I ran across Debbie Jensen's Whelping Guide one evening while I was surfing and even though the puppies she raises are quite a bit smaller than Bouviers, I thought it was an interesting introduction to what it's all about!

Debbie Jensen Whelping Guide
Home of Whelping Guide

Letter to You
Why I became an
Imperial Shih Tzu breeder


Whelping Photos
See pups as they are born

Heat Cycles
First days of heat

Pre Natal Care of pups
Care of the Bitch before and during Pregnancy

Mating your dog
Best days to bred your bitch

The Stud
His ability to produce sperm and mate and artificial insemination

Is she Pregnant
Signs she is pregnant

Java Due date
Inside her body fertilization to birth

Due Date Chart
Puppies are usually born 61 days after conception

Temp Chart
Taking a dogs temperature and recording her temp to predict her whelp day

Print Temp Chart
Taking her temp to determine whelping time

Whelping Supplies
Hemostats, bulb syringes, towels tons of them

Labor Stages
Digging, Shivering and Panting

See a Live Birth
See my Shih Tzu deliver a pup

Hard Labor Begins
Whelping the puppies

Aspirating Throat & Nose
Removing Fluids from the nasal passages

Umbilical Cord
How to cut the umbilical cord

Difficult Whelp (Dystocia)
What to do if shes in distress

Care of Bitch
Discharge, Retained Placentas, Eclampsia

Puppy Care
Fading Pup, Bottle Feeding, Tube feeding, Vaccinations

Weaning the pups
Giving the pups food

Disease of Dogs
Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus

Worms and Fleas
Roundworm, tapeworm, Coccidia & Fleas

Selling Your Puppies
Placing your Puppies

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Terms of Breeding
Common breeder terms we all should know

More Whelping Photos
Pictures I get from you to make the Whelping Guide Better

Ask Doctor Gabe
Whelping Questions comments for Doctor Gabe



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Debbie Jensen Whelping Guide

Las Vegas, NV 89156
702 531-3195
whelp@debbiejensen.com