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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Do you have a quiet place away from the family ready for her. A place that is private and that she and the puppies can be monitored 7 x 24. It's best to confine her to the area where she will whelp. I usually do this about a week prior to her due date. It's best so that when she starts contractions, she doesn't go hiding on you under the bed, in a closet, etc. I usually keep my girls in my bedroom in a puppy play pen with a whelping box in it. All supplies readily available right next to the pen. |
This is good advise but it really depends on the bitch and what she is use to. Mine are use to following me everywhere in the house and if I tried to pen one up it would be very stressful for her. I try to avoid any stress as much as possible the last week of pregnancy. You don't what to put a pregnant bitch in a position where she is jumping up and down trying to get out of a pen or room. Of course I watch mine very closely and once the labor starts I move myself and the female into our bedroom where I stay with her until the delivery is complete.