Welping box ideas puppies

Whelping Box/Area Set up

It's official, we are expecting puppies! So we decided to build our own whelping box and playpen extension!

We’ve built a lot of whelping boxes in our day. Most of the whelping boxes were huge, 4′ x 4′ x 4′ ft monsters and while, very nice, some with hinged, drop-down fronts, seats, et…

What is whelping box? What features should it have? How do I make my own whelping box? What whelping boxes can I buy? Where should I put it? What accessories do I need? All this and more

Jenny has this great tip for Breeders. Having puppies in our home means we are paying attention to every little detail. We are monitoring the temperature in the room, mom’s comfort but also keeping the whelping area very quiet and secure. Sometimes moms prefer the dark like a den. Some moms like the area covered as well making it even more den like. Here is a checklist of essentials. ✅ Quiet and secure. Moms are already on high alert after puppies. The whelping box must be away from othe...

Whenever we do this document-a-litter thing on LabTails, I try to include some information about puppies or whelping or breeder-responsibility or the "whys" of some of the things you see here. Today is one of those posts (I mark the informational posts in the title, so if you find them boring you can skip them). This is our second whelping box. We burned the first one after our "P" word experience -- didn't want to risk any lingering virus in the environment. And while the first one (DH's…

It came to my attention a while back that the original whelping box that we started using when I was doing my Guardian Home under my brother and sister-in-law