This first picture is the whelping pen we built for Daisy's puppies. The guard rail, made from pvc pipe, was to keep the puppies from getting squashed against the wall by Daisy.
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The rail around the edge of the whelping pen is made from pvc
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These next pictures are the pen we made for Avalie's puppies It's right in our living room, close to us and the other dogs.
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| Puppy pen with potty area, and space for mom to rest |
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| Daisy and Harley looking into the nursery at the puppies |
At about four weeks, we expanded the pen to give the puppies more room to play and to start on solid food.
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Expanded puppy pen with room to eat and play
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When Daisy's eleven puppies started to outgrow their pen in the house, we built a bigger one in the room at the back of our garage. The outdoor kennel was right out the back door.
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| Large puppy pen with area for mom, including kennel |
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The outdoor kennel right out the back door.
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This pen was built for potty training Avalie, Harley, and Bitsy. We had easy access out the garden door for outdoor training....we just had to step over the short wall of the pen!
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| Small puppy training pen with easy access to outside door |
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Bitsy and Harley sharing a kennel in puppy pen
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This portable fence has been great for closing off an area for the puppies to play. We've used it in both our front and back entrances.
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| Fence used to create safe puppy play area |
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Fence used to create safe puppy play area
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| This kennel, in our living room was used for 6 Cavadoodle puppies |
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Our 3 Cavies, and 1 doodle fit comfortably in this DIY Kennel.
Read more about this kennel HERE. |
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