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 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================