[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Need help w/puppy run too - any suggestions??

  • From: Susan McFarland <smcfarland@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:04:09 -0700

They usually don't eat it too much......  mostly they play in it.....

Sue

At 11:43 -0600 11/21/04, Gail Bauman wrote:
>I am also setting up a run for my puppies (6 weeks old tomorrow) - I 
>am putting a 4 x 10 kennel run up in the garage, and am putting 
>their whelping box on one end of the run with one end of the box 
>taken off, where they will hopefully sleep, but need some ideas on 
>what to put in the other end where (HOPEFULLY!!) they will get the 
>idea that that's where they need to potty - the plan thus far is to 
>put a 4 x 6 carpet remnant UNDER a heavy duty plastic tarp (that 
>will be the same size as the run) on the end WITHOUT the whelping 
>box, so it's padded and protects from the cold garage floor - the 
>box (4 x 4) will be on the other end.   I plan to bring the sides of 
>the tarp up around the outside of the kennel run and zip-tie it to 
>both sides and the back so it doesn't go anywhere.  The only thing I 
>am in a quandry about is what to use for the potty area opposite the 
>box.  Any suggestions would be appreciated - I thought about 
>shavings but am afraid the pups will eat them - can't be a
>   good thing, or am I mistaken - are shavings OK?  THANKS!!
>Gail Bauman - Liebchen Kennels
>www.geocities.com/liebchenkennels
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