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| After taking the shelves out and before removing gate. |
Countdown - 24 Days
The major transformation of the grooming/puppy room has begun! With the certainty of puppies on the way time is of the essence. I spent today organizing, putting my tub and tote of dog show stuff and other seasonal dog items into a small storage space in the garage. John made room so that I could move my adjustable shelving unit out of our puppy room. Temporarily. This holds grooming items which I will still need. I also took down the gating which creates a small blocked off where dogs like to hang out in if I'm busy bathing and grooming. The portable grooming table used for dog shows was moved into the wannabe bath-room. This gave me a great spot for dog food storage while giving back much needed floor space. Our hydraulic grooming table remains to serve multiple purposes.
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| Treasure asks, "Where'd the puppies go?" |
My
whelping supplies were safely tucked away since 2014. Today I brought them out along with the puppy basket we use to keep pups safe and warm while momma dog is whelping. We also use it to transport neo-natal pups to the vets for dew-claw removal and tail docking. Treasure had to check the basket out.
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| Two of my supervisors, Treasure & Pippin |
John will pick up where I left off. He can look at something and with little effort knows what needs to be done, how to do it, and what tools etc. are needed. The beauty of our puppy room is that it CAN be modified to suit whatever situation presents itself, easily.
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| Treasure approves. |
Our whelping box is like a family cradle, passed from one generation to the next, although much more frequently of course than a cradle for human babies. Our cradle has at one time or another kept each one of our Brittanys safe from harm. The parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents of our anticipated puppies were born in this cradle. It safely kept the singleton puppy as well as several litters of 11. Each time it's used we inspect it carefully, sanding if needed, bleach and sundry it, and put new flooring in. We introduce the mom to it in plenty of time. As we await confirmation of Toph's pregnancy a second whelping box will be needed. We no longer have ours so friends who own Holly's sister have offered the use of their Dura-Whelp box. (Thanks so much!)
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| Dream, Hope, Inspire Treasures Come in Many Shapes and Sizes |
Once again we say thank you for your interest in following along. Take care and God bless you and yours! John, Ann, and All Things Brittany
Our whelping box is like a family cradle, passed from one generation to the next, although much more frequently of course than a cradle for human babies. Our cradle has at one time or another kept each one of our Brittanys safe from harm. The parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents of our anticipated puppies were born in this cradle. It safely kept the singleton puppy as well as several litters of 11. Each time it's used we inspect it carefully, sanding if needed, bleach and sundry it, and put new flooring in. We introduce the mom to it in plenty of time. As we await confirmation of Toph's pregnancy a second whelping box will be needed. We no longer have ours so friends who own Holly's sister have offered the use of their Dura-Whelp box. (Thanks so much!)
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