I set my x=-pen up about a week before mommy is due. My whelping box is in the end of it. I have other dogs so I take mama out from them about three or four days before time so they won't hurt her. I have her pee pad, food and water all in there. I take her outside for fresh air all by herself. I set her over in the whelping box a few times during this time also. She will not stay in it BUT when it gets really close, like a day or so before, she starts getting into her box herself and spending more and more time there. She automatically knows what it is for. |