[motherhen]

We fixed the Xpen like a gate, to divide off part of the kitchen area from the rest of the house. Actually it's working better then I thought it would. Now the puppies,male & one female are in there -- and the other female roams the house. In a few hours I switch it so that the other area of the kitchen is sectioned off. The other female goes in there, and everyone else has the run of the house. The pups are now using the doggy door more, so that's a plus when they are penned in the kitchen . All-in-all, things have settled down a lot. I'm glad to hear that males don't fight. We've got 2 male puppies that we are still going to get. Sure glad I won't have to worry about them like that. But, if I should, I know now how to use the Xpen like a gate to section areas off. Now, we'll have to try to get another Xpen to use for when puppies are born.
Barb