Glad you didn't take offense to my post. I posted a very similar answer on another hunting site and they ripped me a new one. Sometimes I get a little opinionated about breeding because I've seen some of the results when things went wrong, including with breeders a lot more experienced than me.

Anyway, welping is the term used for the birthing process.

trmckinn: Glad you are off and able to be around when she is due. Something you can do to give yourself a little advance notice is to start taking her temperature twice a day about 12 hours apart about a week before her due date. Write down the temperature each time so you can see what is mostly normal for her. When you see a temperature drop of about 2 degrees, you are within 24 hours of labor. It is possible to miss the drop, but we have not missed it more than 2 or 3 times over the years. Sorry to keep harping, but get a good book and a video on breeding. It will help you to know what's happening and will tell you what you need to buy to prepare.