What's an alternative to buying a whelping box?

Q. They are quite expensive. I've been told by breeders that kiddie swimming pools work well as do refridgerator boxes. I've also seen people use the bottom part of a dog traveling kennel/crate. I think the bottom part of the kennel would be the best since it would cleanable. I've seen whelping pads that I could use in the JB wholesale catalog. I am asking all this because we found a pregnant Cocker Spaniel mix that someone had obviously abandoned 'cause they didn't want to deal with a pregnant dog. We have been doing tons of research and she's been to the vet so we feel fairly prepared. Plus, we alreadly (HAPPILY) have several families wanting pups who are the type to make sure it's spayed/neutered and will give it a FOREVER home! We are setting up her whelping area in our semi-finished basement which is where the furnace is so it's fairly warm , so do we still need a heating lamp and/or heating pad and if so, how warm should it be? And YES, we are definitely spaying her! THANKS
Any additional info. greatly appreciated! She is a very sweet dog and we plan on keeping her and probably one of her pups. We are curious to see what she bred with! She looks mostly like a Cocker Spaniel with maybe Lhapso Apso or Shitzu, very cute. Most importantly, she is very sweet which led us to first think that she was lost but after extensively placing ads and calling vets, shelters, etc... to no avail, she was probably abandoned. She also had no tags or a microchip id and her fur was very matted and she was underweight for a pregnant dog so it was amazing she was so loving.

A. The area she and the litter will be in need to be very warm as in in the 90s at least for the first couple of weeks or so. One way to do this is to have the box where you can heat it with a warming bulb -- since it is a Cockerish sized dog, you can use a large sized crate if you want -- they carry them at Walmart for much less than the whelping boxes and you can just go ahead and 'customize' it for the whelping by either taking the top off and making a temporary front door for it for after the pups are a little older but otherwise the female can just access it through the door opening at will (and she should have free access to them. You can make the rails on it if you wish, using PVC pipe that fits around the bottom but sits up on pieces of pvc about an inch or so but I never really found the rails to be that useful as long as I dilegently watched thing (and I just do:). UHaul you can buy boxes of clean unprinted on newspaper sheets - that is cool for the whelping box as well as later with the puppies. JB and most of the catalogs have the whelping liners in layers and I would get one of those for the initial whelping and then go with the uhaul newspaper and old blankets and towels -- you can get those at goodwill or salvation army (leave the really good ones for the people that need them) or at the dollar stores. Talk with your vet about what s/he wants you to contact him/her emergently for -- what signs or symptoms - and keep them informed as to what is going on so they feel part of the loop and can help if needed. You will need to have her given a oxitocin shot after birthing so either you will need to give it (obtained from your vet) or will need to take her in which might be an idea anyway but if the weather is inclimate you might want to have it on hand if you know how to give shots. Have the box/area set up for her soon so she can feel comfortable with it -- I actually would put the box in a closet in my bedroom if it were me and then as the pups get older you can move them out of the bedroom if you want but basically you will be sleeping in the basement otherwise.. and you can control the temperature much better up in your room. It will only be temporaray and it would be much better for all of y'all :) Good luck and thanks for being responsible enough to spay/neuter all involved...

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What would you do if Justin Bieber knocked on your front door?

Q. And said he was on tour but lost his limo and has no place to stay and was bored and needed a friend to play Playstation with (he'd brought some games with him).

Here are some ideas:

-Punch him in the face
-Lure him into your bedroom and kick him in the face
-Lure him into your bedroom, kick him in the face, throw your chair, tv, fan, iPod dock, shoes, deodorant cans etc. at him

-Call a fangirl friend of Justin Bieber, and get him taken away by her, who will most probably call on a million other fangirls who will all smother him. Literaly

-Scream, take a video of both of you, and upload it to Facebook IMMEDIATELY to make your friends all very jealous

-Close the door in his face, then question his existence

-Faint

-Tell him to go next door

-Call the police

-Call the dog pound

-Hand him a puberty magazine, and tell him to try and achieve at least one thing in it

-Whip out a shaver and shave his hear off

-Jam his hair in the door

-Show him your collection of jb albums and fan merchandise

-Steal his games

-Let him in, lock him in, leave the house

Be honest as well. HONEST truth. Think of a REAL LIFE scenario. I will literally not believe you if you say something like (and especially with no grammar it looks informal and you look like a bad liar) 'i wuld punch him in da face n f_u~k him up'.

Because really, it's assault, and most people are too afraid to do such a thing. Plus what if he is a secret ninja? o_o

By the way I am not a JB fan at all, but nor am I a hater. I just thought this would get interesting response, since pretty much everybody who has access to friends or media has an opinion on him.
The answers so far seem pathetically un-realistic. Stop bluffing.

A. You want real life?! Alright then....im not a Bieber fan either. But because he's famous and i know a lot of girls who would be jello when i actually experienced this encounter (which aint gonna happen) i will freak.Im from New Zealand by the way and we have a strong, hard to understand accent. So yeh, i'd probably act like this - Its a long one but you want real sooo.....

2x Knocks.Wait...2x Knocks...Wait.... Open door:
JB:"Ahh...Hi! Im Justin Bieber and my ride......." - cut him off -
Me: "Oh! HELL NO! HELL NO! Oh my f***in god! What theee?...
What the bloody hell you doing here?!" (That's how we are when we're shocked. Seriously.)

JB: "Haha my ride, i mean, my limo just broke down right there, near your house,
soo i..." - cut him off again -
Me: "Oh bro! Are you lying ! Are you like serious?! Bro. Oh my God!
Im like tripping right now! Seriously." (When we're excited.)
JB: "Haha im here am i? :D Soo...i was wondering if i could hang out here.."
- i will keep cutting him off -
Me: "Oh YEAH MAN! Come inside my name is blah...quick....Cheea! Got
some mean kicks alright! Come ..Don't be shy!....Are you hungry bro?...I can...."
(Im really hoping he's not.)

JB:"Oh no thanks! I brought my play station games over...if you've gotta PS3...."
Me: "Oh yep yep! Just to kill time aye! Faah man im still tripping, hold on, i'll
set it up and you can put your games ok...."
JB: "Hey thanks for letting me...."
Me:"Oh All goods oi! All goods! You can meet my whanau anyway... is that
all good with you? Please? They wont bite, like they'll believe me anyway..."
JB: "Im not..." - I'll thank him before he answers back -
Me: "Shot oi! Oh thank you.....i''ll go ring them up now...just wait right there...
have a seat or help yourself in the kitchen ok...."
(Whanau means family by the way and i will talk a bit of Maori to him. Its a habit.)

To be honest, my family will not believe me. They will laugh and mock me
over the phone for trying to persuade them that Justin Bieber is at my house.
So i will have to pretend that im cooking a big feed and they're invited just to
prove to them that im not lying. Where there's food, they will come. And see Justin Bieber.

And then, once they meet him..here we go...from the start all over again.
Except with a bit more swear words, loud laughing and a lot more "bro's"
We will probably treat him with a New Zealand, Maori style welcoming with a BBQ,
mean big feed and sing songs all night, his songs probably with a guitar even though
his Limo's fixed.

And then.....don't wanna take up a page, just for my answer, so i'll leave it there :)

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