The
ShowDogs-L Whelphelpers List provides opportunities to pair experienced breeders
with less-experienced people in order to provide back-up and general assistance.
It also provides those wanting to gain more experience with opportunities to observe experienced breeders
whelping a litter in order to gain additional experience in the field of breeding
dogs.
This portion of the Whelphelpers List is a listing of those wanting to learn more and wish to gain
experience.
Anyone who participates on this list agrees *not* to accept payment for their
assistance. Absolutely NO money is to be charged for this! That would put us
in the area of practicing veterinary medicine without a license!!!
Click Here for Experienced List
Name | State | Breed(s) | Distance willing to travel | Comments | |
Bonnie Anthony | MD, DC area | Labs | Any where in the region | Inexperienced in dogs, experienced in people! | |
Tanya Cassinat | Boise ID | Miniature Dachshunds | Boise area | Have whelped 3 uneventful litters. Looking for more experience. | |
Brytt Hasslinger | Central MO | PWDs & Whippets | Two hours | Have whelped four litters | |
Genie Murphy |
Upstate, SC |
PWC, CWC |
50 mile radius |
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Mary O'Neal | Lansing, MI | Scotties, Westies, Wires | 70 miles | ||
Abby Pennington | Twin Cities/ MN | Pems, Aussie, Pug | 30 mins (30 miles give or take) | ||
Alice Rehm | North Central OH | 100 miles | |||
Patti Thorp Robinson | West Chester, PA | Cavaliers | One hour's drive of Philly area | Looking specifically for small breeds that whelp naturally. | |
Sue Vose | CA | Labradors |
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Heather Whitehead | Tallahassee, FL |
Dalmatians | 50 miles |
Can help with normal deliveries, I've bred/whelped two litters,
but both were relatively uneventful. My first litter did have a breech who
had aspirated meconium, and had a rough start, but he picked up after a few days and did very well. |
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Michelle |
charlotte, nc | 100 miles |
Anyone who participates on this list agrees *not* to accept payment for their assistance. Absolutely NO money is to be charged for this! That would put us in the area of practicing veterinary medicine without a license!!!
This listing is intended to provide a sounding board by phone or email, or an extra pair of hands during a whelping, quick breaks to the bitch owner who may need to leave the bitch in labor for short periods (such as to take a shower or feed the other dogs in the house), and general back-up.
The owner of the bitch should make initial contact with anyone on the list well prior to the expected due date to work out arrangements such as whether it's okay to phone at midnight, give driving directions if the *whelphelper* will be attending the whelping, etc.
We strongly *encourage* people to at least speak on the phone together before handing out driving directions to your home. This is a reminder that these pages are available on the web (not just to SDL members) so please use your best judgment and go with your gut instinct when dealing with anyone who contacts you, it may be better to pass on any offers of assistance that don't feel quite right.
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