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Originally Posted by julietsmom  Good God, I'm not ready at all! LOL
What do you use for a whelping box? Did you actually make one? Can I use just a cardboard box with an area cut out for Ju to get in and out? I mean, do you actually put the dog in the whelping box when she starts because I can't see Juliet willingly going into a cardboard box! She is such a priss! She even hates stepping on grass outside!!! |
You know what, I do use just a cardboard box. My sister got me a couple from work. We cut the box down low for I can work in it. Coco didn't show too much interest in it before she whelped last time, but when she was ready I put her in there and she was great. She liked it. Then a few weeks later when pups get bigger I cut another box so they couldn't get out, and when they were about 5 weeks or 6, I put them in a playpen so I could always keep track of them and their messes. Coco would go to the playpen and cry when she wanted in to feed and cuddle.
When they are nesting, I think they like the idea of the box. I sat on floor with her the whole time before and during labor. After she had pups, she never wanted to come out. I had to force her out to go potty and I feed and watered her in the box!
Also, in my list I forgot camera and or video camera. We took both.
It is day 50 today, we need to post pics!!!
I'll try to later.
Lori