Golden retriever whelping room

Dog dad's life experiences, nutrition & age may play a previously unobserved role in their offsprings’ health, lifespans & temperaments through epigenetics.

Whelping Box/Area Set up

This is how we litter train our puppies to help reduce the mess they make when their mother stops cleaning up after them. This is definitely not the only way to do it, but it's what has worked for us...

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

Herdabout Shelties is a small kennel located in the Southern Georgian Bay region of Ontario. About a half hours drive from Barrie. Training Classes are held in Elmvale. We actively compete with our Shetland Sheepdogs in Conformation, Agility, Obedience and occasionally Herding. Our litters are thoughtfully planned to improve the breed and to produce top quality conformation and performance shelties. Therefore we only schedule 1 or 2 litters a year, and our stud dogs are only available to…

There are hundreds of whelping boxes out there. I've personally used a couple different ones. The best whelping box we found is made by Jonart.

A whelping box (sometimes called a nesting box or whelping pen) is a container designed to keep puppies safe and warm during (and soon after) birth. It is crucial for the health of your puppies, however, to keep the whelping box clean and...

Here are interesting DIY Whelping box plans with pictures you can build with little experience. It involves comprehensive building processes and dimensions.

You wanna build a whelping box yourself? Not only is it a fun project, but it's also easy to adjust based on your dog's needs (plus: saving money). Learn how to make a DIY whelping box!