No amount of researching and reading is going to prepare you for the real deal. Many people find that out the hard way. That is one of many reasons why you see it said time and time again to work with a mentor and get some real experience first so that you really know what you're getting yourself into.
To the OP--
Your girl is likely going to want to stay with the pups vs sleeping with you as she does now. Of course, most of your time will be spent in or at least very near where mom and pups are anyway...
Also, I see where you stated that you bought blankets. A word of advice: Don't put anything in her whelping box that you plan on keeping. It will NOT come clean. Use towels during the whelp that you can throw away. Also, be sure you are not loading her box up with lots of blankets. You will need one, tight fitting blanket/towel/sheet to cover the bottom. That's it. |