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we use newspaper for the whelping (but lay a blanket too so that the pups can have traction when nursing

Once that is done I have a blanket covered with these WHELPING PADS: Kennels, Vets, Breeders REG-b - eBay (item 300186855988 end time Jan-07-08 18:57:54 PST) (which I change as needed. Wash in a washer and dry on low in a dryer. I only buy the new ones and only from this Ebay seller) and laid over with thick towels. This is in the whole box the first week, then 1/2 to 3/4 of the box and newspapers on the rest because the pups will edge onto the papers to pee eventually