whelping

Dogs having puppies

Whelping is the act of giving birth, used specifically of dogs and some other carnivorous mammals.

A dog whelps her puppies; a wolf whelps her cubs.

The term covers the entire birthing process: The breeder stayed up all night during the whelping.

A whelping box is an enclosure where a mother dog delivers and nurses her litter.

birth

labor

Strenuous effort; also childbirth

deliveryConveyance of goods
parturitionAct of giving birth
contractionsShortened word forms

litter · puppies · dam · sire · gestation · neonate · colostrum · natal · postpartum · breech

nurture

nursing

Medical caretaking profession

lactationMammary gland secretion
sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
maternalOf or like mothers

bonding · mothering · colostrum · weaning · nourishment · milk · warmth · nestbox · socialization · imprinting

breeding

pedigree

Record of descent

kennelEnclosure for hounds
studUpright wall framing
lineageDescent from progenitors

bloodline · purebred · mating · reproduction · insemination · fertility · conception · estrus · heat · progeny

Categories

puppy raisingpuppy training, puppy food, puppy socialization, puppy classes, puppy pads
animal breedingbreeding, dog breeding, mating, gestation, crossbreeding
animal cycleshibernation, migration patterns, breeding season, mating season, mating seasons
newborn animalspup, litter, newborn, neonatal
dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm

Opposites

reproductive stage

whelpingmating

Reproductive pairing behavior

conception · breeding · insemination · gestation · impregnation

life cycle events

whelpingdying

Ceasing to live

death · perishing · expiring · euthanizing · euthanasia

Family

whelp, whelps, whelped

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