The shelter cared for several whelps until they were old enough to be adopted.

Every spring, the farm's old collie whelps a litter of healthy puppies.

The shepherd dog whelped in the barn last night, surprising the whole family.

The experienced breeder watched anxiously as the Labrador was whelping in the quiet barn.

whelp, I guess we'll have to try again tomorrow.

The tired mother nudged her lone whelp back into the den as dusk settled over the forest.

At dawn the stray dog began to whelp behind the farm shed, and the farmer rushed out with a lantern.

The mother bear guarded her bear-whelps while they tumbled clumsily through the meadow.

The old den sheltered several wolf whelps while their mother hunted in the twilight.

The biologists observed the wolf-whelps playing near the river at dusk.