I wanted to say thank you to all who have responded. Once again the advice from all of you is appreciated. I have printed all the pages of advice and will read and re-read throughout the whole thing. I have contacted a friend who has whelped litters and Deb said she would come here and stay with me till the pups are born and all is settled in. Sherry Nolan has also said she will be here for me. I feel a little better now. Mariah goes in Monday for x-rays so I can get a count and I will be picking up the Oxy from my vet. Of course my husband is super supportive but does not want to watch. He says he will just watch TV and have a drink for me. What a man. LOL I will bring my laptop downstairs and type updates as I can. thanks again to all Elizabeth Wilkerson ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================