Whelping Box Size, by Breed
We suggest that you measure the rectangular space occupied by your bitch when she is lying down, fully stretched out. Then add a few inches to each side for comfort. Remember to add an additional 4 inches on each side if you will be using rails.
Then compare that area to the inside dimensions of our boxes:
- EZclassic 28x28: 27.5" x 27.5"
- EZclassic 38x38: 38" x 38"
- EZclassic 48x48: 48.5" x 48.5"
- Fab System 3x3: 36" x 36"
- Fab System 4x4: 47" x 47"
- Fab System 4x6: 47" x 71"
- Fab System "Whopper" 7x6: 82" x 71"
Consider the following when selecting a size for your whelping box:
- The weight of the bitch
- The size of the bitch
- Number of puppies in the litter
- Temperament of the bitch
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Model Number → | 2828 | 3838 | 4848 | 3x3 | 4x4 | 4x6 |
Affenpinscher | 2828 | |||||
Afghan Hound | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Airdale Terrier | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Akita | 4x6 | |||||
Alaskan Malamute | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
American Eskimo | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
American Foxhound | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
American Staffordshire Terrier | 3838 | 3x3 | 4x4 | |||
American Water Spaniel | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Anatolian Sheepdog | 4x6 | |||||
Australian Cattle Dog | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Australian Shepherd | 3838 | 4848 | 3x3 | 4x4 | ||
Australian Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Basenji | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Basset Hound | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Beagle | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Bearded Collie | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Beauceron | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Bedlington Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Belgian Malinois | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Belgian Sheepdog | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Belgian Tervuren | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Bernese Mountain Dog | 4x6 7x6 |
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Bichon Frise | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Black And Tan Coonhound | 4848 | 3x3 | 4x4 | |||
Black Russian Terrier | 4x4 | 4x6 | ||||
Bloodhound | 4x6 | |||||
Border Collie | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Border Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Borzoi | 4x6 | |||||
Boston Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Bouvier Des Flandres | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Boxer | 4848 | 4x4 | 4x6 | |||
Briard | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Brittany | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Brussels Griffon | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Bull Dog | 3838 | 4848 | 4x4 | 4x6 | ||
Bull Terrier | 3838 | 3x3 | 4x4 | |||
Bullmastiff | 4x6 7x6 |
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Cairn Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Canaan Dog | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Cardigan Welsh Corgi | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Chesapeake Bay Retriever | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Chihuahua | 2828 | |||||
Chinese Crested | 2828 | |||||
Chinese Shar Pei | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Chow Chow | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Clumber Spaniel | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Cocker Spaniel-American | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Cocker Spaniel-English | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Collie (Rough) & (Smooth) | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Coton de Tulear | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Curly Coated Retriever | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Dachshund | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Dalmatian | 3838 | 4848 | 3x3 | 4x4 | ||
Dandie Dinmont Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Doberman Pinscher | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
English Foxhound | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
English Setter | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
English Springer Spaniel | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
English Toy Spaniel | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Field Spaniel | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Finnish Spitz | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Flat Coated Retriever | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Fox Terrier – Smooth | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Fox Terrier – Wirehair | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
French Bulldog | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
German Pinscher | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
German Shepherd Dog | 4x4 | 4x6 | ||||
German Shorthaired Pointer | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
German Wirehaired Pointer | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Giant Schnauzer | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Glen Imaal Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Golden Retriever | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Gordon Setter | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Great Dane | 4x6 7x6 |
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Great Pyrenees | 4x6 7x6 |
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Great Swiss Mountain Dog | 4x6 | |||||
Greyhound | 4848 | 4x4 | 4x6 | |||
Harrier | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Ibizan Hound | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Irish Setter | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Irish Terrier | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Irish Water Spaniel | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Irish Wolfhound | 4x6 7x6 |
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Italian Greyhound | 2828 | |||||
Jack Russell Terrier | 2828 | |||||
Japanese Chin | 2828 | |||||
Keeshond | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Kerry Blue Terrier | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Komondor | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Kuvasz | 4x6 | |||||
Labrador Retriever | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Lakeland Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Maltese | 2828 | |||||
Manchester Terrier (Standard) | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Manchester Terrier (Toy) | 2828 | |||||
Mastiff | 4x6 7x6 |
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Neopolitan Mastiff | 4x6 7x6 |
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Newfoundland | 4x6 7x6 |
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Norwegian Elkhound | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Old English Sheepdog (Bobtail) | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Otter Hound | 4x6 | |||||
Papillon | 2828 | |||||
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Pharaoh Hound | 3838 | 4848 | 3x3 | 4x4 | ||
Plott Hound | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Pointer | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Polish Lowland Sheepdog | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Pomeranian | 2828 | |||||
Poodle Miniature | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Poodle Standard | 4848 | 4x4 | 4x6 | |||
Poodle Toy | 2828 | |||||
Portuguese Water Dog | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Pug | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Puli | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Redbone Coonhound | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Rhodesian Ridgeback | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Rottweiler | 4x6 | |||||
Saint Bernard | 4x6 | |||||
Saluki | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Samoyed | 3838 | 4848 | 3x3 | 4x4 | ||
Schipperke | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Scottish Deerhound | 4x4 | 4x6 | ||||
Scottish Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Sealyham Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Shiba Inu | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Shih Tzu | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Siberian Husky | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Silky Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Skye Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Spinone Italiano | 4848 | 4x4 | 4x6 | |||
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 3838 | 3x3 | 4x4 | |||
Standard Schnauzer | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Sussex Spaniel | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Tibetan Mastiff | 4x4 | 4x6 | ||||
Tibetan Spaniel | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Tibetan Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Toy Fox Terrier | 2828 | |||||
Vizsla | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Weimaraner | 4848 | 4x4 | ||||
Welsh Springer Spaniel | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Welsh Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
West Highland White Terrier | 2828 | 3838 | 3x3 | |||
Whippet | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | 3838 | 3x3 | ||||
Yorkshire Terrier | 2828 |