A Whelping Box for our Appenzeller by Audrey on August 25, 2012 in Uncategorized with No Comments Steve built this whelping box. Isn’t it nice? (Click on post title to see photo). It has a hinged panel in front. The panel can be raised so the box is the same height all around. Whelping box Here it is with the panel down, after I applied stain. Hinged panel in down position