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Default RE: Whelping box plans???

If you are going to be around for the whelping and it will be in a comfortable place for your dog.....no need to go crazy on a whelping box. We use a plastic baby swiming pool from Walmart......out lay of about 9 bucks! The corners are rounded to minimalize mom laying on one of the pups and suffocating them. IT is easy to keep clean for whelping and through the nursing stages. Most of all, it's light and small and easy to store until needed again!

If you do plan to build one and you don't think you will be around for the whelping, make sure you have a "pig rail" incorporated in to your plans. Have your female get acclimated to her new surroundings a week or so prior too. A linolium floor is a great idea as well, easy clean up during and after whelping. The entrance needs to be at least 12 inches high so pups cannot escape and egress and digress will be easy for Mom. You dont want her to have to leap in the box making the chance of hurting a pup higher.

Hope this helps you out a bit..... IF I can help any further let me know.

Phil
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