This DVD explains how to prepare and assist a bitch in whelping a litter of puppies. It tells the breeder exactly what needs to be done during the birth and during the first 8 weeks of a puppy's life.

The first VHS version of our DVD was released in 1993. That version was updated in 2003. In March of 2013, we completely reproduced and updated this DVD with a totally new script and all new video footage.

Ed Frawley, the owner of Leerburg Video and Kennel, has bred and whelped over 350 litters German Shepherds since the mid 1970's. He owned and operated one of the most professional breeding programs in the country for German Shepherds. In this video, you will benefit from the practical experience he has gained in whelping many litters.

This video takes you through the process of determining when to breed your female, Ed shows how to set up a whelping room, he explains what supplies to have on hand before the puppies are born, he shows and talks about the mistakes he made when he first built his breeding facility back in 1990, and then shows you what he did to fix those mistakes when he remodeled his breeding facility in 2005.

The DVD explains and demonstrates the three stages of whelping puppies and then covers the trials of dealing with sick puppies. This video approaches raising the pups on a week by week basis with the "Do's and Don'ts" of raising a healthy litter to 8 weeks of age.

The DVD shows a number of actual births. Ed shows how to calm and manage your female through the birthing process. He explains what to do if a puppy is born dead and how to handle weak puppies. Ed explains when he starts to wean puppies and what steps he takes to make weaning as easy as possible on the puppies.

In this DVD Ed passes along over 30 years of breeding experience. Ed is willing to talk about how he whelped his litters, he also explains some of the mistakes he made along the way (I.E.on worming and vaccinations). He talks about how experience taught him to modify his thinking about subjects like tube feeding, puppy formulas and weaning.

Every year we have people call and order this video a week or so before they whelp a new litter. Then a week or so later we get letters thanking us for the great information. They all say the same thing. You get so much more from watching the pups being born than from reading about it in a book. They always talk about how informative and helpful the tape was.

We explain and discuss breached babies and how to deal with them, we discuss how to get the pups going if they are slow to start breathing after being born. We explain when to get the vet involved if a problem arises, as well as explain what kinds of problems you can run into during a birth. This is a "hands on/how to" video. We took a lot of footage of puppies being born to produce this tape. There is nothing like it on the market.

Ed has more experience whelping puppies (over 350 litters) than most vets.

If you thought breeding dogs was simple matter you may change your mind after watching this how-to tape.

The concepts that are explained in this video can be applied to every breed of dog.

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May 11, 2010
I wanted to thank you for getting the whelping video right out to me. I viewed it last night and this morning at 7:47 the first pup arrived. My girl had 4 boys and 3 girls (we'll see if I get a surprise pup in the am :). I don't believe my husband and I would have felt as relaxed and on the same page had we not viewed your video and for that I'm eternally grateful. Thank you. —Mireya

May 16, 2009
Just wanted to let you know we just whelped 8 Sheltie puppies, thanks to your AI DVD as well as the Whelping Puppied DVD. Everything went smoothly. I really appreciated all the great information. I must say that it was a bit scary at times. I never was able to count the placentas they were fast and furious. We did have one puppy born dead, felt just horible about the poor little thing. It looked perfect, must have died on the way out somehow. It was about twice the size as the others, and she had a bit of trouble pushing it out. The portion of the DVD with the dead puppy was helpful, It made us feel like we at least knew what it would look like when one dies. We tried CPR and everything, just wasn't meant to be. Thanks again!! Take Good Care! —Shelley

February 16, 2009
If anyone ever asks if your whelping videos work with smaller breeds my answer is an empathic YES! February 14, 2009 my Yorkie delivered her first litter. The first pup was born in the sac. The bitch took too long chewing the cord (10 seconds and still wasn't done). I took the pup from her and was so grateful to know exactly what to do. It took me over 5 minutes but he began breathing on his own. I had to tube feed him the first couple of times but now he is doing great. My deepest gratitude to you! Blessings to you. —Janet

December 13, 2008
I just wanted to thank you so much for taking the time to educated other people about puppy whelping and dogs in general. I am amazed you and Cindy have answered every single email I have sent you!

My Shepherd had her litter on 12/11. I had left her to take a quick shower and when I returned she had given birth to the first pup, she was terrified and didn't do anything with the pup, just left it in the sack. I started to panic at first put quickly went into action and after 20 minutes I brought this pup back to life! Thank god I had purchased your puppy whelping video, i am sure if I hadn't watched it there is no way I would of been able to revive this pup. I wasn't sure if he'd make it through the night, but by morning he was suckling and behaving just like the others! 10 all together.

Again thank you so much for your time.

