Iset up a pen with a gate that is about a foot high. Mom can jump in and pups can't climb out until they are a bit bigger. The whelping box that I use is tall with a cutout that mom can come in and out of through while her teats are very heavy. Once the milk is established and she is smaller I turn the box around so that the cut out is against a wall. She can still jump in but the pups can't jump out.
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