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Hi all Dogs Qld is now closed at the moment so I cant call them but can someone please tell me if they accept scanned copies (printed out) of the Limited Register Agreement Forms. I have a puppy buyer who is currently holidaying overseas so they can only scan and email a copy of the papers. Thanks a million!

I loovvee my Bunnings puppy runs/wire compost bins lol! Although it hasn't had much use outside because its been raining quite a bit, we use it inside to partition off the rooms when cleaning out their whelping room etc. So handy!!

Well I visited Bunnings and they had the wire compost bins! Omg they were way cheaper than the pens on Ebay and I tripled the size for less money! I was so excited! We set it up in the afternoon and used cable ties as suggested - thank goodness we bought them because those stupid curly wire things were a pain in the bum! We took the little ones outside and all they did was cry lol so back into the nice air con they went Thanks for suggesting those Shelby and Oakway! You saved me a heap of money!!

I might just pay bunnings another visit today, fingers crossed they have some in!

I had a look at one of our bunnings store here, but couldnt' find the wire compost bins How long ago did you buy yours? That definetely would be a much cheaper method! If I could only get my hands on some.

There are 7 puppies in the litter. So the whole area would be 2.4m x 2.4m. Do you think that would be too small?

Hi guys I'm just about to buy a puppy playpen/run from ebay but can't decide which would be a better size for a litter of Labrador puppies. There is a 30" and a 36" high one, I'm leaning towards getting the 30" but am afraid it might be too small. They are 1.2 mtrs square so I'm going to purchase 2 and join them together. Anyone have a pen with similar size pups? The pups would only be out there for short periods of time during the day. It's mainly going to be used to confine them to the back yard so they don't go wandering too far and to also keep them away from the big doggies at times. Thanks in advance!

I cleaned the little boy last night where he had some dried up gunk - kind of looked like puss. The gunk/puss was fully dried and once he was cleaned there was no sign of redness, inflammation or any kind of skin infection whatsoever. It was very weird! I checked the area a few times today and nothing has reappeared. I'll be keeping a close eye on him though over the next few days to make sure nothing strange is happening. He is a happy boy (besides crying when hot) and he is one of the largest puppies in our litter of 7.

Thank you everyone for the suggestions! I will definitely go and get a couple big cordial bottles from the supermarket this afternoon! At the moment we have vet bedding in there and might try putting some towels or get marine carpet to keep the box a bit cooler for them. Thank you again! Hopefully I will be able to get a decent nights sleep tonight!

Hi guys This is our second litter where we have had problems with puppies being hot after feeding from mum. Once they have had their feed they cry constantly! The only way to make them stop is by putting them on our floor outside of the whelping box. Our pups are now 2 weeks old and we have had to have the air con (25degrees) on for them 24/7 because of the heat. They are fine after they have been put on the floor for 20 mins or so and settle immediately after being put there. Once they are settled and fast asleep they go back into their box and the cycle starts again. It's driving me mad though because i am constantly having to do this every 2-3 hrs every day and my eyes are about to pop out of my head due to the lack of sleep! I am also a bit concerned about having the air con on all day. It looked like a couple of the pups developed some kind of hot spot which seems to have healed by itself. Please help! I have posted a similar question a few mths ago but am concerned leaving a welt towel or bottle in their box with the air con on as it may get too chilly then? And the risk of developing more hot spots with the humidity and wet fur. What would u do? Thanks in advance!

Thank you We have 2 chocolate boys, 4 black girls and 1 black boy. They are gorgeous! Mum and puppies are all doing extremely well

Thanks everyone. I know it isn't 100% accurate but it should give me an idea of numbers... Don't count on it I know of some told expect 6, they got 9. Others expect 4, they got 7. Ultrasound - confirms pregnancy but is not accurate enough for numbers. Xrays are best taken at 8 weeks to determine numbers - with that said, they to can also be wrong! With our last litter both the ultrasound and x-rays were incorrect. We had an ultrasound on our girl at day 31, the vet said around 5 puppies but couldn't get a good count because of gas and told us to come back in a few days. We went back and she could only see 2 puppies and the rest as black blobs. She went on to tell us that it looked like our bitch was reabsorbing the puppies. So we went to another vet and got an xray done at day 52 to confirm pups were still there and the vet counted 5. We ended up having 7 puppies. I believe that ultrasounds cannot be used accurately for counts, and it really depends on the skill of your vet. Unfortunately ours gave us a scare..and all for nothing.

Thanks to everyone again for their responses Luckily enough we haven't had to use any methods for reviving puppies with this litter. Mum whelped 7 gorgeous babies with no troubles at all

Well guys, our girl had her puppies yesterday...she ate breakfast and lunch as usual, showed no signs until just a couple of hours before hand when she started digging in the garden and we saw white discharge coming from her. She wasted no time then whelping 7 gorgeous little bundles of fur So I guess she wanted to keep us in suspense and waited until the last minute to show signs that she was ready to have the little bubbies. She was a day early in her previous litter, this time she was a day late lol so there really has been no consistency with her.

Hello everyone Just wondering if anyone has experienced their bitch showing different signs of coming into labour than she did with a previous litter? For example...if your bitch stopped eating 24hours before coming into labour, temperature drop etc, would you expect her to show the same signs with her next litter? Our girl is now overdue, with her first litter she stopped eating 24hours before giving birth, her temperature dropped, she started nesting but this time round her temperature has dropped this morning to 36.8 but is still eating normally and looks completely happy within herself. I hope that I'm not missing any signs, she hasnt started to nest so I'm not sure if the temperature drop is an accurate sign that she will whelp in the next 24 hours. Thanks again