Alphabetical Guide to Whelping

Alphabetical Guide to Whelping


A Abnormal Birth The only kind you hear of after you have your bitch in whelp.
B Box for Whelping Essential piece of equipment which is used at the onset of labor, but which is later left in order to produce the first pup on your bed.
C Cardiac Arrest Not common in whelping bitches, but often seen in owners around 62nd day of bitches gestation.
D Dog What you wish you had bought in the first place.
E Euphemisms For some reason adopted by breeders. e.g. "Puppies are thriving" means puppies have just eaten next months housekeeping budget in five days.
F False Alarms Games played by whelping bitches to keep owners on their toes.
G Garden What you had before your puppies.
H Hand Rearing Not recommended unless you have eight hands.
I Imperfections Your puppies of course, have none.
J Joy Despite other comments, puppies bring allot of it with them.
K Kennel That shed in the garden that used to stay empty until you stored tools in it.
L Long Sleep Ins What you don't have for a very long time.
M Milk You will need allot of it. Recommend developing friendship with someone in the trade.
N Next Time Next time you'll be more organized!
O Old Clothes The only kind you have after rearing puppies.
P Pedigree After writing out a five generation pedigree eight times,you will agree there is allot to be said for mongrels.
Q Quota Dictionary defines this word as "finite quantity". Visualize litter of eight - and then number nine arrives.
R Refurnishing Takes place after sorting out debris once the last puppy is gone.
S Stress Can be bought in cans. Can also be found accompanied by strain in owners.
T Teeth Teething puppies are an upholsters dream. See "R".
U Useful Articles Scissors, cotton, LARGE WHISKEY.
V Vet The chap whose phone number you learn by heart.
W Weaning Excellent method for getting the smallest amount of milk, food over the largest area of floors, walls etc. in the shortest time.
X X-rayed What your head should have been before you started all this.
Y Yellow Fever About the only disease you decide the puppies don't have when they sneeze the first time.
Z Zigzag Zoom! Puppies do it when you try to catch them to put them back in their kennel.