October 5, 2003
Ed I've been meaning to send you a quick note regarding your Whelping Puppies video.We had our 5th litter(E-Litter) in April of this year and just wanted to be sure that we had all potential problems addressed and covered. Low and behold one of the females was born dead and thanks to your video she was brought back to life. I am bringing her to the WDA North Carolina Sieger Show in November of this year.Hope springs eternal! Like all of your videos I have purchased,this one was very educational and informative.This video was particularly special for it helped save the life of one of my pups. —Brendan

April 18, 2003
Well, at 8 am this morning my bitch went into labor. She has had 10 pups in total. Just finally now am I getting a rest. (her too) She will be going to the vet tomorrow to get the oxycotin. I can say this, that after watching your video (three times might I add) I felt very reassured on what I was doing for my first delivery. All 10 made it so far. 1 was not breathing when born, I did everything that I saw on your video, and he is now fine, (at the moment) and 1 other was a very slow starter. I thought for sure he was a goner. But same as the other for now. So time will tell, and THANKS AGAIN FOR EVRYTHING! Now that I have some time to relax I'm going to go watch the Bernard Flinks video I bought. Here's a picture of the 10 guys. Well 2 girls, 8 boys. Don't mind the date on the picture, I can't change it. Thanks Again. —Heather

April 11, 2001
We decided to breed our GSD Granite so we purchased your Whelping Video to see what we were getting ourselves into. After my wife viewed the tape several times we determined that we could handle it. Three months later Granite gave birth to three healthy puppies with absolutely no hitches!

We kept an eye on her the next day she was not contracting nor did she seem to be in any sort of distress. Keep in mind we did not give her any Cinoxytosin shots. Granite gave birth on a Sunday and my wife felt comfortable watching after the puppies as I returned to work that Monday. On Tuesday I got a frantic call from my wife telling me that Granite was howling, scratching, and contracting. Fearing that she had and infection or a dead puppy still left in her uterus, we call the Vet! The Vet told us to bring Granite and her puppies in immediately. I work eight miles from home so I rush home to help out! As my wife was securing our seven month old son in his car seat for the drive. She saw Granite start to push something out! My wife called me on my cell phone and asked what she should do. I told her to be prepared for a dead puppy, but as the head of the puppy was exposed my wife side she saw the mouth move. After the puppy fell to the floor and Granite licked it clean. My wife picked it up with a towel. She saw that it was having trouble breathing, she described that the puppy looked like a fish out of water gasping for air. I told her to do the swinging thing and blow in its face like we saw in the video!

She did and the puppy began to squeak and grunt. I got home moments after and we took Granite and all the puppies to the Vet. We got an X-ray and an oxytosin shot and one new healthy pup! The Vet told us he has never seen a puppy born two days and fifteen hours after the first and lived. For obvious reasons we have named the puppy Lucky! I do not feel the pup would have lived if it was not for your video. Next time we will be sure to give Granite Cinoxytosin! Thank you. —Shawn and Aracelly

March 5, 2001
Ed, I would like to thank you for the fine job you did on your video 118 whelping puppies. I found the information very useful and to the point. My bitch did all the work but your video let us know what to expect and the signs or early warning as to when the whelping was beginning. Thanks. &mdasdh;Kyle D

April 1, 2000
Approximately one month ago, I ordered your "Whelping Puppies" video. Unfortunately, my dog (yellow Lab) had too narrow of a pelvis and had to be delivered via c-section. She had nine pups, ranging in weight from seven ounces to 13 ounces, with the majority of them weighing 12 ounces.

For the first 24 hours, the pups didn't seem able to nurse very well. They had difficulty latching on to her teats and cried most of that time. By the second day, all but three of the pups were latching on without my assistance, and had developed a strong, healthy suck. By the third day, all but the same three started gaining weight. The three that had difficulty nursing continued to lose. I remembered from watching your video that was a danger sign and knew I needed to intervene. I tried bottle-feeding them to no avail. They were unable to suck hard enough to get any milk. I called my vet and he said because my dog had so many pups, she may not be able to produce enough milk for all of them, and it was common to lose some of the litter. I told him I wanted to tube feed them and he seemed surprised.

I went to the vet's to pick up the tube feeding equipment. When I returned home, one of the pups (orange rib boned), was near death. She was opening and closing her mouth as if she were gasping for breath and her chest was sinking in. I quickly re-watched the section of your video dealing with tube feeding. I then tube fed all three of the non-nursing pups.

If it weren't for your video, I would never have known about tube feeding or how to do it. When I picked up the tube feeding equipment, the vet did not show me how to tube feed, I relied totally on your demonstration. —Linda P

December 16, 1999
Greetings from Manila, Philippines!

I received the 2 tapes I ordered last month. I would just like to inform you that I am so satisfied and delighted to see the video. The depth of experience and the expertise poured in the film was excellent. I have come across a number of Whelping/ training tapes/ in my 10 years of exposure with the breed but none comes close to your tapes. Hands on, common sense and practical applications rolled into one. Now, I can appreciate GSD breeding even better.

Please extend my congratulations and thanks to the author, Mr. Ed Frawley. One of my GSD bitch is soon to give birth on the 3rd-5th of January next year, and I used to take for granted important details before, Now, I wish to apply the learning's I got from your video.

