dear lord I almost fainted sitting down looking at this set up...I think its safe to say I will never be a breeder!
Big dogs are so much easier lol...in 26 years ago I had a dog that we took in from someone who knew we wouldn't say no, turned out she was pregnant, I was there when she started dropping babies, mind you until she went in labor I didn't even know she was pregnant (big sheep dog), poor thing It was like a bad movie..I was running around with gloves, and scissors and boiling water, though I had no idea why...my elderly neighbor just stood there laughing at me, I was hysterical...she didn't need my help...good thing cuz I would have had no idea what to do, heck I hadn't even thought of calling a vet...though I took them all in the next day...oi