Some of the set up

Here is the box again ... Ry has been sleeping here so for now her bedding is in there but it will all be swapped out when she goes into labor.  I have old blankets and towels and the potty training pads you use for puppies, which are great because you can just throw them right away, lickity split. 

This is the scale for the puppies and a green liner that goes at the base of the box so puppies can get traction. It's better than having just the slippery blankets overlying the plastic base of the box.  The tarp is under the entire box and around the sides just in case. 

Here are most of the blankets and towels.  I have a few more to wash and then they will go in here too.  Thank you to Goodwill for the lovely fleeces ... neon green and hot pink hearts! Also, wal-mart had some great deals on towels and blankets.  Queen sized blankets for $4 each (granted they are polyester).  And towels for less than $2.  I highly recommend going to these places for cheap bedding for puppy crates.  Investing in nice bedding in the beginning is not worthwhile because they just shred everything!

The pretty black and white box has all the actual whelping supplies in it.  We are basically ready to rock and roll.