We're learning!

One of the hardest things for me is training. I'll admit, our two aren't the best trained dogs. They sit most of the time, and lay down...when they feel like it. They are, however, house trained (except when the in-laws peekapoo moved in - Zeus went thru some issues!). And from what I've researched, the earlier, the easier. 

Last time, I let training get out of control, and I ended up with such a mess that once this litter is done, we'll be replacing the carpet....yeah. That bad. 

So this time, I talked Brian into this AMAZING whelping box from breederbase.com called DuraWhelp. Corrugated plastic, lightweight, SUPER easy to clean. And I paid to get a separate weaning box, so they can climb over to go potty, and keep it off the floor.

When I cleaned today, I decided to haul it out and put it together & try it out, since there are some wet spots in the box. I got it all together, spread some newsprint out on the floor, and woke the masses so they could try it out!

They weren't exactly amused, because they weren't done with their nap, but I got 5 puddles! (Murray and male Spot were waaayyy too tired to pee). Now they just have to learn to climb over there! Probably not necessary yet, but better to get them started asap :)

Here's the whole set up:

Luna is trying to figure out why she lost her clean up job, since she can't lick off the paper.