What to Wear When the Whelping Room Gets Cold in Fall
Puppies need 75-85F. You do not. Here is how to dress for a room kept warmer than you want it as the weather turns.
What to Wear for the First Vaccination Round With a Litter
Vaccination day with a litter is a long session of handling, restraining and record-keeping, and the outfit that works is chosen for grip and hygiene rathe…
What to Wear for Handover Day When the Puppies Go Home
Photos will be taken, strangers will arrive, and you will still be lifting puppies and cleaning up. The outfit has to survive the work and hold up in pictu…
What to Wear for an Overnight Whelping Watch
Twelve hours, mostly on the floor, mostly awake, temperature swinging both directions. The wrong clothes make a long night considerably longer.
What to Wear for Weaning Week With a Litter
Weaning week is the messiest week of the whole raising cycle. The clothes you choose decide whether it is manageable or exhausting.
The Fabrics That Survive Puppy Teething Season (and the Ones That Won't)
Eight weeks of needle teeth will audit your entire wardrobe. Here is what passes, what shreds, and how to dress for the chewing months.
What to Wear for a Puppy Meet and Greet Day
You are being photographed, jumped on, and assessed by strangers who want to adopt. The outfit has three jobs at once.
Why Your Shoes Matter More Than Your Clothes on Puppy Yard Days
Everyone plans the outfit and wears whatever trainers are by the door. In a litter yard the footwear is doing four jobs and the clothes are doing one.
What to Wear for a Hot Weather Puppy Transport Run
Four hours in a car with a crate full of eight-week-olds in August is a specific logistical problem. Your outfit is a bigger part of the solution than you …
The Whole-Litter Vet Visit: What to Wear When You Are Carrying Seven Puppies
It is two hours, one carrier at a time, a waiting room, and a lot of nervous bladders. Your outfit is doing more work than you planned for.
What to Wear for Daily Puppy Weigh-Ins and Health Checks
Twice a day, every day, for eight weeks. The outfit that makes it smooth is not the one you would guess.
What to Wear for a Long Day of Puppy Socialization
Eight hours on the floor with sharp little teeth and endless enthusiasm. Your clothes are equipment, and most of them are the wrong equipment.
You Spend Hours on the Floor With a Litter — Dress for Your Knees
Raising puppies means kneeling, crouching, and getting back up dozens of times a day. Here is what fabric and construction actually help.
How to Photograph a Litter of Puppies Without Losing Any of Them (Working With Chaos)
Practical tips for photographing a full puppy litter in athleisure content — containment tricks, timing, and getting every pup looking at once.
Litter Dust on Clothing Is a Different Problem From Pet Hair
Hair sits on the surface. Fine dust works into the knit, which is why the usual removal tricks do almost nothing for it.
5 Litter of Love Looks to Try
Five puppies from one litter is pure chaos in the best way. These five looks are built for the tumble — washable, durable, and photogenic in the pile.
