Sandra, the puppy play pens are VERY big, even when folded, awkward to manage and heavy. They're really meant for almost permanent installation, not for travel. And they must be set up square, not like an expen that you can shift around a bit to fit the space. People don't use them for week-old puppies, except as something to put a half vari-kennel or whatever in to confine the mom as well as the pups. They have a floor grate that's fine for older pups but won't work for little puppies. I think for the cabin you'd probably be best off with a vari-kennel bottom. If you need to confine the mom with the pups, and keep the kids away, you could also bring along an expen. -- Joanne Opel Kilbrook Ringwood, NJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>>The reality of it is that I'm probably only going to need it for less than a week when the family makes its summer migration to our mountain cabin - with week old babies. So I don't need a top o'the line model with all the bells and whistles; but I don't want it to fall apart after a few days. (And I will undoubtedly occasionally use it down the road, even though I already have a wonderful corrugated whelping box that I store in a box!) It's for a Cavalier, so a mere 16 pounds of mom and hopefully 5 or 6 babies; so would people recommend a 36" x 24" or a 36" x 36"?? Is a top necessary? ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