Indeed, the price I paid for the video was very well worth it. —John

I am a board certified veterinary internist with a private practice in New York City (Manhattan). Last November my black lab whelped 8 puppies. After 29 years of practice, this was the first litter that I had raised myself, and that was after at least 300 c-sections that I had done for other people. It was quite an educational experience to see this process from this new perspective. I had realized that this would be work, but had NOT realized that it would be like another part time job 7 days a week. Your above-referenced video was immensely helpful and I have referenced it to some of my clients. —Mark B

April 9, 1999
Thank you so much for taking the time and the effort to make your videos! I've just started raising German Shepherds and I just now finished helping my first female deliver her first litter of pups. Your whelping video helped so much. I've raised other breeds of dogs in the past and I wish I'd had your video then. I really love my German Shepherds and I'm so proud of my first puppies. I am totally exhausted from the 21 hour process but I felt I should tell you ( before I go to bed ) how much the whelping video helped and how wonderful a thing for you to do in sharing all your experiences and knowledge - it made everything a lot easier. Thank you again. —Lisa F

December 2, 2003
I can't thank you enough for producing that Whelping Video! I had to bring 3 pups back form the dead. I don't think I would have been able to do this, had I knot ordered your video. My maiden American Bulldog had 11 pups on 11/15/03, after having 7 pups she was too exhausted to get them out of the sack, or do anything with them. I live alone and the phone rang and when I returned to the whelping box, about 15-20 minutes later, she had 2 pups laying next to her vagina, she hadn't even touched them, they were dead! I don't know how many minutes they had been laying there, but they were not breathing at all, they were very dead! I got them out of the sack, briskly toweled them off, tried clearing their lungs by the method of swinging them in an arc, as you recommended, but they still wouldn't breathe! I then started to massage their hearts, blew into their mouths, and miraculously they started to breathe!!! When the 11th pup came I had to do the same thing, I was outside attending to my other Am. Bulldogs, and I thought she'd had all of her other pups by then, but when I came back in the house there was another pup laying at her vagina opening, so I did exactly the same thing and it worked again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

They are a little over 2 weeks old now and are very healthy so far, knock on wood. Thanks again. —Bonny M

January 3, 2004
Happy New Year. Just want to drop a note and thank you again for saving me from trouble. As you know I have been breeding German Shepherds for a few years. Recently I ordered one of your videos titled Whelping Puppies. Today one of my bitches had 4 pups and almost everything that you describe in your tape that could go wrong did. Fortunately, I did look at your tape a couple of times a few days ago and I was prepared pretty good (Thanks to You). I realized that I was not as smart as I thought I was and your video helped me a great deal. I ended up in a Vet office but I saved 4 beautiful pups. Thank you very much. I owe you again!!!

Best regards and Happy New Year! —Stanley S

August 2, 2004
Hi everyone. My name is Mitzi. I decided to start my own kennel 3 years ago after I found a breed that I adore. My female Sharpei just had her first litter Sunday morning. I bought your Whelping Puppy video about a month ago. I cannot explain in words how much it has helped me. I have watched it a dozen times and taken pages upon pages of notes. When {Pepper}, my female, went into the first stage of labor on through until the last puppy was born...........all the knowledge that I gained from that video aided me and my bitch ten fold. She did an amazing job on her own, but I never left her side. She didn't want me out of her sight and that was fine by me. Five beautiful puppies were born, all head first and very strong. Thank you, thank you, thank you! —Mitzi, White Tara Sharpei

Thanks so much for your whelping video. The swinging technique helped us to revive the last pup in our litter of Shiba Inus born on July 28, 2006. She was very weak and gasping for air. We tube fed her and another litter mate once and that seemed to give them a good boost. Both started to nurse vigorously. A couple of days later my husband got home from work first and found the same pup shaking and crying. She seemed unhurt so he put her on the gram scale and found out she hadn't gain any weight from the day before. He immediately tube fed her and called the vet's emergency phone. We had to wait almost 2 hours for him to return from another emergency call. On the way to the vet she had a convulsion but while at his clinic the shaking started to subside. After examining her and taking a blood sugar test, the vet asked if we had a bully pup. We told him we had a male that was always hungry and pushed the other pups off the nipple when he could. The vet's diagnosis was hypoglycemic shock due lack of milk. He said Kent had probably saved her life by tube feeding her when he did. He continued to tube feed her through the night as she still had some quivers. By late morning she was nursing from Mom again and now at 11 days old she is as big and active as her littermates.

I wish we had known of your video a couple of years ago, it has been a great help to us. Thanks. —Jane P

Your video has been recommended to me by a friend as the BEST available and that is exactly WHAT I want, as I'm expecting to have our first litter of puppies. So I am VERY excited to view the video and feel more prepared to help my beloved girl whelp our puppies. THANK YOU for sharing your years of experience! —Sheri C