whelping

Until the whelping is over, there are none to spare.'

Maybe it was because enough time had passed since my "whelping" atop the spire.

"Were there any problems with the whelping?"

The time of her whelping is approaching, and this always makes the shes of the man-things uncomfortable and short-tempered. "

"Silver's whelping," she whispered.

The whelping room - a guest room that is periodically converted when nature demands - is also connected by intercom to the bathroom, and the kitchen, and the living room.

The dogs are born in the Whelping Kennel facility of Guiding Eyes for the Blind (GEB), which is located in Patterson, NY.

In between introducing Bella and keeping an eye on the puppies fighting over their blue squeaky toy, Ms. Edmonds said she was indeed excited about the new kennel complex, especially the "Whelping Room."

In her spacious bedroom on the second floor of the large, gray, slate-roofed house here, Miller has an intercom system connected to what she calls "the whelping room" down the hall, where ever more canines may suddenly appear.

The brand-new Whelping Room, as it is officially known at the kennel complex of the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind in Smithtown, was just one of the attractions at last weekend's open house.