Jackie, The most informative, down to earth whelping book that I've ever read is Dog Breeding for Professionals by Herbert Richards. I checked on Amazon.com for you and there are used copies starting @ a penny. This is the most concise book ever and there are chapters devoted to breeding, the stud dog, the dam, whelping itself, what happens if something goes wrong, etc. There's a perpetual whelping calendar in the book and much, much more. This book is a must-have for anyone serious about breeding. Penny in NC ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================