Hi
i have a black cocker bitch and she is 7 week pregent.
It is my first time breeding and i wondered if any body with advice on breeding cockers spaniels.
i have got the vet bed and the pedigree weening poridge and the hills
i am also looking for a snowsilk / any whelping box so if anyone has one at a
reasonable price it would be aprecated.
thanks
lily
and tia (mother to be)

Wooo you're cutting it a bit fine, should have asked this before the mating :) I see the Book of the Bitch recommended on here often, for my first litter my 'bible' was the Welping Video by the Guide Dogs for the Blind its produced by DBI Communication Tel:01926497695, I found it very useful to actually see the events that you are led to expect by a book. There video on the first 6 weeks of rearing is very good too. Let your vet know about the expected date and started checking temperature (rectally :)) everly 12 hours for about 1 week before, having exstablished her base line a drop of about a degree usually heralds the start of labour within the next 24 hours. Have you identified a nice quiet place in the house for the welping bed? Needs to be away from other dogs, kids, etc. Good luck.

PS Are you a member of the CDB. If you are planned to have the puppies docked [this is not an invitation to discuss the subject ;)) you need to join now they will put you in touch with your nearest docking vet, you will need to budget well over £100 for them to visit if they are a distance away but I have never considered it a satisfactory alternative to take the puppies to them.