You guys are awesome.? Thank you to everyone who responded.? You gave me some great ideas and some ways to fine tune this adventure :-)? I love the idea of sending some shavings home with the new owners.? Today was our first try.? The last few days before whelping, Mel had a hard time holding it during the night.? I put down newspapers with shavings on top in case she had an accident.? So, the pups were born?knowing the smell of shavings.? Decided to stick with that.? Today, they got wormed so I did the?whelping box cleaning, weighing and potty training at the same time.? Those little buggers loved it.??Ok, they didn't quite get the idea to potty, at least not all of them, LOL!? But they did like the new adventure.? They didn't try to eat?the shavings?and 2 rolled on their backs in it.? How cute.? So, we shall see if this works and?so easy to transfer this to the area they will be in when they get to be outdoors. Thanks again folks.? You are great! Laura??? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================