I'm fixin to build myself a cadillac of an above ground pen. I've built one that's a sure enough good son of a gun. However, I'm going to take what I learned on that one and class it up a bit using cedar and designing a house that will withstand any elements.

My question is this. What would a natural "nest" look like? You know, if the dog herself were to make a nest to whelp in, what would it look like? Round? Square like most houses - I don't thing so. I found a Wild Hog's nest once. Had 6 babies in it and they couldn't be 24 hours old. You could tell by their umbilical cord. It look just like an eagle's nest. Round and concave with the piglets in the middle. I figure it would be more like that if a dog were to build her own.

I'd love to hear different thoughts about it before I get started. I'm buying myself a digikal Kamara fo Christmas, so I'll be sho to post some pictures when finished.